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Severe Weather 2024

Long-lead time TORP issued on the east side of Shreveport.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
244 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Central Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 244 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
was located near Haughton, or 10 miles southeast of Bossier City,
moving northwest at 35 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.

* The tornado will be near...
Bossier City, Haughton, and Eastwood around 250 PM CDT.
Benton around 320 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Ferguson, Princeton, Ivan, Linton, Fillmore, Bodcau, Bellevue, Red
Chute, and Barksdale Air Force Base.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
 
Debris easily going 10k ft. on this tornado. Large reflectivity ball.
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TOR for Shreveport proper now.
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The one near Scottsville is still going strong with a deep TDS. It’s avoided most of the towns around it so far and it doesn’t look like there’s a ton out there for it to hit right now but it might be a close call for Jefferson in a little bit if it stays down.
 
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