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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 27, 2021Harrison County, Marion County, Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2021, 7:31 PM CDT for Harrison County, Marion County, Texas. It was in force for 44 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
Mar 27, 2021, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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
Mar 27, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1297 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 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 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
1297 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
953 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.6
Supercell composite
8.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

292 
WFUS54 KSHV 280031
TORSHV
TXC203-315-280115-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0011.210328T0031Z-210328T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Marion County in northeastern Texas...
  Northeastern Harrison County in northeastern Texas...

* Until 815 PM CDT.
    
* At 731 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Woodlawn, or 9 miles north of Marshall, moving
  east 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...
  Woodlawn around 740 PM CDT.
  Karnack around 755 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Uncertain, Gray, Leigh and Nesbitt.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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

&&

LAT...LON 3282 9405 3277 9404 3259 9405 3259 9447
      3276 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 260DEG 27KT 3267 9440 

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

$$

15
1 follow-up statement
402 
WWUS54 KSHV 280053
SVSSHV

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

TXC203-315-280115-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210328T0115Z/
Marion TX-Harrison TX-
753 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTIES...
    
At 753 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Karnack, or 14 miles northeast of Marshall, moving
east at 30 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Marion and northeastern Harrison Counties, including the
following locations... Uncertain, Gray and Leigh.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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

&&

LAT...LON 3282 9405 3277 9404 3259 9405 3260 9432
      3278 9432
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 257DEG 26KT 3271 9422 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVCass42 min
Mar 27, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBowie, Cass40 min
Mar 27, 7:39 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSHVPanola51 min
Mar 27, 8:04 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVHarrison, Marion41 min
Mar 27, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVRusk45 min
Mar 27, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHarrison, Panola, Rusk53 min
Mar 27, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVHarrison, Panola51 min
Mar 28, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSHVShelby42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.