Multi-day, Potentially Catastrophic Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Event

A multi-day, potentially historic heavy rainfall event may produce catastrophic and life-threatening flooding through Saturday from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley. Several clusters of strong to severe storms are expected from the Southern Plains, Mid Mississippi Valley to the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys and the Mid Atlantic. Read More >

Overview

Meteorologists from the National Weather Service office in Shreveport surveyed damage from a weak EF0 tornado that occurred in Caddo and Bossier Parishes during the evening of November 11, 2012. The tornado began on the north side of Belcher in Caddo Parish in an open field between Highways 71 and 3049. The tornado tracked east-northeast mainly across open farmland and crossed the Red River into Western Bossier Parish. The tornado finally dissipated after crossing Highway 3 in a wooded area just south of Highway 160. Large tree limbs were snapped off all along the path. This damage is consistent with an EF0 tornado with estimated peak winds around 65 mph.

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Multi-day, Potentially Catastrophic Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Event

November 11, 2012: Weak EF-0 Tornado in Caddo & Bossier Parishes