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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Shreveport, LA

December 21, 1990Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 21, 1990, 12:07 AM CST for Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 68 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Dec 21, 1990, 12:07 AM CST (06:07 UTC)
Expired: Dec 21, 1990, 1:15 AM CST
In force: 68 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Whole counties

Counties Bossier Parish, LA, Caddo Parish, LA

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Dec 21, 12:20 AM CST	Tornado F1	Bossier, LA
Dec 21, 12:35 AM CST	Tornado F1	Bossier, LA

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KSHV 210607
TORSHV
LAC015-017-210715-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1207 AM CST FRI DEC 21 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  115 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS..
 
IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
 
   ...BOSSIER PARISH...CADDO PARISH
 
AT 1205 AM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS IN SHREVEPORT AND
LONGVIEW SHOWED A POSSIBLE TORNADO JUST WEST OF THE SHREVEPORT
REGIONAL AIRPORT. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS VISIBLE 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF
THE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
 
MOVEMENT WAS NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MILES AN HOUR.
 
ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF CARTHAGE
TEXAS.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOcWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 20, 7:04 PM CST, 5 hours 3 minutes before

OKZ026-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-002-
003-004-005-006-210215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
705 PM CST THU DEC 20 1990

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE REGION..
BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE 535 PM THIS EVENING.

AT 655 PM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT TWO BANDS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AND CENTRAL INTO NORTHERN LOUISIANA. ONE BAND WAS LOCATED FROM
NEAR OAK GROVE TO MONROE AND RAYVILLE TO NEAR COLFAX LOUISIANA. THE
STRONGEST STORM..WHICH MAY CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH AS WELL AS DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..WERE LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MONROE AND 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLFAX.
.
ANOTHER BAND OF DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTH
OF FARMERVILLE TO NEAR ARCADIA LOUISIANA..AND FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
COUSHATTA..THROUGH MANY LOUISIANA TO NEAR HEMPHILL TEXAS.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHEAST
HALF OF THE AREA THIS EVENING.

THUS  FAR THE ONLY REPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER NORTH LOUISIANA WAS
A FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTH OF DELTA IN EASTERN MADISON PARISH AT ABOUT 532
PM CST.

Special weather statement, Dec 20, 7:16 PM CST, 4 hours 51 minutes before

OKZ026-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-002-
003-004-005-006-210215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
705 PM CST THU DEC 20 1990

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE REGION..
BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE 535 PM THIS EVENING.

AT 655 PM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED TWO
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTH-
EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL INTO NORTHERN LOUISIANA. ONE BAND WAS LOCATED FROM
NEAR OAK GROVE TO MONROE AND RAYVILLE TO NEAR COLFAX LOUISIANA. THE
STRONGEST STORM..WHICH MAY CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH AS WELL AS DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..WERE LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MONROE AND 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLFAX.
.
ANOTHER BAND OF DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTH
OF FARMERVILLE TO NEAR ARCADIA LOUISIANA..AND FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
COUSHATTA..THROUGH MANY LOUISIANA TO NEAR HEMPHILL TEXAS.

MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT
35 MILES PER HOUR.

CONDI(TIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHEAST
HALF OF THE AREA THIS EVENING.

THUS FAR THE ONLY REPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER NORTH LOUISIANA WAS
A FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTH OF DELTA IN EASTERN MADISON PARISH AT ABOUT 532
PM CST.

Special weather statement, Dec 20, 8:36 PM CST, 3 hours 31 minutes before

OKZ026-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-002-
003-004-005-006-210400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
835 PM CST THU DEC 20 1990

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE REGION..
BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE 535 PM THIS EVENING.

AT 825 PM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED A
FEW AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTINUED OVER SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS..THROUGH NORTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA INTO EAST TEXAS. THE
MAIN AREA WAS FROM GREENVILLE MISSISSIPPI..THROUGH BASTROP AND MONROE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR MINDEN. THE STRONGEST STORM..WHICH MAY CONTAIN LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL..WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS WELL AS DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..
WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF HAMBURG ARKANSAS. OTHER STRONG THUNDER-
STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF CAMDEN ARKANSAS AND 10 MILES SOUTH-
EAST OF MANSFIELD LOUISIANA.

OTHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM SAN
AUGUSTINE TEXAS TO LIVINGSTON TEXAS..AND FROM CARTHAGE TEXAS TO RUSK.

MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT
35 MILES PER HOUR.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG STORMS TO CONTINUE OVER THE
SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE AREA UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT.

THUS FAR THE ONLY REPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER NORTH LOUISIANA WAS
A FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTH OF DELTA IN EASTERN MADISON PARISH AT ABOUT 532
PM CST.

Special weather statement, Dec 20, 9:37 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

OKZ026-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-002-
003-004-005-006-210600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
935 PM CST THU DEC 20 1990

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE REGION..
BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE 535 PM THIS EVENING.

AT 930 PM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTINUED OVER SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS..THROUGH NORTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA INTO EAST CENTRAL
TEXAS. THE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED SOUTHEAST OF
A LINE FROM NEAR CAMDEN ARKANSAS TO SPRINGHILL LOUISIANA TO MANSFIELD
LOUISIANA TO CENTER AND GROVETON TEXAS. WITHIN THIS AREA THUNDERSTORMS
THAT WERE PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE NOTED NEAR JUNCTION CITY ARKANSAS...NEAR SIBLEY
LOUISIANA...AND NORTHEAST AND EAST OF LUFKIN TEXAS. THE STORMS NEAR
LUFKIN ALSO CONTAIN SOME SMALL HAIL.

ANOTHER AREA OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 50 MILES WIDE
EXTENDED FROM NEAR NAPLES TEXAS TO NEAR PALESTINE TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST
RAIN THAT WAS OCCURRING WITHIN THIS AREA WAS NOTED NEAR LONGVIEW AND
SOUTHWEST OF PITTSBURG TEXAS.

MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT
35 MILES PER HOUR.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG STORMS TO CONTINUE OVER THE
SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 21, 12:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Webster	65 min
Dec 21, 12:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	East Carroll	50 min
Dec 21, 10:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville	57 min
Dec 21, 11:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Jackson, Lincoln	55 min
Dec 21, 1:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Richland, West Carroll	67 min
Dec 21, 1:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn	67 min
Dec 21, 1:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	De Soto	72 min
Dec 21, 1:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	East Carroll, Madison	89 min
Dec 21, 1:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Tensas	89 min
Dec 21, 2:02 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Madison, Tensas	58 min
Dec 21, 2:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Webster	65 min
Dec 21, 3:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Red River	88 min
Dec 21, 3:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Franklin, Madison, Tensas	88 min
Dec 21, 4:03 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Tensas	57 min
Dec 21, 5:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Madison, Tensas	59 min
Dec 21, 5:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Natchitoches, Sabine	60 min
Dec 21, 5:30 PM CST	Tornado Warning	SHV	Madison	60 min

Nearby

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.