Tornado Warning until 09:30PM Thursday
TORSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Central Grant Parish in north central Louisiana... Southeastern Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 903 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Flatwoods, or 10 miles west of Lena, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Grant and southeastern Natchitoches Parishes, including the following locations... Chopin, Gorum, and Aloha.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GRANT, LA ... NATCHITOCHES, LA
Instructions:
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. This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Grant Parish Sheriff's Office
205 Cypress St
Colfax, LA 71417
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 318-627-3261
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP GRANTPARISH followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning