Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 0.89 Miles
-- Width 300 Yards
State LOUISIANA
County/Area CADDO
WFO SHV
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2019-05-08 15:01 CST-6
Begin Location 2SSW GAYLES
Begin Lat/Lon 32.2984/-93.6423
End Date 2019-05-08 15:02 CST-6
End Location 2S GAYLES
End Lat/Lon 32.3032/-93.6281
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 A strong upper level trough of low pressure extending from the Intermountain West into the Four Corners Region energized the southwest flow aloft across the Southern Plains during much of the day on May 8th, with a strong low level jet sustaining a mesoscale convective complex (MCS) across much of Oklahoma into Northcentral Texas south into the Texas Hill Country. While these storms gradually weakened after daybreak as a cold pool from these storms propagated southeast into the region, additional upper level disturbances ahead of this trough interacted with ample moisture and instability near this cold pool to intensify these showers and thunderstorms, some of which became severe with damaging winds as they moved across portions of East Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and North Louisiana. Strong low level shear was also present within the moderately unstable air mass, with discrete supercell thunderstorms developing across extreme East Texas and North Louisiana. This resulted in eleven reports of tornadoes across Northern Louisiana before the storms gradually weakened during the evening. However, locally heavy rainfall from the stronger storms persisted across portions of North Louisiana during the evening through the overnight/early morning hours of the 9th.
Event Narrative The is a continuation of the Desoto Parish EF-1 tornado. This tornado weakened slightly as it entered extreme Southeast Caddo Parish near Ellerbe Road, with maximum estimated winds around 90 mph. Several trees were snapped along Ellerbe Road before the tornado lifted just along Highway 175 just north of its intersection of Ellerbe Road.


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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.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 1.515M 0.00K
BETHANY CADDO PAR. LA 05/08/2019 14:20 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
KEATCHIE DE SOTO PAR. LA 05/08/2019 14:33 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
KICKAPOO DE SOTO PAR. LA 05/08/2019 14:44 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 200.00K 0.00K
FRIERSON DE SOTO PAR. LA 05/08/2019 14:53 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
FORBING CADDO PAR. LA 05/08/2019 14:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DIXIE GARDENS CADDO PAR. LA 05/08/2019 14:57 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GAYLES CADDO PAR. LA 05/08/2019 15:01 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GAYLES CADDO PAR. LA 05/08/2019 15:03 CST-6 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BELMONT SABINE PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MARTHAVILLE NATCHITOCHES PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ALLEN NATCHITOCHES PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 83 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
READHEIMER NATCHITOCHES PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:15 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
REIDHEIMER NATCHITOCHES PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:22 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MILL WINN PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:23 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JONESBORO ARPT JACKSON PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:35 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 60.00K 0.00K
JONESBORO ARPT JACKSON PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:35 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SPRING HILL JACKSON PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:39 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 78 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WESTON JACKSON PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:42 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 1.000M 0.00K
CLAY JACKSON PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:47 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
BARNET SPGS LINCOLN PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:50 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
CLAY JACKSON PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:52 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
COLFAX GRANT PAR. LA 05/08/2019 16:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OLLA LA SALLE PAR. LA 05/08/2019 17:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MILLHAVEN OUACHITA PAR. LA 05/08/2019 17:36 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BENTLEY GRANT PAR. LA 05/08/2019 19:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BETHANY CADDO PAR. LA 05/09/2019 02:05 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BELLEVUE BOSSIER PAR. LA 05/09/2019 02:33 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VANCEVILLE BOSSIER PAR. LA 05/09/2019 03:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLARENCE NATCHITOCHES PAR. LA 05/09/2019 04:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 1.515M 0.00K