1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:04 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The thunderstorm that produced the tornado formed along a squall line moving across the region. Damage consisted primarily of numerous snapped and fallen trees or trees that were topped. One older frame home was de-roofed.
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