Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
457 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

ARZ072-073-162230-
Union AR-Columbia AR-
457 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN UNION AND NORTHERN
COLUMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 456 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
McNeil, moving east at 45 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Magnolia, Smackover, Waldo, Norphlet, McNeil, Village, Mount Holly,
Ebenezer, Laughlin, College Hill, Kenova, Lamartine, and Medlock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

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LAT...LON 3323 9317 3337 9341 3346 9315 3345 9312
      3338 9312 3337 9279 3339 9276 3337 9270
      3331 9266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 259DEG 49KT 3333 9317

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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