Tornado Warning 7, NWS Shreveport, LA

Issued

Mar 8, 2016, 9:19 PM CST (03:19 UTC)

Expired

Mar 8, 2016, 10:00 PM CST

In force

41 min

Issued by

NWS Shreveport, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties De Soto Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS54 KSHV 090319
TORSHV
LAC031-069-081-085-090400-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0007.160309T0319Z-160309T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
919 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DE SOTO PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN NATCHITOCHES PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  EASTERN RED RIVER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  NORTH CENTRAL SABINE PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CST
    
* AT 918 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 15 MILES EAST OF CONVERSE...OR 19 MILES WEST OF
  NATCHITOCHES...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...
  COUSHATTA AROUND 945 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MARTHAVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...AJAX...BLACK LAKE...EDGEFIELD...ARMISTEAD...
MARTIN...POWHATAN...HANNA AND LAKE END.

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 3170 9342 3181 9358 3216 9331 3200 9302
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 214DEG 32KT 3181 9343 

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

$$

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221 
WWUS54 KSHV 090350
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
950 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

LAC069-085-090359-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160309T0400Z/
NATCHITOCHES LA-SABINE LA-
950 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NATCHITOCHES AND NORTH
CENTRAL SABINE PARISHES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS  MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA.  THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3194 9335 3200 9342 3216 9331 3209 9318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 207DEG 31KT 3205 9332 

$$

LAC031-081-090400-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160309T0400Z/
DE SOTO LA-RED RIVER LA-
950 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DE SOTO AND CENTRAL RED RIVER PARISHES...
    
AT 949 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER COUSHATTA...OR 22 MILES EAST OF MANSFIELD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS SHOWN SOME
WEAKENING.

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...
COUSHATTA...MARTIN...EDGEFIELD...HANNA AND ARMISTEAD. 

LAT...LON 3194 9335 3200 9342 3216 9331 3209 9318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 207DEG 31KT 3205 9332 

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

$$

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885 
WWUS54 KSHV 090359
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
959 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

LAC031-081-090408-
/O.EXP.KSHV.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160309T0400Z/
DE SOTO LA-RED RIVER LA-
959 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DE SOTO AND CENTRAL RED RIVER
PARISHES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CST...
                
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.

LAT...LON 3194 9335 3200 9342 3216 9331 3209 9318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 214DEG 32KT 3205 9332 

$$

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