Tornado Warning 57, NWS Shreveport, LA

Issued

Apr 30, 2016, 8:03 AM CDT (13:03 UTC)

Expired

Apr 30, 2016, 8:30 AM CDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Shreveport, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Bienville Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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533 
WFUS54 KSHV 301303
TORSHV
LAC013-049-069-081-127-301330-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0057.160430T1303Z-160430T1330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
803 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BIENVILLE PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  NORTH CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN WINN PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN RED RIVER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 830 AM CDT
    
* AT 802 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMPTI...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF NATCHITOCHES...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...SOUTH CENTRAL BIENVILLE...NORTH CENTRAL
  NATCHITOCHES...NORTHWESTERN WINN AND SOUTHEASTERN RED RIVER
  PARISHES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: LUCKY...SALINE...
  CRESTON...BLACK LAKE...ASHLAND...CHESTNUT...POWHATAN AND GOLDONNA.

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 3183 9312 3191 9327 3227 9304 3216 9281
TIME...MOT...LOC 1302Z 213DEG 42KT 3195 9313 

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

$$

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258 
WWUS54 KSHV 301324
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
824 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

LAC049-081-301333-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-160430T1330Z/
JACKSON LA-RED RIVER LA-
824 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN RED
RIVER PARISHES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3196 9303 3201 9312 3225 9302 3216 9283
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 213DEG 42KT 3216 9297 

$$

LAC013-069-127-301330-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-160430T1330Z/
BIENVILLE LA-NATCHITOCHES LA-WINN LA-
824 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BIENVILLE...NORTH CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES AND NORTHWESTERN WINN
PARISHES...
    
AT 823 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF JONESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
SALINE...LUCKY...ASHLAND...CHESTNUT AND CRESTON. 

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 3196 9303 3201 9312 3225 9302 3216 9283
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 213DEG 42KT 3216 9297 

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

$$

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