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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Shreveport, LA

March 7, 20264 counties in Texas

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 2026, 1:50 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 7, 2026, 1:50 AM CST (07:50 UTC)
Expired: Mar 7, 2026, 2:30 AM CST
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Gregg County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX, Upshur County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 84 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: 924 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1617 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Mar 7, 12:00 AM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 12:00 AM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 6, 8:15 PM CST, 5 hours 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 7, 1:07 AM CST, 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
107 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2026

TXZ124-125-136-137-149-070730-
Cherokee TX-Upshur TX-Wood TX-Gregg TX-Smith TX-
107 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN GREGG...
SOUTHWESTERN UPSHUR...NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...SMITH AND SOUTHEASTERN
WOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CST...

At 107 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a couple of strong
thunderstorms extending from 10 miles west of Bullard to 8 miles
south of Big Sandy, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Tyler, Longview, Kilgore, Whitehouse, White Oak, Gladewater,
  Gilmer, Lindale, Bullard, Big Sandy, Hawkins, Clarksville City,
  East Mountain, Liberty City, West Mountain, Rosewood, Reese,
  Noonday, New Chapel Hill and Winona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3239 9549 3286 9504 3260 9470 3256 9470
      3237 9493 3237 9499 3233 9499 3200 9540
      3204 9543 3205 9542 3207 9544 3208 9542
      3215 9548 3220 9546 3224 9549 3225 9547
      3230 9545 3233 9546 3235 9545
TIME...MOT...LOC 0705Z 223DEG 28KT 3247 9507 3234 9525 3219 9547

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Mar 7, 1:23 AM CST, 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
123 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2026

TXZ097-109>112-124>126-136>138-070815-
Wood TX-Gregg TX-Upshur TX-Bowie TX-Titus TX-Cass TX-Morris TX-
Marion TX-Camp TX-Smith TX-Harrison TX-
123 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BOWIE...WESTERN
GREGG...NORTHWESTERN HARRISON...WESTERN MARION...MORRIS...
SOUTHEASTERN TITUS...UPSHUR...WESTERN CASS...SOUTHEASTERN CAMP...
NORTHEASTERN SMITH AND SOUTHEASTERN WOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CST...

At 123 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gilmer, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Longview, White Oak, Gladewater, Gilmer, Daingerfield, Linden,
  Hughes Springs, Lone Star, Naples, Big Sandy, Hawkins, Ore City,
  Omaha, Clarksville City, East Mountain, Cedar Springs and Diana.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3259 9530 3331 9464 3304 9419 3237 9495
      3237 9499 3233 9499 3226 9507 3249 9540
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 217DEG 43KT 3271 9488

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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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 7, 1:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Gregg, Smith, Upshur	23 min
Mar 7, 1:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cass, Morris, Upshur	52 min
Mar 7, 2:19 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Upshur	41 min
Mar 7, 2:27 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cass, Harrison, Marion, Upshur	48 min
Mar 7, 3:07 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion	38 min
Mar 7, 3:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cass	49 min
Mar 7, 3:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion	34 min
Mar 7, 3:59 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cass	31 min
Mar 7, 9:08 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Franklin, Titus, Wood	52 min
Mar 7, 9:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bowie	49 min
Mar 7, 10:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Camp, Cass, Morris, Smith, Upshur	42 min
Mar 7, 11:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Gregg, Marion	29 min
Mar 7, 11:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Cass	28 min
Mar 7, 1:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nacogdoches, Panola	32 min
Mar 7, 2:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Panola	34 min
Mar 7, 2:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nacogdoches	33 min
Mar 7, 2:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Shelby	32 min
Mar 7, 2:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nacogdoches	34 min
Mar 7, 2:53 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nacogdoches	37 min
Mar 7, 3:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Nacogdoches	45 min
Mar 7, 3:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Shelby	44 min
Mar 7, 4:06 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	San Augustine	39 min
Mar 7, 4:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Angelina	44 min
Mar 7, 4:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	San Augustine	50 min
Mar 6, 8:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Natchitoches	30 min
Mar 7, 1:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Webster	42 min
Mar 7, 2:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	De Soto	33 min
Mar 7, 2:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	De Soto	47 min
Mar 7, 3:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Jackson	52 min
Mar 7, 4:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Sabine	42 min
Mar 7, 4:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	LaSalle	44 min
Mar 7, 4:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	LaSalle	50 min
Mar 7, 4:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Natchitoches	48 min
Mar 7, 4:44 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Sabine	46 min
Mar 7, 4:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Natchitoches	38 min
Mar 7, 5:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Grant, Natchitoches, Winn	28 min
Mar 7, 4:27 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Lafayette, Miller	48 min
Mar 7, 4:57 AM CST	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	SHV	Columbia, Lafayette, Miller	35 min
Mar 7, 4:58 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Nevada	23 min
Mar 7, 5:22 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Columbia, Lafayette, Nevada	38 min
Mar 7, 5:53 AM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	SHV	Nevada	25 min
Mar 7, 7:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Howard	27 min
Mar 7, 8:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead	40 min
Mar 7, 10:51 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	SHV	Hempstead, Miller, Nevada	39 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.