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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 27, 2017Bowie County, Red River County, Texas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2017, 12:17 AM CDT for Bowie County, Red River County, Texas; McCurtain County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 28 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
Mar 27, 2017, 12:17 AM CDT (05:17 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2017, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties McCurtain County, OK, Bowie County, TX, Red River County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:16 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 26, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 00:00Z on 2017-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 139 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2017-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
139 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-163 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1965 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

347 
WFUS54 KSHV 270517
TORSHV
OKC089-TXC037-387-270545-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0031.170327T0517Z-170327T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1217 AM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Bowie County in northeastern Texas...
  Central Red River County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 1245 AM CDT
    
* At 1217 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Clarksville, moving northeast at 55 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...
  Idabel around 1235 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
English, Haworth, Tom, Goodlake, Negley, Harris and Bryarly.

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 3357 9503 3372 9514 3400 9471 3371 9452
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 240DEG 49KT 3369 9500 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 11:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVRed River59 min
Mar 27, 12:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Franklin, Red River, Titus23 min
Mar 27, 12:19 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVMcCurtain41 min
Mar 27, 12:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVMcCurtain53 min

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.