Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
788 WWUS84 KSHV 290946 SPSSHV Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Shreveport LA 446 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025 LAZ001-002-010>012-291045- De Soto LA-Red River LA-Bienville LA-Caddo LA-Bossier LA- 446 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL DE SOTO...SOUTHEASTERN CADDO...SOUTHEASTERN BOSSIER...NORTHERN RED RIVER AND SOUTHWESTERN BIENVILLE PARISHES UNTIL 545 AM CDT... At 446 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Stonewall, or 15 miles southeast of Shreveport, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Shreveport, Bossier City, Mansfield, Stonewall, South Mansfield, Hall Summit, Grand Cane, Caspiana, Mc Dade, Ninock, Frierson, Elm Grove, Kingston, Carmel, Loggy Bayou, Taylortown, Robson, Crichton, Grand Bayou and Reeds Store. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3230 9396 3249 9359 3219 9313 3193 9371 TIME...MOT...LOC 0946Z 305DEG 16KT 3228 9366 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 53