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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