NWS Shreveport LATO.W 0053November 3, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bossier and Caddo, LA
The National Weather Service office in Shreveport issued a tornado warning for Bossier and Caddo in Louisiana, which was in force until 12:45 p.m. local time on November 3. It was the 53rd tornado warning the NWS office in Shreveport issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 34 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Shreveport LA
- Area
- Bossier and Caddo
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:11 p.m. CST, November 3, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 p.m. CST, November 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSHV TO.W 0053
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Louisiana since 2008Every warning type in Louisiana
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The notice as issued
At 1211 PM CST, a tornado producing storm was located near Fosters, or near Bossier City, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. Locations impacted include... Shreveport, Bossier City, Benton, Fosters, Eastwood, Ferguson, Red Chute, Linton, Barksdale Air Force Base, Bodcau, Princeton, Bellevue, Fillmore and Alden Bridge.
What the agency told people to do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Heavy rainfall is hiding this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. Take cover now! Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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