1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 17, 4:14 AM CST, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 514 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002 UPDATED FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...ALSO MADE A FEW OTHER CHANGES. IV PREV NUMBERS... SHV 085/059 075/050 75 6510 MLU 085/059 074/049 74 5610 TXK 081/055 073/049 74 6310 TYR 084/057 074/050 74 5310 LFK 087/060 077/051 76 4510 .SHV...NONE.
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>005-010>013-OKZ077-TXZ096-097- 108>112-124>126-136>138-149>151-171458- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 850 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FOR THAT PART OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...NORTH OF A LINE FROM RUSK TEXAS...IN CHEROKEE COUNTY...TO JONESBORO LOUISIANA...IN JACKSON PARISH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...AND RUSTON IN LOUISIANA...TYLER AND LONGVIEW IN TEXAS...AND TEXARKANA AND MAGNOLIA IN ARKANSAS. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA DURING THE MORNING.
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:51 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown onto a house causing severe structural damage. Power lines were toppled and numerous trees felled.
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