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Event Details:
Event | Tornado |
-- Scale | EF0 |
-- Length | 2.28 Miles |
-- Width | 340 Yards |
State | LOUISIANA |
County/Area | BOSSIER |
WFO | SHV |
Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
NCEI Data Source | CSV |
Begin Date | 2025-05-06 14:54 CST-6 |
Begin Location | 4WSW LAKE BISTINEAU SOUTH |
Begin Lat/Lon | 32.352/-93.4617 |
End Date | 2025-05-06 14:57 CST-6 |
End Location | 2W LAKE BISTINEAU SOUTH |
End Lat/Lon | 32.3738/-93.4323 |
Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
Property Damage | 0.00K |
Crop Damage | 0.00K |
Episode Narrative | An upper level low pressure system over the Desert Southwest shifted east through the Intermountain West on May 6th, inducing surface low development over West Texas. This also resulted in a tightening pressure gradient across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, with increased southerly low level winds allowing for a warm front to shift north to the I-20 corridor of East Texas and North Louisiana before becoming stationary later in the day. A warm, moist, and unstable air mass developed during the 6th south of the front, as large scale forcing increased near and south of the front ahead of the upper trough. As a result, showers and thunderstorms, some of which became severe, developed across East Texas and North Louisiana, producing damaging winds, locally heavy rainfall, and isolated tornadoes. Given the already saturated grounds from heavy rainfall that fell only several days prior, flash flooding was also observed through the afternoon and evening. |
Event Narrative | A brief line-embedded tornado with estimated maximum winds near 80 mph touched down along LA Hwy 154 between Elm Grove and Lake Bistineau. Damage was extremely sporadic and consisted almost entirely of large and small limbs being downed from hardwood trees. However, a couple of larger tree trunks were split along the path. The tornado roughly moved east, crossing Fairview Point Road, then turned northeast, crossing Evangeline Drive, Parish Camp Road, and Public Camp Road. The most consistent path of tree damage was found in the Bossier Parish Camp at Lake Bistineau. The tornado likely moved over Lake Bistineau and lifted. No consistent evidence of a tornado damage track was located on the eastern shore of the lake. Still, sporadic tree damage from the intense bow echo was observed in Northern Bienville and Southern Webster Parishes. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.All events for this episode:
Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals: | 0 | 1 | 775.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
SUPERIOR | CADDO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 11:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
BLANCHARD | CADDO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 12:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
BENTON | BOSSIER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 13:16 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
REIDHEIMER | NATCHITOCHES PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 14:12 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
KEATCHIE | DE SOTO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 14:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
HALLS STORE | CADDO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 14:26 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 775.00K | 0.00K |
STONEWALL | DE SOTO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 14:44 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
ELM GROVE | BOSSIER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 14:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CROSS RDS | RED RIVER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 14:54 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LAKE BISTINEAU SOUTH | BOSSIER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 14:54 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
JEWELLA | CADDO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
JEWELLA | CADDO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
BOSSIER CITY | BOSSIER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:01 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
REISOR | CADDO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:07 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
HEFLIN | WEBSTER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:11 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CUTOFF JCT | CADDO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:17 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
COUSHATTA ARPT | RED RIVER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:22 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
COUSHATTA ARPT | RED RIVER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
COUSHATTA ARPT | RED RIVER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:28 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CUTOFF JCT | CADDO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
EVERGREEN | WEBSTER PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:32 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
OKALOOSA | OUACHITA PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:33 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LAPINE | OUACHITA PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 15:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LAPINE | OUACHITA PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:05 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 kts. EG | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
WOOD JCT | JACKSON PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
DOWNSVILLE | UNION PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
SHREVEPORT | CADDO PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
DOWNSVILLE | UNION PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:17 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
OKALOOSA | OUACHITA PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
POINT | UNION PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LUNA | OUACHITA PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:24 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CLAIBORNE | OUACHITA PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
MT OLIVE | BIENVILLE PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
WEST MONROE | OUACHITA PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LILLIE | UNION PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:32 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
PINE GROVE | OUACHITA PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:32 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
PINE GROVE | OUACHITA PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CANBEAL | UNION PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 16:38 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
ARCADIA | BIENVILLE PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 17:29 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
NATCHEZ | NATCHITOCHES PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 18:03 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
ROGERS | LA SALLE PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
WINNFIELD JOYCE ARPT | WINN PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 18:35 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
JENA | LA SALLE PAR. | LA | 05/06/2025 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
Totals: | 0 | 1 | 775.00K | 0.00K |