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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 27, 2021Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2021, 8:11 PM CDT for Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 49 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
Mar 27, 2021, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Shreveport, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Caddo Parish, LA, De Soto Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 27, 8:23 PM CDTTORNADO2 Ssw Stonewall, LAAN EF1 TORNADO BEGAN IN THE NORTH DESOTO ESTATES SUBDIVISION NEAR STONEWALL WERE A COUPLE OF HOUSES SUSTAINED PARTIAL ROOF LOSS. MOST OF THE DAMAGE AS SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS TO A AN ATTACHED GARAGED OF A HOME WHERE THE EXTE

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 15 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

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The text

As transmitted.

278 
WFUS54 KSHV 280111
TORSHV
LAC017-031-280200-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0014.210328T0111Z-210328T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
  Southern Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana...

* Until 900 PM CDT.
    
* At 810 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles southeast of Deberry, or 18 miles east 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Shreveport, Stonewall, Keachi, Keat Chie, Kickapoo, Keithville,
  Spring Ridge, Taylortown, Robson and Forbing.

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 3218 9405 3229 9404 3250 9371 3244 9368
      3243 9366 3242 9369 3241 9368 3240 9369
      3239 9368 3239 9366 3240 9367 3240 9363
      3236 9363 3238 9360 3235 9362 3235 9358
      3233 9358 3235 9356 3233 9355 3212 9400
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 238DEG 24KT 3222 9402 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
897 
WWUS54 KSHV 280132
SVSSHV

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

LAC017-031-280200-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210328T0200Z/
De Soto LA-Caddo LA-
832 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL DE SOTO AND SOUTHEASTERN CADDO PARISHES...
    
At 832 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Stonewall, or 12 miles south of Shreveport, 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.

Locations impacted include...
Shreveport, Stonewall, Kickapoo, Keithville, Taylortown, Robson and
Forbing.

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 3231 9392 3244 9368 3243 9366 3242 9369
      3241 9368 3240 9369 3239 9368 3239 9366
      3240 9367 3240 9363 3236 9363 3238 9360
      3235 9362 3235 9358 3233 9358 3235 9356
      3233 9355 3219 9385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 238DEG 24KT 3230 9387 

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

$$

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244 
WWUS54 KSHV 280151
SVSSHV

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

LAC031-280201-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210328T0200Z/
De Soto LA-
851 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DE SOTO PARISH 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 northwestern
Louisiana.

LAT...LON 3242 9371 3243 9366 3242 9368 3241 9368
      3240 9369 3239 9368 3239 9366 3240 9367
      3240 9363 3236 9363 3238 9360 3235 9362
      3235 9358 3233 9358 3235 9356 3233 9355
      3231 9366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 238DEG 24KT 3237 9374 

$$

LAC017-280200-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210328T0200Z/
Caddo LA-
851 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CADDO PARISH...
    
At 851 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southeast of Shreveport, 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.

Locations impacted include...
Taylortown and Robson. 

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 3242 9371 3243 9366 3242 9368 3241 9368
      3240 9369 3239 9368 3239 9366 3240 9367
      3240 9363 3236 9363 3238 9360 3235 9362
      3235 9358 3233 9358 3235 9356 3233 9355
      3231 9366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 238DEG 24KT 3237 9374 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 7:39 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSHVCaddo, De Soto51 min
Mar 27, 8:04 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo41 min
Mar 27, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Webster19 min
Mar 27, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVClaiborne, Union67 min
Mar 27, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBossier, Caddo51 min
Mar 27, 11:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Claiborne, Webster45 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.