Special Weather Statement for Columbia; Union
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What is happening
At 811 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near El Dorado to 11 miles northwest of Mount Holly, or extending from near El Dorado to 11 miles northeast of McNeil, moving southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated....
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
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Bulletin details
At 811 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near El Dorado to 11 miles northwest of Mount Holly, or extending from near El Dorado to 11 miles northeast of McNeil, moving southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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... El Dorado, Magnolia, Smackover, Norphlet, McNeil, Lisbon, Mount Holly, Village, Wesson, Calhoun, Cairo, Marysville, Spotville, Medlock, Ebenezer, Newell, Kenova, Laughlin and College Hill.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 8:11PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Shreveport LA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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