Full Notification

SVRSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in southwestern Arkansas... Southwestern Union County in south central Arkansas... Southeastern Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas... Southern Miller County in southwestern Arkansas... Columbia County in southwestern Arkansas... Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Eastern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana... North central Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Central Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Western Jackson Parish in north central Louisiana... Claiborne Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Western Lincoln Parish in north central Louisiana... Northwestern Winn Parish in north central Louisiana...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 722 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Brightstar to near Coushatta, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Shreveport, Bossier City, Ruston, Minden, Magnolia, Springhill, Grambling, Jonesboro, Homer, Stamps, Waldo, Lewisville, McNeil, Haughton, Arcadia, Haynesville, Coushatta, Benton, Ringgold, and Sibley.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLUMBIA, AR ... LAFAYETTE, AR ... MILLER, AR ... NEVADA, AR ... UNION, AR ... BIENVILLE, LA ... BOSSIER, LA ... CADDO, LA ... CLAIBORNE, LA ... DE SOTO, LA ... JACKSON, LA ... LINCOLN, LA ... NATCHITOCHES, LA ... RED RIVER, LA ... WEBSTER, LA ... WINN, LA

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for south central and southwestern Arkansas...and north central and northwestern Louisiana.