Plain Dealing / Bossier Parish
Updated November 3, 2026 • 11:45 a.m. CST
The National Weather Service in Shreveport issued a tornado warning Tuesday morning for northwestern Bossier Parish and south central Lafayette County in Arkansas, with a stated expiration of 11:45 a.m. CST.
As of 11:45 a.m., Accurate Parish Reporting had not verified a subsequent official cancellation, extension or replacement warning. The account below describes the last verified warning and is not an all clear. Follow current National Weather Service warnings and local emergency instructions for your location.
At 10:55 a.m., forecasters located a storm capable of producing a tornado near Plain Dealing, about 18 miles southwest of Springhill, moving northeast at 25 mph. The warning cited radar indicated rotation and listed Plain Dealing, Bradley, Bolinger and State Line among the threatened communities.
An earlier warning covering north central Caddo and northwestern Bossier was scheduled to end at 11 a.m. The later warning covered areas farther northeast and carried a separate 11:45 a.m. expiration. Lafayette County in this warning is in Arkansas, not Louisiana’s Lafayette Parish.
Earlier in the morning, the weather service reported a radar confirmed tornado over Gilliam in its 10:37 a.m. statement. At 10:43 a.m., it changed the description to radar indicated rotation. The 10:55 a.m. warning also cited radar indicated rotation rather than a confirmed tornado on the ground.
The warning advised people in the threatened area to get into an interior room on the lowest level of a substantial building and stay away from windows. It advised anyone outside, in a vehicle or in a mobile home to move to the closest substantial shelter.
The agency warned of flying debris and potential damage to buildings, vehicles and trees. That warning did not report injuries or identify specific damaged properties.
Warning boundaries and expiration times can change as storms move. This article does not establish current warning coverage.
Accurate Parish Reporting is not a meteorologist. We share information from sources such as the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center.