Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 18, 1995, 4:02 PM CST for Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 1995, 4:02 PM CST (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 1995, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tensas Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSHV 182203 TORSHV LAC107-182300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 402 PM CST WED JAN 18 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA ...TENSAS PARISH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH LOUISIANA. NOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM PRODUCED A BRIEF TORNADO IN CATAHOULA PARISH WITHIN THE PAST 30 MINUTES. 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, Jan 18, 1:25 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>026-182100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 125 PM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST...NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA UNTIL 200 PM. AT 120 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEDPORT INDICATED A 20 MILE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...THE LINE EXTENDED FROM RAYVILLE LOUISIANA TO ALEXANDRIA INTO SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST SOUTH OF RAYVILLE AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF WINNSBORO LOUISIANA. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE RACING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 50MPH... HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL. OTHERWISE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTH ARKNSAS AND NORTH AND CENTRAL LOUISINA TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM EL DORADO TO FORT POLK LOUISIANA.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 1:26 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>026-182100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 125 PM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST...NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA UNTIL 200 PM. AT 120 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEDPORT INDICATED A 20 MILE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...THE LINE EXTENDED FROM RAYVILLE LOUISIANA TO ALEXANDRIA INTO SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST SOUTH OF RAYVILLE AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF WINNSBORO LOUISIANA. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE RACING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 50MPH... HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL. OTHERWISE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTH ARKNSAS AND NORTH AND CENTRAL LOUISINA TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM EL DORADO TO FORT POLK LOUISIANA.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 2:16 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>026-182130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 217 PM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNTIL 8PM... ...THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST...NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA WAS REPLACED BY THE TORNADO WATCH FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AS THE STORMS HAD MOVED EAST OF THE ABOVE AREAS... AT 215 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED A 20 MILE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR LAKE PROVIDENCE LOUISIANA TO BETWEEN ST JOSEPH AND WINNSBORO TO ALEXANDRIA ON INTO SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH ALONG THE NORTH END OF THE LINE WHILE THE SOUTH END OF THE LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST...THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE RACING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...WINDS OF NEAR 50 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL. OTHERWISE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM FARMERVILLE AND RUS|TON TO JUST EAST OF DE RIDDER. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST LOUISIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 2:17 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>026-182130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 217 PM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNTIL 8PM... ...THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST...NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA WAS REPLACED BY THE TORNADO WATCH FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AS THE STORMS HAD MOVED EAST OF THE ABOVE AREAS... AT 215 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED A 20 MILE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR LAKE PROVIDENCE LOUISIANA TO BETWEEN ST JOSEPH AND WINNSBORO TO ALEXANDRIA ON INTO SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH ALONG THE NORTH END OF THE LINE WHILE THE SOUTH END OF THE LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST...THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE RACING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...WINDS OF NEAR 50 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL. OTHERWISE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM FARMERVILLE AND RUSTON TO JUST EAST OF DE RIDDER. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST LOUISIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 3:25 PM CST, 37 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>026-182230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 325 PM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNTIL 8PM... AT 320 PM CST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA EXTENDING INTO SOUTH LOUISIANA TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM EAST OF BASTROP TO JUST EAST OF COLUMBIA TO ALEXANDRIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH LOUISIANA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED IF THIS STORM STAYS STRONG WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. . OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS RAINS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO FIVE INCHES FELL OVER NORTH LOUISIANA. AS A RESULT SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREA...FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND SECONDARY ROADS OCCURRED. AS OF 315 PM SOME SECONDARY ROADS STILL HAD WATER OVER THEM IN THE FOLLOWING PARISHES: CALDWELL...OUACHITA AND MOREHOUSE IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SABINE IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 3:26 PM CST, 36 minutes before
OKZ076-077-049-053-TXZ095-097-TXZ106>112-TXZ124>126-136>138-149>153- 166-167-ARZ050>053-ARZ059>061-ARZ066-ARZ070>073-LAZ001>026-182230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 325 PM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNTIL 8PM... AT 320 PM CST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA EXTENDING INTO SOUTH LOUISIANA TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM EAST OF BASTROP TO JUST EAST OF COLUMBIA TO ALEXANDRIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST JOSEPH LOUISIANA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED IF THIS STORM STAYS STRONG WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. . OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS RAINS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO FIVE INCHES FELL OVER NORTH LOUISIANA. AS A RESULT SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREA...FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND SECONDARY ROADS OCCURRED. AS OF 315 PM SOME SECONDARY ROADS STILL HAD WATER OVER THEM IN THE FOLLOWING PARISHES: CALDWELL...OUACHITA AND MOREHOUSE IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SABINE IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 1:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Morehouse, Ouachita | 67 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.