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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 27, 2021Panola County, Rusk County, Shelby County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2021, 6:54 PM CDT for Panola County, Rusk County, Shelby County, Texas. It was in force for 51 min. 8 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: Mar 27, 2021, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Panola County, TX, Rusk County, TX, Shelby County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 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
Mar 27, 6:59 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 W Mount Enterprise, TX	* 1 INJ * UPDATED TO INCLUDE 1 INJURY. AN EF2 TORNADO BEGAN JUST WEST OF MOUNT ENTERPRISE, TRACKED THROUGH TOWN, AND ENDED 3 MILES NNW OF GARY CITY. ONE HOME HAD MOST OF ITS ROOF REMOVED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US-84 AND W 5TH STREET IN MOUNT ENTERPRISE.
Mar 27, 6:59 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 W Mount Enterprise, TX	AN EF2 TORNADO BEGAN JUST WEST OF MOUNT ENTERPRISE, TRACKED THROUGH TOWN, AND ENDED 3 MILES NNW OF GARY CITY. ONE HOME HAD MOST OF ITS ROOF REMOVED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US-84 AND W 5TH STREET IN MOUNT ENTERPRISE. EST. PEAK WINDS WERE 115 MPH. PATH LENGTH W
Mar 27, 7:28 PM CDT	TORNADO	10 Wsw Gary City, TX	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS FM 999. ROAD IMPASSABLE.
Mar 27, 7:36 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 Wsw Carthage, TX
Mar 27, 7:37 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 Se Carthage, TX	GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN SE CARTHAGE.
Mar 27, 7:38 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Sse Carthage, TX	* 1 FATAL, 1 INJ * AN EF2 TORNADO BEGAN NEAR US-59 SOUTH OF CARTHAGE AND TRACKED NORTHEAST. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AS THE TORNADO PARALLELED FM-2517. ONE HOME HAD ITS ROOF REMOVED AND ANOTHER WAS SHIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. A PAN ANCHORED MANUFACT
Mar 27, 7:38 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Sse Carthage, TX	* 1 FATAL, 3 INJ * UPDATED TO INCREASE INJURY COUNT TO 3. AN EF2 TORNADO BEGAN NEAR US-59 SOUTH OF CARTHAGE AND TRACKED NORTHEAST. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AS THE TORNADO PARALLELED FM-2517. ONE HOME HAD ITS ROOF REMOVED AND ANOTHER WAS SHIFTED OFF
Mar 27, 7:44 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Wnw Gary City, TX	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN WITH DAMAGE NEAR THE COUNTY ROAD 183 AND COUNTY ROAD 184 INTERSECTION.

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
Mar 27, 3:25 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 88 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: 951 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 5.6

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The text

As transmitted.

810 
WFUS54 KSHV 272354
TORSHV
TXC365-401-419-280045-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0010.210327T2354Z-210328T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
654 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Panola County in northeastern Texas...
  Southeastern Rusk County in northeastern Texas...
  Northwestern Shelby County in eastern Texas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 654 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
  was located 7 miles south of Minden, or 17 miles south of
  Henderson, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Carthage, Pinehill, Minden, Mount Enterprise, Gary City, Dotson,
  Lawsonville, Laneville and Fairplay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3228 9436 3206 9418 3184 9468 3184 9475
      3195 9484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 235DEG 38KT 3191 9472 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

175 
WWUS54 KSHV 280022
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
722 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

TXC419-280032-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210328T0045Z/
Shelby TX-
722 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3207 9459 3225 9433 3209 9420 3197 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 235DEG 38KT 3208 9443 

$$

TXC365-401-280045-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210328T0045Z/
Panola TX-Rusk TX-
722 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PANOLA AND SOUTHEASTERN RUSK COUNTIES...
    
At 722 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located 7 miles southwest of Carthage, moving northeast at 45 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Carthage, Gary City and Dotson. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3207 9459 3225 9433 3209 9420 3197 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 235DEG 38KT 3208 9443 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

19

757 
WWUS54 KSHV 280031
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
731 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

TXC401-280041-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210328T0045Z/
Rusk TX-
731 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUSK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3210 9450 3224 9432 3209 9420 3200 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 235DEG 38KT 3214 9434 

$$

TXC365-280045-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210328T0045Z/
Panola TX-
731 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PANOLA COUNTY...
    
At 731 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located over Carthage, moving northeast at 45 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Carthage and Gary City. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3210 9450 3224 9432 3209 9420 3200 9442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 235DEG 38KT 3214 9434 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie	40 min
Mar 27, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cherokee	43 min
Mar 27, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cherokee	39 min
Mar 27, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk	50 min
Mar 27, 6:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cherokee	27 min
Mar 27, 6:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk	48 min
Mar 27, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass	59 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.