Full Notification

SVRSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Grant Parish in north central Louisiana... De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana... South central Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Winn Parish in north central Louisiana... Eastern Shelby County in eastern Texas... Northeastern Sabine County in eastern Texas...

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 155 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles west of Ringgold to 15 miles southeast of Stonewall to 7 miles southwest of Mansfield to near Patroon to near Neuville, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Natchitoches, Center, Mansfield, Milam, Many, Coushatta, Zwolle, Campti, Montgomery, Converse, Shelbyville, Patroon, Neuville, Allen, Oak Grove, Pleasant Hill, Florien, Provencal, Natchez, and Martin.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BIENVILLE, LA ... BOSSIER, LA ... CADDO, LA ... DE SOTO, LA ... GRANT, LA ... NATCHITOCHES, LA ... RED RIVER, LA ... SABINE, LA ... WINN, LA ... SABINE, TX ... SHELBY, TX

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.