1-20-10 NOW:TX/OK/LA/AR

Storms have fired up this afternoon in the southcentral US. SPC has just issued a new TOR watch for northeast and east central TX. This in addition to the TOR watch already in place for east central TX, LA, and west central portions of MS.

At 2:55p local time, a TORNADO was reported near Ville Platte, LA. Cars were blown into a ditch.

A new TOR warning is now effect iin LA.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
401 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKLINTON...

* UNTIL 445 PM CST

1.75" hail reported in Independence, LA

TOR warning out for TX:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
417 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN SABINE COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
EAST CENTRAL SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 500 PM CST

4:45p local time, tornado reported Loranger, LA

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Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 2
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
355 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

TORNADO WATCH 2 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

TXC001-037-063-067-073-085-097-113-119-121-139-143-147-159-181-
183-203-213-221-223-231-237-251-257-277-315-337-343-349-363-365-
367-379-387-397-401-423-425-439-449-459-467-497-499-210400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0002.100120T2155Z-100121T0400Z/

TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE


ANDERSON BOWIE CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE COLLIN
COOKE DALLAS DELTA
DENTON ELLIS ERATH
FANNIN FRANKLIN GRAYSON
GREGG HARRISON HENDERSON
HOOD HOPKINS HUNT
JACK JOHNSON KAUFMAN
LAMAR MARION MONTAGUE
MORRIS NAVARRO PALO PINTO
PANOLA PARKER RAINS
RED RIVER ROCKWALL RUSK
SMITH SOMERVELL TARRANT
TITUS UPSHUR VAN ZANDT
WISE WOOD


NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
355 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

TORNADO WATCH 2 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

OKC005-013-019-023-029-049-069-085-089-095-099-123-127-210400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0002.100120T2155Z-100121T0400Z/

OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATOKA BRYAN CARTER
CHOCTAW COAL GARVIN
JOHNSTON LOVE MARSHALL
MCCURTAIN MURRAY PONTOTOC
PUSHMATAHA

new Tornado warning for LA:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
441 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKLINTON...

* UNTIL 515 PM CST

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
448 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL SABINE COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
CENTRAL SABINE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CST

* AT 447 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ZWOLLE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SEXTON...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
458 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL VAN ZANDT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CST

* AT 458 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF CANTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
514 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
CENTRAL CADDO PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT...

* UNTIL 600 PM CST

* AT 513 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF
WASKOM...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GREENWOOD AND BLANCHARD...

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
529 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL NATCHITOCHES PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NATCHITOCHES...
CENTRAL SABINE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 615 PM CST

* AT 528 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MANY...OR
23 MILES WEST OF NATCHITOCHES...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CAMPTI...MARTHAVILLE

Tornado reported on ground in Waskom, TX. People trapped inside homes and businesses destroyed.