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Tornado Warning 72, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 3:50 PM CST for Natchitoches Parish, Sabine Parish, Winn Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 25 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
- Nov 29, 2016, 3:50 PM CST (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2016, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Natchitoches Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 1:48 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
460
WFUS54 KSHV 292150
TORSHV
LAC069-085-127-292215-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0072.161129T2150Z-161129T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
350 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHEASTERN SABINE PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN WINN PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 415 PM CST
* AT 350 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MANY...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANACOCO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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
CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES...NORTHEASTERN SABINE AND SOUTHWESTERN WINN
PARISHES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MELROSE...ROBELINE...
FLORA...FISHER...PROVENCAL...GRAND ECORE...NATCHEZ...MOUNT
CARMEL...BELLWOOD AND BERMUDA.
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 3163 9359 3184 9309 3170 9296 3168 9297
3168 9294 3164 9291 3163 9291 3162 9288
3157 9284 3143 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 236DEG 34KT 3152 9350
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
091 follow-up statement
868
WWUS54 KSHV 292205
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
405 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
LAC069-085-127-292215-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-161129T2215Z/
NATCHITOCHES LA-SABINE LA-WINN LA-
405 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
NATCHITOCHES...NORTHEASTERN SABINE AND SOUTHWESTERN WINN PARISHES...
AT 404 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MANY...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NATCHITOCHES...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NATCHITOCHES...MANY...PROVENCAL...NATCHEZ...ROBELINE...MELROSE...
FLORA...GRAND ECORE...BERMUDA AND HAGEWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3184 9309 3170 9296 3168 9297 3168 9294
3164 9291 3163 9291 3162 9288 3157 9284
3153 9344 3168 9348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 235DEG 32KT 3159 9339
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
09The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 10:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Sabine | 47 min |
| Nov 29, 11:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Red River | 53 min |
| Nov 29, 11:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Bienville, Jackson | 49 min |
| Nov 29, 1:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 46 min |
| Nov 29, 1:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Union | 17 min |
| Nov 29, 1:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 28 min |
| Nov 29, 1:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caldwell | 44 min |
| Nov 29, 1:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | De Soto, Red River | 53 min |
| Nov 29, 1:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn | 52 min |
| Nov 29, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell | 43 min |
| Nov 29, 2:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Union | 52 min |
| Nov 29, 2:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River | 49 min |
| Nov 29, 2:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell | 17 min |
| Nov 29, 2:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Grant, LaSalle, Winn | 41 min |
| Nov 29, 2:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Winn | 36 min |
| Nov 29, 3:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | De Soto, Sabine | 38 min |
| Nov 29, 3:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Grant, Natchitoches, Winn | 36 min |
| Nov 29, 3:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union | 47 min |
| Nov 29, 3:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Winn | 49 min |
| Nov 29, 3:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, LaSalle, Winn | 44 min |
| Nov 29, 3:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caldwell | 25 min |
| Nov 29, 3:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Winn | 49 min |
| Nov 29, 3:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Ouachita | 56 min |
| Nov 29, 3:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Union | 13 min |
| Nov 29, 4:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, LaSalle, Winn | 48 min |
| Nov 29, 4:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Winn | 42 min |
| Nov 29, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Winn | 58 min |
| Nov 29, 4:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Sabine, Winn | 23 min |
| Nov 29, 4:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Sabine | 48 min |
| Nov 29, 4:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Sabine | 32 min |
| Nov 29, 4:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell | 16 min |
| Nov 29, 5:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Caldwell | 52 min |
| Nov 29, 5:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle | 43 min |
| Nov 29, 5:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SHV | Ouachita | 35 min |
| Nov 29, 5:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, Winn | 49 min |
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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.