Tornado Warning 43, NWS Shreveport, LA

Issued

Apr 29, 2016, 7:35 PM CDT (00:35 UTC)

Expired

Apr 29, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Shreveport, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Cherokee County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Rusk County, TX

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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689 
WFUS54 KSHV 300035
TORSHV
TXC073-347-401-300115-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0043.160430T0035Z-160430T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
735 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN RUSK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN NACOGDOCHES COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
    
* AT 735 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR MORRILL...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF RUSK...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ALTO AROUND 740 PM CDT. 
  SACUL AROUND 805 PM CDT. 
  NEW SALEM AROUND 815 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
REKLAW...LILBERT...CUSHING AND LINWOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3196 9500 3186 9478 3152 9507 3157 9514
      3157 9516 3159 9517 3158 9518 3161 9523
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 214DEG 29KT 3162 9512 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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273 
WWUS54 KSHV 300059 RRA
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
759 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

TXC073-347-401-300115-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160430T0115Z/
RUSK TX-NACOGDOCHES TX-CHEROKEE TX-
759 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RUSK...NORTHWESTERN NACOGDOCHES AND EAST CENTRAL
CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
    
AT 759 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SACUL...OR 7 MILES EAST OF RUSK...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. REPORTS OF EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
         HAS BEEN RECEIVED NEAR ALTO WITH THIS STORM. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SACUL AROUND 805 PM CDT. 
  NEW SALEM AROUND 815 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
REKLAW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3196 9500 3188 9483 3168 9498 3170 9504
      3174 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 204DEG 29KT 3180 9504 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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562 
WWUS54 KSHV 300112
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
812 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

TXC073-347-401-300121-
/O.EXP.KSHV.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160430T0115Z/
RUSK TX-NACOGDOCHES TX-CHEROKEE TX-
812 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RUSK...NORTHWESTERN
NACOGDOCHES AND EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM
CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER...HEAVY
RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CHEROKEE...RUSK...AND NORTHWEST NACOGDOCHES
COUNTIES. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3196 9500 3188 9483 3168 9498 3170 9504
      3174 9514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 214DEG 29KT 3180 9504 

$$

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