TX WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, May 5, 2023
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
213 AM CDT Fri May 5 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of west central Grant,
southwestern Natchitoches, Sabine, southwestern Winn Parishes in
north central Louisiana and Sabine Counties through 300 AM CDT...
At 213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles east of Converse to 7 miles east of
Milam to near Pineland. Movement was east southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Natchitoches, Milam, Many, Zwolle, Hemphill, Pineland, Montgomery,
Allen, Pleasant Hill, Florien, Provencal, Natchez, Clarence, Fisher,
Robeline, Kisatchie, Cloutierville, Melrose, Belmont and Bellwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Toledo Bend Reservoir, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3115 9405 3124 9403 3131 9404 3150 9380
3184 9356 3181 9279 3136 9303 3136 9339
3128 9344 3128 9353 3124 9356 3120 9355
3117 9358
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 278DEG 39KT 3181 9353 3147 9368 3123 9402
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