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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 4, 1999Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 1999, 11:51 PM CDT for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 49 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: May 4, 1999, 11:51 PM CDT (04:51 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 1999, 12:40 AM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Area: Whole counties

County Ouachita Parish, LA

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 4, 8:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 8:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
810 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 1999

SEVERE WEATHER STILL GOING ON ACROSS THE REGION...CURRENT FORECAST
LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 4, 8:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
825 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0540 PM    PLAIN DEALING             LA   TORNADO
05/04/99   BOSSIER                        RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO 1/4
                                          MILE WIDE TOUCHED DOWN
                                          JUST W OF TOWN AND E OF
                                          RED RIVER. MOSTLY TREES
                                          DOWNED. MOBILE HOMES
                                          TURNED OVER. CONTINUED ON
                                          GROUND THROUGH N BOSSIER
                                          PARISH. REPORTED BY
                                          BROADCAST MEDIA. NWS
                                          TORNADO SURVEY PENDING.

0540 PM    BOLINGER                  LA   TORNADO
05/04/99   BOSSIER                        HWY 3 CLOSED. MOBILE HOME
                                          DESTROYED. TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
                                          SPOTTER. NWS TORNADO SURVEY
                                          PENDING.

0703 PM    2 E MAGNOLIA              AR   TORNADO
05/04/99   COLUMBIA                       POSSIBLE TORNADO. NUMEROUS
                                          TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWNED. TRAILERS BLOWN
                                          OVER NEAR HWY 82. REPORTED
                                          BY SPOTTER. NWS TORNADO
                                          SURVEY PENDING.

0705 PM    MC NEIL                   AR   TORNADO
05/04/99   COLUMBIA                       UNCONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE
                                          GROUND. REPORTED BY
                                          SPOTTER. NWS TORNADO
                                          SURVEY PENDING.

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Local storm report, May 4, 8:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
853 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0645 PM    2 E MAGNOLIA              AR   60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/04/99   COLUMBIA                       DAMAGE TO HOUSES. TREES
                                          DOWNED. REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGER. NWS
                                          TORNADO SURVEY PENDING.

0650 PM    MAGNOLIA                  AR   TORNADO
05/04/99   COLUMBIA                       UNOFFICIAL TORNADO
                                          REPORTED ALONG HWY 11 BY
                                          OEP. NWS TORNADO SURVEY
                                          PENDING.

0740 PM    LINDALE                   TX   .75 INCH HAIL
05/04/99   SMITH                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

0755 PM    GLADEWATER                TX   .75 INCH HAIL
05/04/99   GREGG                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

0809 PM    TYLER                     TX   .75 INCH HAIL
05/04/99   SMITH                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

0830 PM    1 S MARSHALL              TX   70 MPH TSTM GUST
05/04/99   HARRISON                       ESTIMATED BY SPOTTER.

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Local storm report, May 4, 9:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
933 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0300 PM    DE KALB                   TX   TORNADO
05/04/99   BOWIE                          *** 11 INJURIES ***
                                          3 ARE IN CRITICAL
                                          CONDITION. TRACK WENT
                                          THROUGH CBD. 100 HOMES
                                          DAMAGED. POWER LINES
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY MAYOR.
                                          NWS TORNADO SURVEY PENDING.

0315 PM    KILGORE                   TX   TORNADO
05/04/99   GREGG                          *** 3 MINOR INJURIES ***
                                          REPORTED BY NEWSPAPER.

0320 PM    KILGORE                   TX   TORNADO
05/04/99   GREGG                          DAMAGED LARGE SECTION OF
                                          STONERIDGE APTS ON STONE
                                          RD. SEVERAL TREES DOWNED ON
                                          WOODLAWN ST. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT. NWS
                                          TORNADO SURVEY PENDING.

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Local storm report, May 4, 9:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
944 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0905 PM    NACOGDOCHES               TX   60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/04/99   NACOGDOCHES                    REPORTED BY SPOTTERS.

0905 PM    NACOGDOCHES               TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/04/99   NACOGDOCHES                    SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWNED IN TOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

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Local storm report, May 4, 11:25 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1125 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

1015 PM    DUBBERLY                  LA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/04/99   WEBSTER                        REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

1040 PM    BRYCELAND                 LA   1 INCH HAIL
05/04/99   BIENVILLE                      REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

1055 PM    SIMSBORO                  LA   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/04/99   LINCOLN                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

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Local storm report, May 4, 11:34 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1134 PM CDT TUE MAY 04 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

1115 PM    RUSTON                    LA   .75 INCH HAIL
05/04/99   LINCOLN                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Harrison, Marion	47 min
May 4, 7:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Cherokee	64 min
May 4, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Smith	65 min
May 4, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Gregg	48 min
May 4, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Harrison	64 min
May 4, 8:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches	62 min
May 4, 9:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Shelby	59 min
May 5, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Harrison, Panola	35 min
May 5, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Nacogdoches	33 min
May 5, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Panola, Shelby	50 min
May 5, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Shelby	50 min
May 4, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caddo	31 min
May 4, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Webster	47 min
May 4, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville	65 min
May 4, 10:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville	50 min
May 4, 10:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Lincoln	62 min
May 5, 4:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Claiborne	61 min
May 5, 6:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	56 min
May 5, 6:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	49 min
May 5, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier	35 min
May 5, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	50 min
May 5, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Webster	47 min
May 5, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	50 min
May 5, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Claiborne	47 min
May 5, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bienville, Webster	47 min
May 5, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Winn	48 min
May 5, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Ouachita	48 min
May 4, 7:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	30 min
May 5, 7:07 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Union	63 min
May 5, 1:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	19 min
May 5, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Columbia	35 min
May 5, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	33 min
May 5, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Columbia	48 min
May 5, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.