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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 11, 2017Panola County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2017, 7:27 PM CDT for Panola County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Panola County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 81 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

607 
WFUS54 KSHV 120027
TORSHV
TXC365-120100-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0070.170512T0027Z-170512T0100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Panola County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT
    
* At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Pinehill, or 13 miles east of Henderson, moving
  northeast at 30 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...
  Beckville around 750 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Fairplay.

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 3214 9458 3216 9458 3231 9448 3221 9433
      3207 9459 3214 9459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 222DEG 25KT 3212 9457 

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

$$

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3 follow-up statements
958 
WWUS54 KSHV 120036
SVSSHV

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

TXC365-120100-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-170512T0100Z/
Panola TX-
736 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PANOLA COUNTY...
    
At 736 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pinehill, or 11 miles west of Carthage, moving
northeast at 30 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...
  Beckville around 750 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Fairplay.

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 3217 9457 3231 9448 3221 9433 3214 9453
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 221DEG 24KT 3216 9454 

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

$$

13
576 
WWUS54 KSHV 120048
SVSSHV

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

TXC365-120100-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-170512T0100Z/
Panola TX-
748 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL PANOLA COUNTY...
    
At 748 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Beckville, or 7 miles northwest of Carthage, moving
northeast at 35 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
west central Panola County.

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 3222 9451 3229 9445 3221 9433 3217 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 237DEG 32KT 3222 9442 

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

$$

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168 
WWUS54 KSHV 120053
SVSSHV

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

TXC365-120102-
/O.EXP.KSHV.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-170512T0100Z/
Panola TX-
753 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PANOLA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
800 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3222 9451 3229 9445 3221 9433 3217 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 222DEG 25KT 3224 9440 

$$

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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, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk24 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

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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.