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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport La
840 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018

...NWS Damage Survey For April 13, 2018, Tornado Events...

.Tornado # 1 in Harrison County and Caddo Parish...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 MPH
Path Length /Statute/:  10.67 Miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   100 Yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2018
Start Time:             11:50 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 miles SSW of Waskom / Harrison County, TX
Start Lat/Lon:          32.3869 / -94.1053

End Date:               04/14/2018
End Time:               12:04 AM CDT
End Location:           1 mile SE of Greenwood / Caddo Parish, LA
End_Lat/Lon:            32.4315 / -93.9339

Survey Summary: A tornado touched down along FM 9 near FM 451 where it broke
several large branches from a few trees here.  It continued east-northeast just
north of CR 1220 where it continued to break large branches from trees.  It blew
the roof off a small barn before it crossed into Caddo Parish. It broke several 
large branches down from a few trees when it crossed Elysian Fields Road.  The 
tornado continued east-northeast where it uprooted a tree along Highway 79 that
knocked down power lines. The tornado continued northeast where it knocked down
several large branches from trees along Shirley Francis Road. The tornado uprooted
trees and broke large branches just southeast of Greenwood before lifting.  

.Tornado # 2 in Caddo and Bossier Parishes..

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 MPH
Path Length /Statute/:  22.52 Miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   1100 Yards
Fatalities:             1
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/14/2018
Start Time:             12:10 AM CDT
Start Location:         7 miles SW of Shreveport / Caddo Parish, LA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.4521 / -93.8531

End Date:               04/14/2018
End Time:               12:41 AM CDT
End Location:           1 mile N of Princeton / Bossier Parish, LA
End_Lat/Lon:            32.6070 / -93.5129

Survey Summary: A tornado touched down just west of 3132 along Dixie Boulevard
where it uprooted a few trees. It continued east-northeast crossing 3132 breaking 
several large branches from trees. The tornado did roof damage to three hotels
near the Monkhouse exit along I-20.  The tornado paralleled I-20 where it uprooted
trees and damaged a few billboard signs.  The tornado shifted north-northeast 
crossing Jewella Avenue near Jackson Street where it began to do significant tree
damage in this area.  The tornado swelled to around 800 yards wide where it 
uprooted and snapped numerous trees along a 13 block path east-northeast to the
vicinity of the intersection of Hearne Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. The tornado
continued northeast into downtown Shreveport doing sporadic tree damage before 
crossing the Red River into downtown Bossier City. The tornado uprooted a number of
trees and broke several large branches between Bossier High School and I-20. The 
tornado strengthened near the Heart of Bossier shopping center and Benton Road 
where it uprooted several trees as it headed east-northeast towards Pierre Bossier
Mall.  It uprooted or snapped several trees along the south side of the mall and 
I-20 in this area.  The tornado was able to knocked down the top half of the east-
facing wall of a strip mall on the north side of Pierre Bossier Mall. The tornado
shifted northeast where it paralleled the north side of East Texas Street where it
continued to uproot and snap trees.  There were a number of mobile homes that were
damaged along East Texas Street/Highway 80 due to falling trees.  The tornado was at
its weakest point as did sporadic tree damage as it crossed over I-220 near Louisiana
Downs.  The tornado began to rapidly strengthen as it approached the Red Chute area
where it knocked a large tree down onto a travel trailer in the Hillcrest mobile home
park, unfortunately killing a two year old infant.  The tornado did considerable tree
damage as it crossed Bellevue Road just north of Highway 80, splitting trunks and
uprooting trees as it reached its widest width, 1100 yards. The tornado continued
northeast paralleling Adner Road while doing significant tree damage in the northern
sections of Country Place Subdivision near Eastwood.  The tornado continued northeast
doing more tree damage as it crossed Winfield Road west of the community of Princeton
just west of Princeton Elementary School.  The tornado uprooted a few more trees
north of Princeton along highway 157 before lifting.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies
tornadoes into the following categories.

EF0...Weak......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...Weak......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...Strong....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...Strong....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...Violent...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...Violent...>200 MPH

Note:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS storm data. 

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