* AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PRAIRIE...OR 11 MILES WEST OF WEST POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ABERDEEN.
(CBS/AP) A line of ciolent thunderstorms tore through in Northwestern Louisiana and neighboring Arkansas Thursday, spawning several tornadoes. One man was killed.
CBS News correspondent Ashley Morrison reports at least three funnels touched down in northwestern Louisiana.
Authorities said an unnamed 20-year-old driver died when his car hit a tree felled by the storms near Shreveport.
Another man was luckier, when the steeple of the First United Methodist Church in Shreveport was blown off the building, landing on his car as he was stopped at a red light.
The 57-year-old driver, Michael Williams, was seriously injured but alive in the crushed car.
CBS Affiliate KSLA correspondent Ben Wolf reports firefighters worked feverishly to save Williams.
Eyewitness John Beauregard told Wolf the falling steeple "sounded like a loud explosion." He said some onlookers were praying when they realized there was someone in a car trapped underneath.
Williams was taken to LSU Hospital with broken bones all over his body, reports Wolf, but rescue crews said the man gave them a "thumbs up" a he was pulled from the wreckage.
Emergency crews were also at the scene in Haughton, La., where more than 30 homes were damaged.
A 94-year-old woman and her 70-year-old daughter barely escaped when their home was split in half by a large falling pine tree.
The older woman ended up under a roofing beam. Fortunately, the beam didn't fall all the way to the floor. "I'm just sore, I feel pretty good," the older woman told KSLA. "I just thank God I'm as good as I am." She was treated for minor injuries. - CBS News Story
WW 785 TORNADO AL MS 301725Z - 310000Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35WNW MSL/MUSCLE SHOALS AL/ - 35SSW PIB/PINE BELT MS/
.AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /38WNW MSL - 40ESE MCB/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21035.
WW 784 TORNADO AR 292225Z - 300500Z
AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30SE RUE/RUSSELLVILLE AR/ - 20NNW FLP/FLIPPIN AR/
.AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM E/W /31WNW LIT - 64SSE SGF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 20045.
"Tornadic supercells are exploding from east Texas into central Arkansas,
in association with the dynamic system impacting the central U.S. Tornadoes
have been reported in Camden, AR as well as within the Shreveport, LA city
limits. Radar presentation suggests that the tornado that went through
Shreveport may have been strong ..."
WW 783 TORNADO AR 291850Z - 300200Z
AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
55SSW HOT/HOT SPRINGS AR/ - 35NNE HOT/HOT SPRINGS AR/
.AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM E/W /33ENE TXK - 37WNW LIT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 20040.
WW 782 TORNADO AR LA TX 291815Z - 300200Z
AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35ENE TXK/TEXARKANA AR/ - 60SE UTS/HUNTSVILLE TX/
.AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM E/W /33ENE TXK - 32ENE IAH/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.
WW 781 TORNADO OK TX 291655Z - 292300Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
15ENE MKO/MUSKOGEE OK/ - 40ESE TPL/TEMPLE TX/
.AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /42SE TUL - 50SSE ACT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21045.
WW 780 SEVERE TSTM OK 291145Z - 291700Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
15NNE BVO/BARTLESVILLE OK/ - 10SSE DUA/DURANT OK/
.AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /36WSW OSW - 48ESE ADM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.
REPLACES WW 778..OK TX
REPLACES WW 779..OK TX
WW 779 TORNADO OK TX 290700Z - 291400Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25SSE ABI/ABILENE TX/ - 40N OKC/OKLAHOMA CITY OK/
.AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /29SE ABI - 27SE END/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.
WW 778 TORNADO OK TX 290620Z - 291200Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
25N MLC/MCALESTER OK/ - 40W CRS/CORSICANA TX/
.AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM EITHER SIDE /24N MLC - 24NNE ACT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 20040.
* AT 100 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR WHITNEY...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BLUM BY 110 AM CDT...
COVINGTON...RIO VISTA AND ITASCA BY 120 AM CDT...
GRANDVIEW BY 130 AM CDT...
