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Tornado Watch 501

November 28, 201627 parishes in Louisiana; 9 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Nov 28, 2016, 11:08 AM CST for 27 parishes in Louisiana; 9 counties in Texas. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 28, 2016, 11:08 AM CST (17:08 UTC)
Expired
Nov 28, 2016, 5:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Largest hail expected
1.5 in
Strongest gust expected
60 kt
All 36 counties

Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Bienville Parish, LA, Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Caldwell Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Grant Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, LaSalle Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Natchitoches Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Red River Parish, LA, Sabine Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Webster Parish, LA, Winn Parish, LA, Harrison County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Marion County, TX, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX, Panola County, TX, Sabine County, TX, San Augustine County, TX, Shelby County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What SPC expected

The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.

Two or more tornadoes
50%
One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
20%
Ten or more severe wind reports
60%
One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
20%
Ten or more severe hail reports
30%
One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
10%
Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
80%

Warnings issued inside it

7 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 2:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVDe Soto, Sabine21 min
Nov 28, 2:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVNatchitoches, Sabine31 min
Nov 28, 2:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVGrant, LaSalle, Winn25 min
Nov 28, 2:41 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVGrant, LaSalle, Winn19 min
Nov 28, 2:59 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVCaldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn16 min
Nov 28, 3:56 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Rapides20 min
Nov 28, 4:18 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles27 min

Discussions around it

SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 66 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2016-11-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2016-11-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 499 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-326 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
701 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
499 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
482 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

393 
WWUS20 KWNS 281706
SEL1  
SPC WW 281706
ARZ000-LAZ000-TXZ000-282300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 501
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1105 AM CST MON NOV 28 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  EXTREME SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
  MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA
  EXTREME EAST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1105 AM UNTIL
  500 PM CST.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WHILE SPREADING EASTWARD FROM TEXAS
INTO LOUISIANA.  THE STORM ENVIRONMENT WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE
FOR SUPERCELLS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A FEW TORNADOES THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY WITH THE MORE ISOLATED NOW FORMING NEAR THE
SABINE RIVER.  ALSO...A LINE OF STORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS WILL LIKELY BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND POSE A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHREVEPORT LA TO
45 MILES SOUTH OF FORT POLK LA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 24055.

...THOMPSON

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 7:40 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Red River, Sabine and 1 more3 hr
Nov 28, 10:10 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 16 more2 hr
Nov 28, 1:02 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Calcasieu and 22 more118 min
Nov 28, 2:23 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell and 27 more2 hr
Nov 28, 2:49 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAscension, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana and 13 more6 hr
Nov 28, 5:07 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge and 1 more83 min
Nov 27, 11:34 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArcher, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton and 14 more2 hr
Nov 27, 11:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin, Grayson and 5 more6 hr

Nearby

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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.