Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 05:00AM Thursday
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 172 UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 170. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 2 PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA RAPIDES IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA VERNON IN TEXAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS JASPER NEWTON TYLER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BLEAKWOOD, BUNA, BURKEVILLE, CALL, FARRSVILLE, FORT POLK, FRED, GIST, HILLISTER, HOLLY SPRINGS, IVANHOE, JAMESTOWN, JASPER, KIRBYVILLE, LEESVILLE, MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, MT. UNION, NEWTON, PICKERING, PINEVILLE, SLAGLE, SPURGER, TOWN BLUFF, WARREN, WIERGATE, AND WOODVILLE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: RAPIDES, LA ... VERNON, LA ... JASPER, TX ... NEWTON, TX ... TYLER, TX
Address/Location
Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
203 S 3rd St
Leesville, LA 71446
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 337-238-1311
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch