Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 5:29PM CDT until May 6 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 3:29pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 529 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Swartz to near Richwood to near Buckner to 6
miles north of Olla, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Drew, Fondale, Claiborne, Sikes, Vixen, Calhoun, Bosco, Richwood,
Hudson, Swartz, Riverton, Monroe, Millhaven, Folksville,
Brownsville-Bawcom, Cheniere, Brownsville-Bawcomville, Columbia, Pine
Grove, and West Monroe.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for north central
Louisiana.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Caldwell, LA; Jackson, LA; Ouachita, LA; Winn, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA