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Tornado Warning 76, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 5:17 PM CST for Caldwell Parish, Grant Parish, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 43 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2016, 5:17 PM CST (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Caldwell Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 5:30 PM CST | HAIL 1.25 | 10 Nw Jena, LA | NEAR HIGHWAY 127 IN OLLA AT THE OLLA GROCERY |
| Nov 29, 5:30 PM CST | HAIL 1.25 | 5 Ese Tullos, LA | NEAR HIGHWAY 127 IN OLLA AT THE OLLA GROCERY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.
254
WFUS54 KSHV 292317
TORSHV
LAC021-043-059-300000-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0076.161129T2317Z-161130T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
517 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GRANT PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHERN LA SALLE PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 600 PM CST
* AT 516 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF MIDWAY...OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WINNFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
JENA AROUND 525 PM CST.
OLLA AROUND 535 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ZENORIA...GEORGETOWN...ROCHELLE...TULLOS AND URANIA.
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 3197 9191 3193 9190 3193 9201 3174 9201
3163 9238 3177 9244 3180 9239 3180 9237
3183 9234 3206 9191 3197 9189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 236DEG 38KT 3173 9234
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
201 follow-up statement
919
WWUS54 KSHV 292341
SVSSHV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
541 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
LAC043-292350-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-161130T0000Z/
GRANT LA-
541 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT PARISH IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3197 9191 3193 9190 3193 9201 3183 9201
3182 9203 3178 9216 3181 9219 3186 9222
3187 9222 3189 9223 3206 9191 3197 9189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 236DEG 38KT 3188 9208
$$
LAC021-059-300000-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-161130T0000Z/
CALDWELL LA-LA SALLE LA-
541 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL AND NORTHEASTERN LA SALLE PARISHES...
AT 540 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSEFIELD...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 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
SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL AND NORTHEASTERN LA SALLE PARISHES.
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 3197 9191 3193 9190 3193 9201 3183 9201
3182 9203 3178 9216 3181 9219 3186 9222
3187 9222 3189 9223 3206 9191 3197 9189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 236DEG 38KT 3188 9208
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
20The 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, 3:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Sabine, Winn | 25 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, 5:25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.