Tornado in Louisiana, November 23, 2004

Name: Tornado in Louisiana, November 23, 2004
Start: 2004-11-23T18:49
End: 2004-11-23T19:20
Location: Louisiana

November 23, 2004 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 23, 3:25 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 3:25 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
325 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

.DISCUSSION...
WARM FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING NORTH ACROSS CWA AS COLD FRONT
AND DRY AIR INTRUSION APPROACHES FROM SOUTHWEST. WARM AIR SHOULD
NOT MOVE MUCH FURTHER NORTH AS SYSTEM OCCLUDES OVER NORTHERN PORTION
OF CWA. DRY AIR PUNCH SHOULD REACH EASTERN ZONES LATE TONIGHT...
BRINGING END TO RAIN ALL BUT EXTREME NORTH. LIGHT RAIN IN NORTH MAY
LINGER INTO EARLY MORNING...BUT BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...SYSTEM
CROSSES MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BE STRONG
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND LOOK FOR TEMPS TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING
OR SLIGHTLY BELOW BY THURSDAY MORNING IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
ADJACENT SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS ZONES. SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTHEAST...AND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WINDS ACROSS WESTERN
PORTION OF CWA WILL BE RETURNING TO SOUTHERLY.

NEXT FRONT DUE SATURDAY...BUT SHOULD MOVE ACROSS AREA VERY
RAPIDLY...SO WILL GO WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY. DRY WEATHER FOR SUNDAY...BUT GFS BRINGING SYSTEM
SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT ONE INTO SOUTHWEST U.S. MONDAY. AT THIS
TIME...STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOOKS TO BE FURTHER SOUTH IN GULF...
THUS NORTH WINDS AND COOLER TEMPS WOULD INDICATE NO SEVERE STORMS.

IN SHORT TERM...SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES INTO EVENING
HOURS FOR MUCH OF CWA...ISOLATED TORNADOES STILL POSSIBLE...BUT
CAPE AND SHEAR VALUES REMAINS MARGINAL. AS TEMPS BEGIN TO
COOL ALOFT...HAIL THREAT COULD INCREASE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  54  55  35  54 /  70  10   0   0
MLU  59  61  36  52 /  90  10   0   0
DEQ  49  52  29  53 /  70  30   0   0
TXK  52  54  34  53 /  70  10   0   0
ELD  55  57  33  53 /  90  10   0   0
TYR  50  52  34  56 /  50  10   0   0
GGG  51  53  34  55 /  70  10   0   0
LFK  54  55  34  56 /  50  10   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 12:00 PM CST, 6 hours 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1200 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-241200-
ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD-
HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION-
MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA-
PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR-
WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD-
1200 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE
ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ENTER EAST TEXAS BY THIS EVENING AND
MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION TONIGHT.
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER MOST OF THE FOUR
STATE REGION...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THE
STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 23, 1:34 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
134 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     HAIL             CLARKSVILLE             33.61N 95.06W
11/23/2004  1.25 INCH        RED RIVER          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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Special weather statement, Nov 23, 1:37 PM CST, 5 hours 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
137 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

LAZ010-011-017>020-022-TXZ108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-
232050-
ANGELINA-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-
LA SALLE-MARION-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-
RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX-SAN AUGUSTINE-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UPSHUR-
WINN-WOOD-
137 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

A TORNADO WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR THOSE AREAS OF
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MOUNT
VERNON TEXAS...TO MANSFIELD LOUISIANA...TO OLLA LOUISIANA. THIS
AREA INCLUDES WITH CITIES OF TYLER...LUFKIN...AND NACOGDOCHES
TEXAS...AND MANY...NATCHITOCHES...AND JENA LOUISIANA.

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Local storm report, Nov 23, 5:24 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
524 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0442 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SAN AUGUSTINE           31.53N 94.11W
11/23/2004                   SAN AUGUSTINE      TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN.

&&

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Special weather statement, Nov 23, 6:25 PM CST, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
625 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>003-010-011-017-TXZ097-110>112-
124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-240050-
ANGELINA-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-
GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD-HOWARD-LAFAYETTE-LITTLE RIVER-MARION-MILLER-
MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NEVADA-PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RUSK-SABINE LA-
SABINE TX-SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-UNION AR-UPSHUR-WEBSTER-
WOOD-
625 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS ISSUED EARLIER TODAY FOR NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND PART OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...IS
CLEARED WEST OF A LINE FROM HOMER LOUISIANA TO NATCHITOCHES
LOUISIANA. THE SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY AREA IS NO LONGER IN
THE TORNADO WATCH.

LAZ004>006-012>014-018>022-240300-
BIENVILLE-CALDWELL-CLAIBORNE-GRANT-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LINCOLN-
NATCHITOCHES-OUACHITA-UNION LA-WINN-
625 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM...
THE TORNADO WATCH ISSUED EARLIER TODAY CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
PM FOR THAT AREA OF NORTH LOUISIANA EAST OF A LINE FROM HOMER TO
NATCHITOCHES.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Natchitoches

When: November 23, 6:49 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County, 15 mi ESE of Kisatchie
Rating: F2
Path length: 20 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 31.333, -92.950

A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A DAMAGING TORNADO THAT MOVED INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF NATCHITOCHES PARISH. THE STORM MOVED IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION...CROSSING HWY 119 EAST OF GORUM AND HWY 1 NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF GALBRAITH AND THEN PROCEEDED TO MOVE ALONG HWY 490 FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES BEFORE THE HIGHWAY CURVED AWAY FROM THE STORM'S PATH. THE STORM THEN CROSSED THE CANE RIVER NORTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF MARCO AND CROSSED THE RED RIVER...MOVING INTO GRANT PARISH. THE PATH WIDTH RANGED FROM 100 TO 300 YARDS AND APPEARS TO HAVE STAYED ON THE GROUND CONTINUOUSLY FOR SOME 20 MILES. PRIOR TO IT'S MOVING ALONG HWY 490...IT WAS IN MAINLY RURAL FORESTED AREAS AND OTHER THAN EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE...RESULTED IN ONLY ISOLATED MINOR DAMAGE TO FARM OUTBUILDINGS. AS THE STORM MOVED ALONG HWY 490...IT DAMAGED OR DESTROYED TREES AND PROPERTY EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A TWO MILE STRETCH. SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE INCLUDING TWO FRAME HOMES WHICH WERE DESTROYED AND TWO MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED. THE ONLY INJURY WAS ONE LADY WHO SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS AND A PUNCTURED LUNG.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 2004 Warnings in Louisiana, November 2004

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5432505.