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Short Fused Warning LA067-022215- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 409 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA ...MOREHOUSE PARISH AT 406 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF COLLINSTON. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH...AND WILL MOVE NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF COLLINSTON AND BASTROP BY 425 PM. IN ADDITION...THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL OVER 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND VERY STRONG...DAMAGING WIND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE QUICKLY TO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS. LEAVE CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. Return to Tchula Case Study Page

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