Tornado Warning 9, NWS Shreveport, LA

Issued

Mar 8, 2016, 11:10 PM CST (05:10 UTC)

Expired

Mar 8, 2016, 11:29 PM CST

In force

19 min

Issued by

NWS Shreveport, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Bienville Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS54 KSHV 090510
TORSHV
LAC013-027-049-061-090615-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0009.160309T0510Z-160309T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1110 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN JACKSON PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN BIENVILLE PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  LINCOLN PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CLAIBORNE PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 1215 AM CST
    
* AT 1110 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARCADIA...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  GRAMBLING...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...
  ARCADIA AROUND 1115 PM CST. 
  GRAMBLING AROUND 1130 PM CST. 
  RUSTON AROUND 1135 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CHOUDRANT...D ARBONNE...MOUNT ZION...MOUNT LEBANON...SIMSBORO...
UNIONVILLE...BIENVILLE...BRYCELAND...QUITMAN AND DUBACH.

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 3229 9293 3240 9302 3254 9307 3276 9272
      3276 9263 3275 9262 3276 9259 3275 9258
      3275 9257 3272 9255 3272 9252 3267 9252
      3267 9242 3242 9242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 224DEG 30KT 3246 9290 

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

$$

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086 
WWUS54 KSHV 090529
SVSSHV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1129 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

LAC013-027-049-061-090539-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160309T0615Z/
JACKSON LA-BIENVILLE LA-LINCOLN LA-CLAIBORNE LA-
1129 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN
BIENVILLE...LINCOLN AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLAIBORNE PARISHES IS
CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3229 9293 3240 9302 3254 9307 3276 9272
      3276 9263 3275 9262 3276 9259 3275 9258
      3275 9257 3272 9255 3272 9252 3267 9252
      3267 9242 3242 9242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0528Z 224DEG 30KT 3258 9277 

$$

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