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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 21, 1990, 12:40 AM CST for Columbia County, Arkansas; Webster Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report 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, 12:40 AM CST (06:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 1990, 1:45 AM CST
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Columbia County, AR, Webster 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, 12:52 AM CST | Tornado F1 | Webster, 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 210641 TORSHV ARC027-LAC119-210745- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1240 AM CST FRI DEC 21 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.. IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS ...COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA ...NORTHERN WEBSTER PARISH AT 1235 AM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS IN SHREVEPORT AND LONGVIEW SHOWED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 13 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGHILL LOUISIANA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 50 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM THAT MAY BECOME SEVERE WAS NOTED WEST OF SHREVEPORT. 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...PILLOWS... 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 36 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, 5 hours 24 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, 4 hours 4 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, 3 hours 3 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, 11:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Nevada | 41 min |
| Dec 21, 12:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 68 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.