Severe Thunderstorms; Excessive Rainfall; Dangerous Heat; Air Quality Concerns and the Tropics

Wildfire smoke will push into the Midwest, worsening air quality. A frontal system brings severe storms from the Northern Plains to the Mid‑Atlantic the next few days. Heavy Gulf Coast rain is possible as Tropical Depression Two has formed, while monsoonal storms persist in the Southwest with heavy rainfall. Hazardous heat expands from the Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Overview

The first tornado of 2013 in the Four State Region occurred during the night of January 12, 2013. Meteorologists from the National Weather Service office in Shreveport surveyed damage from a strong EF1 tornado that began 7 miles southeast of Frierson in De Soto Parish. The tornado snapped hardwood trees in this area and tracked northwest into Red River Parish. Major damage was done to a home and trees on Parish Road 410 about 15 miles west-northwest of Hall Summit. The tornado crossed Highway 1 about 15 miles southeast of the city limits of Shreveport causing substantial damage to two vehicles and two travel trailers at the Petro Hawk Natural Gas site off of Highway 1. Two people inside one of the trailers sustained injuries. The tornado dissipated as it approached the Red River. Snapped tree trunks were frequently found throughout the damage path. This damage is consistent with an EF1 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 110 mph.

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Severe Thunderstorms; Excessive Rainfall; Dangerous Heat; Air Quality Concerns and the Tropics

January 12, 2013: EF1 Tornado in Northwest Louisiana