Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Shreveport, LA
NWS Shreveport, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 1995, 2:59 AM CST for Madison Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 61 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
- Mar 7, 1995, 2:59 AM CST (08:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 1995, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Shreveport, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Madison Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:45 AM CST | Tornado F1 | Tallulah, LA | A tornado blew the roof off of a shed and knocked down a horse barn 10 miles south of Tallulah on Louisiana Highway 603. Directly across the road, the tornado damaged the Red Beard Flying Service hangar and knocked over the airplane that was stored inside. |
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 nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 1231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSHV 070859 TORSHV LAC065-071000- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 259 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA ...MADISON PARISH AT 158 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN JACKSON INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF AFTON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WARNING FOR TENSAS PARISH IS CANCELLED THE TORNADO HAS MOVED INTO MADISON PARISH. 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 AVAIL@ABLE...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. NNNN
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, Mar 6, 11:00 PM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
OKZ077-TXZ097-112-126-137-138-150-151-153-ARZ050-051-059-060-061- 070-071-072-LAZ001-002-003-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012- 013-014-015-016-018-019-021-025-023-017-070600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1100 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND A SMALL PORTION OF WESTERN ARKANSAS... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF NORTH LOUISIANA... AT 1055 PM CST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. THE RAIN WAS TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM MANNING ARKANSAS TO MAGNOLIA ARKANSAS TO JUST EAST OF SHREVEPORT TO THE SOUTH END OF TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR TO NEAR LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA. WITHIN THIS LARGE AREA OF RAIN A 40 TO 50 MILE WIDE BAND OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM CAMDEN AND EL DORADO ARKANSAS TO RUSTON AND HOMER LOUISIANA TO NATCHITOCHES AND MANY LOUISIANA TO THE SOUTH END OF TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OCCURRING IN THE RINGGOLD AREA...JUST NORTHWEST OF NATCHITOCHES AND JUST EAST OF MANY LOUISIANA. THESE STORMS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL AND WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THE AREA WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE TRACKING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 12:00 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
OKZ077-TXZ097-112-126-137-138-150-151-153-ARZ050-051-059-060-061- 070-071-072-LAZ001-002-003-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012- 013-014-015-016-018-019-021-025-023-017-070700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1200 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND A SMALL PORTION OF WESTERN ARKANSAS... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF NORTH LOUISIANA... AT 1155 PM CST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. THE RAIN WAS TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM MANNING ARKANSAS TO JUST EAST OF MAGNOLIA ARKANSAS TO HOMER LOUISIANA TO THE SOUTH END OF TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR TO ALONG THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER WEST OF LAKE CHARLES. WITHIN THIS LARGE AREA OF RAIN A 40 TO 50 MILE WIDE BAND OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM HERMITAGE EL DORADO ARKANSAS TO FARMERVILLE...RUSTON AND MONROE LOUISIANA TO WINNFIELD AND NATCHITOCHES TO FORT POLK. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM THE BIENVILLE AREA TO JUST EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF COUSHATTA AND FROM THE WINNFIELD AREA TO JUST SOUTH OF NATCHITOCHES. THE STRONGER STORMS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL AND WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THE AREA WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE TRACKING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 12:30 AM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes before
OKZ077-TXZ097-112-126-137-138-150-151-153-ARZ050-051-059-060-061- 070-071-072-LAZ001-002-003-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012- 013-014-015-016-018-019-021-025-023-017-070730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1230 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUED IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF NORTH LOUISIANA... AT 1230 AM CST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. THE RAIN WAS TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM MANNING ARKANSAS TO JUST EAST OF MAGNOLIA ARKANSAS TO HOMER LOUISIANA TO NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA TO FORT POLK. WITHIN THIS LARGE AREA OF RAIN A 30 MILE WIDE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM RUSTON AND BIENVILLE LOUISIANA TO THE WINNFIELD AND NATCHITOCHES AREAS OF LOUISIANA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM THE WINNFIELD AREA TO THE VICINITY OF NATCHITOCHES...THE STRONGER STORMS WERE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODCUING VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL AND WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THE AREA WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE TRACKING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REDEVELOP0ED OVER SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS ...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ARKADELPHIA ARKANSAS TO TEXARKANA TO LINDEN TEXAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OCCURRING FROM NEAR IDABEL OKLAHOMA TO NEAR CLARKSVILLE TEXAS. THESE STORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUING HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL AND WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
Local storm report, Mar 7, 1:30 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
130 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995
STORM REPORTS FOR MONDAY MARCH 6TH 1995
TIME CST PARISH/COUNTY/STATE EVENT/LOCATION
425 PM TENSAS LA MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY TENSAS PARISH
SHERIFFS OFFICE AND THE TENSAS CIVIL DEFENSE
COORDINATOR.
1145 PM CALDWELL LA TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG U.S. HWY
165 SOUTH OF COLUMBIA AND LA HWY'S 849 AND 850
NEAR COLUMBIA.
...PLEASE NOTE THE WARNING MONDAY FOR TENSAS PARISH WITH A TIME OF 916 AM
...SHOULD HAVE BEEN 316 PM...Special weather statement, Mar 7, 2:17 AM CST, 42 minutes before
OKZ077-TXZ097-112-126-137-138-150-151-153-ARZ050-051-059-060-061- 070-071-072-LAZ001-002-003-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-012- 013-014-015-016-018-019-021-025-023-017-070915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 217 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST TEXAS - ARKANSAS - AND NORTH LOUISIANA... ...A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH LOUISIANA AND A PART OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS WHICH INCLUDED DE SOTO- NATCHITOCHES - RED RIVER - SABINE - WINN -CALDWELL - AND FRANKLIN PARISHES IN LOUISIANA AND PANOLA AND SHELBY COUNTIES IN TEXAS... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR RED RIVER - SOUTHERN DE SOTO - AND NORTHERN SABINE PARISHES... AT 217 AM CST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT AND LONGVIEW INDICATED SHOWERS AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST LOUISIANA FROM NEAR HALL SUMMIT SOUTHWEST TO NEAR CONVERSE AND ZWOLLE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST 30 MPH. ELSEWHERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED OVER SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS FROM NEAR HORATIO AND FULTON NORTH TO SMITHVILLE OKLAHOMA AND NEAR HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS. ARKANSAS. OVER LOUISIANA A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED EAST OF A LINE FROM MAGNOLIA TO LOGANSPORT LOUISIANA. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED NEAR COTTON VALLEY AND DUBACH LOUISIANA. RAPID DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED OVER EAST TEXAS FROM NEAR TENAHA WEST TO NEAR GARRISON. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 8:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Claiborne | 67 min |
| Mar 7, 2:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | De Soto, Sabine | 64 min |
| Mar 7, 2:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Red River | 64 min |
| Mar 7, 2:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Tensas | 69 min |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | De Soto, Sabine | 60 min |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Red River | 60 min |
| Mar 7, 4:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville, Jackson | 67 min |
| Mar 7, 7:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Bienville | 47 min |
| Mar 7, 7:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Natchitoches, Winn | 57 min |
| Mar 7, 7:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Jackson, Lincoln | 57 min |
| Mar 7, 8:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Tensas | 51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.