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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Shreveport, LA

January 2, 2023Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2023, 8:38 PM CST for Howard County, Little River County, Sevier County, Arkansas. It was in force for 52 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: Jan 2, 2023, 8:38 PM CST (02:38 UTC)
Expired: Jan 2, 2023, 9:30 PM CST
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Howard County, AR, Little River County, AR, Sevier County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:38 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 2, 1:22 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 181 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: 396 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 357 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 446 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

068 
WFUS54 KSHV 030238
TORSHV
ARC061-081-133-030330-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0013.230103T0238Z-230103T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
838 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Little River County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Central Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Northeastern Howard County in southwestern Arkansas...

* Until 930 PM CST.
    
* At 838 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Winthrop, or near Horatio, moving northeast at 50
  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...
  Lockesburg around 855 PM CST.
  Dierks and Center Point around 910 PM CST.
  Corinth around 920 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Muddy
Fork, Lebanon, Silver Ridge, Geneva, Central, Provo, Bellview, West
Otis and Cerrogordo.

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 3426 9392 3419 9392 3418 9382 3402 9382
      3376 9441 3386 9448 3394 9448 3427 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 237DEG 43KT 3388 9438 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

503 
WWUS54 KSHV 030251
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
851 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

ARC081-030300-
/O.CAN.KSHV.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230103T0330Z/
Little River AR-
851 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LITTLE RIVER 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 900 PM CST for southwestern
Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3426 9392 3419 9392 3418 9382 3402 9382
      3383 9425 3399 9440 3427 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 237DEG 43KT 3396 9423 

$$

ARC061-133-030330-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230103T0330Z/
Sevier AR-Howard AR-
851 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
SEVIER AND NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
    
At 850 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lockesburg, or 7 miles east of Horatio, moving
northeast at 50 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...
  Dierks and Center Point around 910 PM CST.
  Corinth around 920 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Muddy
Fork, Lebanon, Silver Ridge, Geneva, Central, Provo and Bellview.

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 3426 9392 3419 9392 3418 9382 3402 9382
      3383 9425 3399 9440 3427 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 237DEG 43KT 3396 9423 

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

$$

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111 
WWUS54 KSHV 030310
SVSSHV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
910 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

ARC061-133-030330-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230103T0330Z/
Sevier AR-Howard AR-
910 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN SEVIER AND NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
    
At 910 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Dierks, moving northeast at 50 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...
  Corinth around 915 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Muddy
Fork, Lebanon, Silver Ridge and Provo.

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 3426 9392 3419 9392 3418 9382 3402 9382
      3392 9405 3411 9420 3427 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 237DEG 43KT 3409 9399 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 2, 7:55 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Columbia, Lafayette	7 hr
Jan 2, 8:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	48 min
Jan 2, 8:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	43 min
Jan 2, 8:49 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Union	5 hr
Jan 2, 10:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Union	58 min
Jan 2, 11:24 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Columbia, Union	3 hr
Jan 3, 1:55 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Columbia, Nevada, Union	3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.