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Grant Parish Sheriff's Office
Wednesday September 7th, 2022 :: 04:14 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Grant Parish in north central Louisiana... Southern Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Northeastern Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 413 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 miles southwest of Campti to near Natchitoches to near Montgomery to near Colfax, moving southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Natchitoches, Many, Colfax, Montgomery, Provencal, Natchez, Robeline, Cloutierville, Melrose, Bellwood, Chopin, St. Maurice, Flora, Cypress, Bermuda, Aloha, Gorum, Marthaville and Hagewood.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRANT, LA ... NATCHITOCHES, LA ... SABINE, LA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Address/Location
Grant Parish Sheriff's Office
205 Cypress St
Colfax, LA 71417

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 318-627-3261

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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