Weather Alert Watch
Moderate Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement for Lafayette; Columbia; Caddo +13 more

At 912 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Minden to over West Mountain, or extending from 8 miles north of Minden to near Gladewater, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph....

AR, LA +1Lafayette; Columbia; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Bienville; Camp; Morris; Cass; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Rusk; Panola

Official alert brief

At 912 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Minden to over West Mountain, or extending from 8 miles north of Minden to near Gladewater, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Shreveport, Longview, Bossier City, Marshall, Minden, Kilgore, White Oak, Gladewater, Springhill, Gilmer, Vivian, Hallsville, Haughton, Greenwood, Blanchard, Overton, Waskom, Jefferson, Benton and Lone Star.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.