Severe Thunderstorm Watch 05/17/2025 20:43 for Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma areas

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 17 at 10:43PM CDT until May 18 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2025 - 8:43pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2025 - 12:00am
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 282 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS UNION IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS COLUMBIA HEMPSTEAD HOWARD LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER MILLER NEVADA SEVIER IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 PARISHES IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA JACKSON LINCOLN OUACHITA UNION IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO CLAIBORNE DE SOTO RED RIVER WEBSTER IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MCCURTAIN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, ASHDOWN, BERNICE, BOSSIER CITY, BRADLEY, BROKEN BOW, COUSHATTA, DE QUEEN, DIERKS, EL DORADO, FARMERVILLE, GIBSLAND, HAYNESVILLE, HOMER, HOPE, IDABEL, JONESBORO, LEWISVILLE, LOGANSPORT, MAGNOLIA, MANSFIELD, MARTIN, MINDEN, MINERAL SPRINGS, MONROE, NASHVILLE, PRESCOTT, RINGGOLD, RUSTON, SHREVEPORT, SPRINGHILL, STAMPS, STONEWALL, AND TEXARKANA.
Area Description: 
Columbia, AR; Hempstead, AR; Howard, AR; Lafayette, AR; Little River, AR; Miller, AR; Nevada, AR; Sevier, AR; Union, AR; Bienville, LA; Bossier, LA; Caddo, LA; Claiborne, LA; De Soto, LA; Jackson, LA; Lincoln, LA; Ouachita, LA; Red River, LA; Union, LA; Webster, LA; McCurtain, OK
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA