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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2016, 4:54 AM CDT for Sabine County, San Augustine County, Texas. It was in force for 49 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, 4:54 AM CDT (09:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 5:43 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 119 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.
399
WFUS54 KSHV 300954
TORSHV
TXC403-405-301100-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0056.160430T0954Z-160430T1100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
454 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SABINE COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT
* AT 454 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PINELAND...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF EBENEZER...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...
PINELAND AROUND 500 AM CDT.
ROSEVINE AROUND 510 AM CDT.
HEMPHILL AROUND 525 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
YELLOWPINE...BRONSON...MCELROY...CHINAQUAPIN AND COLUMBUS.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3139 9418 3158 9383 3153 9378 3153 9375
3151 9374 3151 9371 3149 9373 3148 9375
3147 9375 3145 9370 3143 9369 3141 9370
3139 9367 3137 9367 3137 9364 3131 9369
3127 9364 3127 9362 3124 9362 3117 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0954Z 247DEG 25KT 3130 9407
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
061 follow-up statement
275
WWUS54 KSHV 301043
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
543 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
TXC403-405-301052-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160430T1100Z/
SABINE TX-SAN AUGUSTINE TX-
543 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SABINE AND SOUTHEASTERN SAN AUGUSTINE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...AND EASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3139 9418 3158 9383 3153 9378 3153 9375
3151 9374 3151 9371 3149 9373 3148 9375
3147 9375 3145 9370 3143 9369 3141 9370
3139 9367 3137 9367 3137 9364 3131 9369
3127 9364 3127 9362 3124 9362 3117 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1042Z 247DEG 25KT 3143 9370
$$
06The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Cherokee, Rusk | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Cass, Morris, Titus, Upshur | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Camp, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Upshur | 23 min |
| Apr 29, 7:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Red River | 10 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Upshur | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Upshur | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Camp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Upshur | 21 min |
| Apr 29, 7:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Upshur, Wood | 10 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Angelina, San Augustine, Shelby | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Marion | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Harrison, Rusk | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 9:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Rusk | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Shelby | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Red River | 66 min |
| Apr 29, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Panola | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 10:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass | 65 min |
| Apr 29, 11:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Upshur | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Rusk | 62 min |
| Apr 30, 12:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison | 55 min |
| Apr 30, 12:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison, Marion | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 3:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SHV | Panola | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sabine, Shelby | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine | 65 min |
| Apr 30, 4:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 6 days |
| Apr 30, 4:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Panola, Shelby | 9 days |
| Apr 30, 4:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Nacogdoches, Rusk | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 4:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Smith | 4 days |
| Apr 30, 4:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Wood | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 4:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg | 55 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Upshur, Wood | 4 days |
| Apr 30, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Shelby | 60 min |
| Apr 30, 5:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Smith, Upshur, Wood | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sabine | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 7:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Cherokee, Nacogdoches | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Marion | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Harrison, Marion | 13 days |
| Apr 30, 7:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 8 days |
| Apr 30, 7:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur | 7 days |
| Apr 30, 11:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | SHV | Bowie, Cass, Marion | 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.