Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
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896 NWUS54 KSHV 252339 LSRSHV Preliminary Local Storm Report National Weather Service Shreveport LA 639 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0705 PM Tornado 6 NW New Boston 33.53N 94.47W 05/24/2024 Bowie TX NWS Storm Survey A supercell thunderstorm moved into Bowie County in far Northeast Texas around 7 PM CDT on Friday May 24, 2024. This supercell thunderstorm began to rotate shortly thereafter north of the city of New Boston. Evidence of tree trunks snapped associated with weak tornadic touchdown (EF1, winds around 93 mph) were located along Daniels Chapel Road between County Roads 3108 and 3011 around 7:05 PM CDT. The weak tornado then continued southeast crossing Daniels Chapel Road again near the intersections of County Road 3107 and FM 3378 where more snapped tree trunks were found. The weak tornado then traveled very closely along Daniels Chapel Road as it continued southeast with several more tree trunks snapped, several trees uprooted, and numerous large tree branches downed. The tornado then lifted around the intersection of Daniels Chapel Road and County Road 3010 around 7:09 PM CDT, with the storm continuing as a severe thunderstorm as it began to move east towards Highway 8 and eventually towards the town of RedBank, Texas. This storm continued to produce strong winds, with evidence of sporadic wind damage throughout this general area. && $$ CK