Shreveport, LA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN
NACOGDOCHES...CHEROKEE...SOUTHEASTERN GREGG...HARRISON...EASTERN
MARION...PANOLA...SOUTHEASTERN SMITH...RUSK...NORTHWESTERN SHELBY
AND SOUTHERN CASS COUNTIES AND CADDO...CENTRAL BOSSIER AND
NORTHWESTERN DE SOTO PARISHES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms extending from 7 miles east of Marshall to 6 miles
southwest of Jacksonville, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Shreveport, Tyler, Longview, Bossier City, Nacogdoches, Marshall,
Jacksonville, Henderson, Kilgore, Whitehouse, Carthage, Rusk,
Center, Vivian, Hallsville, Haughton, Greenwood, Blanchard,
Overton and Bullard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

TORNADO WATCH 198 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS

UNION

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

COLUMBIA

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 PARISHES

IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

JACKSON               LINCOLN               OUACHITA
UNION

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA

BIENVILLE             BOSSIER               CADDO
CLAIBORNE             DE SOTO               RED RIVER
SABINE                WEBSTER

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

ANGELINA              CHEROKEE              NACOGDOCHES
PANOLA                RUSK                  SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE         SHELBY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, BERNICE, BOSSIER CITY,
CARTHAGE, CENTER, COUSHATTA, EL DORADO, FARMERVILLE, GIBSLAND,
HAYNESVILLE, HEMPHILL, HENDERSON, HOMER, JACKSONVILLE, JONESBORO,
LOGANSPORT, LUFKIN, MAGNOLIA, MANSFIELD, MANY, MARTIN, MINDEN,
MONROE, NACOGDOCHES, PINELAND, PLEASANT HILL, RINGGOLD, RUSK,
RUSTON, SAN AUGUSTINE, SHREVEPORT, SPRINGHILL, STONEWALL,
AND ZWOLLE.

AN AIRPORT WEATHER WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SHREVEPORT
REGIONAL AIRPORT. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS OR ABOVE THROUGH
7 PM THIS EVENING WITH A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORMS.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Arkansas, including the following
counties, Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River,
Miller, Nevada and Sevier, northwest Louisiana, including the
following parishes, Bossier, Caddo and Webster, southeast
Oklahoma, including the following county, McCurtain, and northeast
Texas, including the following counties, Bowie, Camp, Cass,
Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Red River, Smith,
Titus, Upshur and Wood.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- The combination of a slow moving front and an incoming
weather system will bring periods of thunderstorms and
locally heavy rainfall to far southeastern Oklahoma and
portions of the ArkLaTex along and northwest of the
Interstate 30 Corridor Today and tonight. Widespread rain
amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected, although isolated
amounts of 5 inches or more are likely. Soils remain very
saturated across portions of the region and any additional
heavy rainfall may rapidly run off and result in flash
flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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