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Tornado Warning 55, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2016, 2:44 AM CDT for Columbia County, Union County, Arkansas. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2016, 2:44 AM CDT (07:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Columbia County, AR, Union County, AR
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 116 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 835 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 455 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 577 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.9
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted.
437
WFUS54 KSHV 300744
TORSHV
ARC027-139-300845-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0055.160430T0744Z-160430T0845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
244 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 345 AM CDT
* AT 244 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER EMERSON...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF MAGNOLIA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
VILLAGE AROUND 310 AM CDT.
MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 320 AM CDT.
LISBON AROUND 330 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CAIRO...
KENOVA...MARYSVILLE...CALHOUN...HORSEHEAD...MEDLOCK...NOXOBE...LAUGHLIN...
SPOTVILLE AND EBENEZER.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3335 9261 3302 9318 3311 9330 3338 9310
3337 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 227DEG 28KT 3309 9319
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
063 follow-up statements
901
WWUS54 KSHV 300801
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
301 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
ARC027-139-300845-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-160430T0845Z/
COLUMBIA AR-UNION AR-
301 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL COLUMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES...
AT 300 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR VILLAGE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MAGNOLIA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMACKOVER...LISBON...VILLAGE...MOUNT HOLLY...MARYSVILLE...MEDLOCK...NOXOBE...
SPOTVILLE AND EBENEZER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3336 9269 3309 9306 3318 9316 3338 9307
3337 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0800Z 225DEG 24KT 3319 9306
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
06088
WWUS54 KSHV 300824
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
324 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
ARC027-300833-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-160430T0845Z/
COLUMBIA AR-
324 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVE OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
LAT...LON 3323 9286 3329 9295 3338 9297 3337 9280
3336 9269
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 226DEG 28KT 3332 9289
$$
ARC139-300845-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-160430T0845Z/
UNION AR-
324 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY...
AT 323 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT HOLLY...OR 9 MILES WEST OF SMACKOVER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMACKOVER AND LISBON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3323 9286 3329 9295 3338 9297 3337 9280
3336 9269
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 226DEG 28KT 3332 9289
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
06727
WWUS54 KSHV 300836
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
336 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
ARC139-300846-
/O.EXP.KSHV.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-160430T0845Z/
UNION AR-
336 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
345 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
LAT...LON 3323 9286 3329 9295 3338 9297 3337 9280
3336 9269
TIME...MOT...LOC 0836Z 227DEG 28KT 3332 9289
$$
06The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Nevada, Sevier | 10 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Hempstead | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Howard, Little River, Sevier | 66 min |
| Apr 29, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Nevada, Sevier | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada | 65 min |
| Apr 29, 11:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Lafayette | 30 min |
| Apr 29, 11:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Lafayette | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 12:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Columbia, Lafayette | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 12:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Columbia, Lafayette, Nevada | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 1:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Columbia, Nevada | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Columbia | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 4:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Little River, Sevier | 53 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Nevada, Sevier | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Columbia | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Lafayette, Miller | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Lafayette, Miller | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.