Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
958 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

......NWS DAMAGE SURVEY COMPLETED FOR THE MAY 16TH STORM THAT
OCCURRED IN EXTREME EAST TEXAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...

A SUPERCELL PRODUCED A DOWNBURST THAT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT STRAIGHT
LINE WIND DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN CADDO AND NORTHERN DE SOTO PARISHES.
NWS RADAR ESTIMATED THAT SOME OF THESE WINDS COULD HAVE REACHED
NEAR 105 MPH. THE DAMAGE PATH STARTED NEAR BARRON ROAD IN
SOUTHERN CADDO PARISH AND ENDED NEAR LAKE RD JUST EAST OF I49 IN
DE SOTO PARISH. OTHER SPORADIC WIND DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN SOUTH
SHREVEPORT AND OTHER PARISHES IN NORTHWEST LOUSIANA...HOWEVER THIS
AREA WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT.

PEAK WIND ESTIMATED 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 6000 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE:             05/16/2013
START TIME:             3:05 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         BARRON ROAD IN CADDO PARISH

END DATE:               05/16/2013
END TIME:               3:13 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           LAKE ROAD IN DE SOTO PARISH


NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

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