Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
953 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
LAZ017-TXZ167-021530-
Sabine LA-Sabine TX-
953 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN SABINE PARISH IN
NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN SABINE COUNTIES THROUGH 1030
AM CDT...
At 952 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Hemphill, or 15 miles west of Toledo Bend Dam, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...
Fairmount and Yellowpine.
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.
If on or near Lower Toledo Bend, 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 3116 9393 3133 9388 3129 9356 3117 9358
3118 9360
TIME...MOT...LOC 1452Z 286DEG 14KT 3122 9383
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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