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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 11, 2017Cherokee County, Nacogdoches County, Rusk County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2017, 7:11 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Nacogdoches County, Rusk County, Texas. It was in force for 24 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
May 11, 2017, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2017, 7:35 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Cherokee County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX, Rusk County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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
May 11, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 2017-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1602 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 2017-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1602 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
7.0

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The text

As transmitted.

675 
WFUS54 KSHV 120011
TORSHV
TXC073-347-401-120100-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0069.170512T0011Z-170512T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
711 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Rusk County in northeastern Texas...
  Northwestern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas...
  East central Cherokee County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT
    
* At 711 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located near Douglass, or 14 miles southeast of Rusk, 
  moving northeast at 25 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...
  Douglass around 720 PM CDT. 
  Trawick around 740 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Lilbert, Linwood, Looneyville and Cushing.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3157 9495 3169 9509 3190 9476 3181 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 225DEG 23KT 3166 9495 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
972 
WWUS54 KSHV 120035
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
735 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

TXC073-347-401-120042-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-170512T0100Z/
Rusk TX-Nacogdoches TX-Cherokee TX-
735 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RUSK...NORTHWESTERN
NACOGDOCHES AND EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area until 8 pm. 

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
eastern and northeastern Texas.

LAT...LON 3157 9495 3169 9509 3190 9476 3181 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 225DEG 23KT 3176 9483 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVPanola, Rusk19 min
May 11, 7:27 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVPanola33 min
May 11, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVAngelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches65 min
May 11, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVMarion49 min
May 11, 8:32 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVNacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby43 min
May 11, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVNacogdoches, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby50 min
May 11, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVShelby29 min
May 11, 9:08 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCamp, Franklin, Titus, Wood52 min
May 11, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVShelby43 min
May 11, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCamp, Cass, Morris, Titus44 min
May 11, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVCherokee, Smith54 min
May 11, 11:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVFranklin, Titus, Wood38 min
May 11, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRusk42 min
May 11, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVTitus39 min
May 12, 12:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVUpshur58 min
May 12, 12:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVAngelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Shelby50 min
May 12, 4:32 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisorySHVAngelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more13 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.