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Short Fused Warning LAC035-123-022230- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 441 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA ...EAST CARROLL PARISH...WEST CARROLL PARISH AT 439 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF GOODWILL. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE STORM WILL PASS NEAR GOODWILL...FOREST AND LAKE PROVIDENCE. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM JUST SOUTHEAST OF BASTROP AT 423 PM. THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. 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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