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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 8, 2019Harrison County, Panola County, Texas; Caddo Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2019, 2:55 PM CDT for Harrison County, Panola County, Texas; Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 16 min. 1 report 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: May 8, 2019, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2019, 3:11 PM CDT
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Caddo Parish, LA, Harrison County, TX, Panola County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
May 8, 3:19 PM CDT	TORNADO	7 Ne Deberry, TX	AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN BETHANY, TEXAS, AND TRACKED EAST-NORTHEAST FOR 2.61 MILES INTO CADDO PARISH. IT UPROOTED AND SNAPPED TREES ALL ALONG THE PATH BEFORE LIFTING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BUNCOMBE AND COOK ROADS. THE MAXIMUM WINDS WERE 100 MPH, AND T

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

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 8, 2:16 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 41 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 0 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

259 
WFUS54 KSHV 081955
TORSHV
LAC017-TXC203-365-082030-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0039.190508T1955Z-190508T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
255 PM CDT Wed May 8 2019

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Southeastern Harrison County in northeastern Texas...
  Northeastern Panola County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 330 PM CDT.
    
* At 255 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Elysian Fields, or 13 miles north of Carthage,
  moving northeast at 35 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...
  Elysian Fields around 305 PM CDT.
  Waskom around 320 PM CDT.
  Greenwood around 325 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Jonesville.

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 3227 9426 3238 9433 3255 9405 3239 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 242DEG 30KT 3234 9427 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement

202 
WWUS54 KSHV 082011
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
311 PM CDT Wed May 8 2019

LAC017-TXC203-365-082020-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-190508T2030Z/
Caddo LA-Harrison TX-Panola TX-
311 PM CDT Wed May 8 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CADDO PARISH...SOUTHEASTERN
HARRISON AND NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern
Louisiana...and northeastern Texas.

LAT...LON 3227 9426 3238 9433 3255 9405 3239 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 242DEG 30KT 3240 9413 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 8:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg	72 hr
May 8, 11:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Upshur	8 days
May 8, 11:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Wood	43 min
May 8, 11:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Smith	39 min
May 8, 12:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Franklin, Wood	42 min
May 8, 12:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Smith	47 min
May 8, 1:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Rusk	49 min
May 8, 1:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Gregg	44 min
May 8, 1:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Camp, Franklin, Smith, Upshur, Wood	3 hr
May 8, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Camp, Upshur	45 min
May 8, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cherokee, Rusk	47 min
May 8, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cass	43 min
May 8, 1:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass	30 min
May 8, 1:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion	26 min
May 8, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Rusk, Upshur	58 min
May 8, 2:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Harrison, Marion	52 min
May 8, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion, Morris	61 min
May 8, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola	40 min
May 8, 3:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Harrison, Panola	39 min
May 8, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Panola	48 min
May 8, 3:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass	3 hr
May 8, 4:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine	3 hr
May 8, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Sabine, San Augustine	56 min
May 8, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Sabine	62 min
May 8, 5:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Angelina, Sabine, San Augustine	3 hr
May 8, 6:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Camp, Franklin, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood	3 hr
May 8, 10:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	4 days
May 8, 10:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Winn	21 days
May 8, 10:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, Red River	10 days
May 8, 11:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Natchitoches, Red River	21 days
May 8, 11:06 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Red River	20 days
May 8, 3:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Caddo	41 min
May 8, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, Webster	54 min
May 8, 3:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier	37 min
May 8, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Red River and 1 more	60 min
May 8, 3:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	24 min
May 8, 4:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Webster	12 min
May 8, 4:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Webster	17 min
May 8, 4:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Webster	3 hr
May 8, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Red River, Union and 1 more	63 min
May 8, 5:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn	43 min
May 8, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Grant, Jackson, Natchitoches, Winn	53 min
May 8, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Caldwell, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita and 1 more	60 min
May 8, 5:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Jackson, Ouachita	43 min
May 8, 5:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	27 min
May 8, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle	56 min
May 8, 6:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SHV	Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Winn	3 hr
May 8, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Ouachita, Union	43 min
May 8, 6:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Ouachita, Union	32 min

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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.