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Tornado Warning 78, NWS Shreveport, LA

April 14, 2018Lincoln Parish, Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2018, 2:27 AM CDT for Lincoln Parish, Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 33 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 14, 2018, 2:27 AM CDT (07:27 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2018, 3:00 AM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Lincoln Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 14, 2:46 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Ssw Sterlington, LA	A FEW TREES UPROOTED ALONG HORSESHOE LAKE RD.
Apr 14, 2:51 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Sterlington, LA	DOORS BLOWN IN ON THE SOUTHERN MARKET GROCERY STORE. NORTH-FACING WALL LOST BRICK FACADE AND SOME ROOF COVERING. WINDS ESTIMATED AT AROUND 80 MPH. CORRECTS TIME ON PREVIOUS REPORT.
Apr 14, 2:51 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Sterlington, LA	TREE UPROOTED...SEVERAL FARM OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED...AND FARM EQUIPMENT OVERTURNED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 13, 9:53 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 162 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1539 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 238 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 13.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

843 
WFUS54 KSHV 140727
TORSHV
LAC061-073-111-140800-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0078.180414T0727Z-180414T0800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
227 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Union Parish in north central Louisiana...
  Northern Ouachita Parish in north central Louisiana...
  East central Lincoln Parish in north central Louisiana...

* Until 300 AM CDT
    
* At 227 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 11 miles west of Claiborne, moving east 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. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Monroe, Claiborne, West Monroe, Swartz, Brownsville-Bawcomville,
  Farmerville, Sterlington, Downsville, Drew, Fairbanks, Perryville,
  Calhoun, Loch Lomon, Spencer, Linville, Haile, Millhaven,
  Folksville, Cheniere and Bayou D Arbonne Lake.

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 3251 9191 3249 9194 3250 9242 3274 9247
      3289 9208 3284 9206 3276 9206 3274 9205
      3273 9207 3269 9205 3270 9204 3271 9204
      3270 9202 3271 9197 3266 9194 3266 9191
      3260 9193 3253 9190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 252DEG 47KT 3259 9238 

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

$$

FB

1 follow-up statement

914 
WWUS54 KSHV 140743
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
243 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

LAC061-073-111-140800-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-180414T0800Z/
Union LA-Ouachita LA-Lincoln LA-
243 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN UNION...NORTHERN OUACHITA AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN
PARISHES...
    
At 243 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sterlington, or 8 miles northeast of Claiborne,
moving east 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Monroe, Claiborne, West Monroe, Swartz, Brownsville-Bawcomville,
Sterlington, Drew, Fairbanks, Perryville, Calhoun, Loch Lomon,
Spencer, Linville, Haile, Millhaven, Folksville, Cheniere, Rocky
Branch, Guthrie and Deshard.

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 3251 9191 3249 9194 3250 9242 3278 9237
      3289 9208 3284 9206 3276 9206 3274 9205
      3273 9207 3269 9205 3270 9204 3271 9204
      3270 9202 3271 9197 3266 9194 3266 9191
      3260 9193 3253 9190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 252DEG 47KT 3266 9214 

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

$$

FB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 14, 2:27 AM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 2:27 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
227 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018

.UPDATE...
To clear another couple of row of co/pa behind the squall line.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Threat continues with this large squall line and isolated
embedded tornadoes for S AR and E half of our LA parishes and
Toledo Bend back into Sabine Co. /24/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 124 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018/

DISCUSSION...
We have cleared much of the cwa from Cherokee to Miller and
Howard. Threat continues with this large squall line and isolated
embedded tornadoes for S AR and much of our LA parishes and deep
E TX. /24/

PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1007 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018/

UPDATE...
To add replacing Tornado watch number 45 for entire cwa.

DISCUSSION...
No major changes to package with just a few tweaks to sky and
temps on the curve toward previously forecasted lows. Also, we
have expanded 00-06Z pops/wx into the 06-09Z slot. We can make
additional changes with counties first dropped from the new watch.
All products up to date with graphics on home page next in line.
/24/

PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 643 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018/

UPDATE...
To add remaining SE cwa parishes into Tornado watch 40

DISCUSSION...
All products have been reissued to add headline for all zones
groupings and to remove afternoon wording. /24/

PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 626 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018/

AVIATION...
Squall line continues from near KELD to near KLFK and points East.
Heads up KMLU with Tornado near KRSN last hour. The cold front
will be along by daybreak shifting Southerly winds to Brisk
NW10-20G30KT with clearing skies and VFR for Saturday. /24/

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  63  39  59  39 /  30  10   0   0
MLU  65  41  59  38 /  70  10   0   0
DEQ  59  33  56  32 /  10   0   0   0
TXK  59  36  56  36 /  20   0   0   0
ELD  60  37  56  35 /  50  10   0   0
TYR  60  37  60  41 /  10   0   0   0
GGG  61  37  60  38 /  20   0   0   0
LFK  65  40  64  41 /  20   0   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 2:01 PM CDT, 12 hours 26 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
201 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>012-017-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-141100-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto-
Red River-Bienville-Sabine-McCurtain-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-
Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-
Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
201 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest
Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Tornado Watch #40 is in effect until 10 PM CDT tonight. This is a
particularly dangerous situation.

Severe thunderstorms are likely ahead of a dryline and cold front this
afternoon through this evening and overnight. Threats of large
hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and locally heavy rainfall are
all possible during this event. The severe potential will shift to
more of a damaging wind threat as storms evolve into a squall
line tonight just ahead of the cold front. The severe threat
should be ending prior to daybreak on Saturday. Total rainfall
amounts up to three to four inches will be possible across parts
of north central Louisiana and south central Arkansas, increasing
the threat of isolated flash flooding across these areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Thunderstorms will be gradually ending from west to east with a
cold frontal passage early Saturday morning, bringing an end to
the severe threat. Therefore, no hazardous weather is expected at
this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio
operators and storm spotters will likely be needed this afternoon
and into the overnight and early morning hours of Saturday.

LAZ013-014-018>022-141100-
Jackson-Ouachita-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-
201 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Louisiana and northwest Louisiana.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Severe thunderstorms are likely this evening and overnight.
Threats of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and locally
heavy rainfall are all possible during this event. The severe
potential will shift to more of a damaging wind threat as storms
evolve into a squall line tonight just ahead of the cold front.
The severe threat should be ending prior to daybreak on Saturday.
Total event rainfall amounts up to three to four inches will be
possible across parts of north central Louisiana and south central
Arkansas, increasing the threat of isolated flash flooding across
these areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Thunderstorms will be gradually ending from west to east with a
cold frontal passage early Saturday morning, bringing an end to
the severe threat. Therefore, no hazardous weather is expected at
this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio
operators and storm spotters will likely be needed this afternoon
and into the overnight and early morning hours of Saturday.

09

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 1:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
115 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 WSW RED CHUTE         32.56N 93.64W
04/14/2018                   BOSSIER            LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER ALONG MIDLAND STREET SAW A
            FUNNEL AND POWER FLASHES JUST TO THE
            SOUTHWEST OF LOCATION.

&&

20

Local storm report, Apr 14, 1:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
117 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E EMERSON             33.10N 93.16W
04/14/2018                   COLUMBIA           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG CR 16 EAST
            OF BUSSEY, AR.

&&

25

Local storm report, Apr 14, 1:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
123 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1105 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NNW HENDERSON         32.24N 94.82W
04/13/2018                   RUSK               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY, AND
            FM 2276.

&&

25

Local storm report, Apr 14, 1:32 AM CDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
132 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE SHREVEPORT        32.49N 93.79W
04/14/2018                   CADDO              LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTS OF DEBRIS AND NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN IN
            AREAS JUST NORTH OF FAIR PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

&&

20

Local storm report, Apr 14, 1:43 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
143 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JEFFERSON               32.76N 94.35W
04/13/2018                   MARION             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN OVER
            ROADWAYS ACROSS ENTIRE COUNTY.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 14, 2:13 AM CDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
213 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1250 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N SAREPTA             32.90N 93.45W
04/14/2018                   WEBSTER            LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON HOME ALONG MAIN STREET.

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SHV	Union	34 min
Apr 13, 7:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Ouachita	40 min
Apr 13, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Ouachita	29 min
Apr 13, 8:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Ouachita	28 min
Apr 13, 11:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caddo	45 min
Apr 13, 11:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Caddo	21 min
Apr 14, 12:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	31 min
Apr 14, 12:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Webster	45 min
Apr 14, 12:43 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Claiborne, Webster	32 min
Apr 14, 12:46 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Claiborne, Webster	29 min
Apr 14, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson and 6 more	46 min
Apr 14, 1:08 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Claiborne, Webster	25 min
Apr 14, 1:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Sabine	65 min
Apr 14, 1:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Claiborne	34 min
Apr 14, 1:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Claiborne, Union	33 min
Apr 14, 1:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Caldwell, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita and 1 more	75 min
Apr 14, 1:52 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	38 min
Apr 14, 1:56 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Natchitoches, Winn	34 min
Apr 14, 2:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Jackson, Winn	34 min
Apr 14, 2:31 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita	29 min
Apr 14, 2:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita	24 min
Apr 14, 2:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Jackson, Ouachita, Union	31 min
Apr 14, 3:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Ouachita	20 min
Apr 14, 4:24 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto and 11 more	15 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.