Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1201 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

LAZ005-006-012>014-290545-
Bienville LA-Lincoln LA-Ouachita LA-Union LA-Jackson LA-
1201 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN
UNION...OUACHITA...EAST CENTRAL BIENVILLE AND LINCOLN PARISHES
THROUGH 1245 AM CDT...

At 1201 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ruston, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Monroe, Ruston, Claiborne, West Monroe, Grambling, Jonesboro,
Brownsville-Bawcom, Brownsville-Bawcomville, Swartz, Richwood,
Sterlington, Choudrant, Simsboro, Chatham, Hodge, North Hodge,
Vienna, East Hodge, Quitman, and Eros.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for north central
and northwestern Louisiana.

&&

LAT...LON 3243 9196 3242 9197 3241 9199 3240 9200
      3239 9200 3223 9279 3263 9283 3278 9209
      3244 9196
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 256DEG 36KT 3247 9263

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$