Special Weather Statement 05/06/2025 10:47 for Arkansas, Texas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 12:47PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 6, 2025 - 10:47am
Expires: 
May 6, 2025 - 11:15am
Description: 
At 1247 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Atlanta, moving north at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Mount Pleasant, Queen City, Maud, Mandeville, Nash, Red Hill, Domino, Douglassville, Leary, Redwater, Pleasant Hill, Texarkana, Hervey, Red Lick, Atlanta, Red Bank, Wake Village, Homan, Genoa, and Hooks.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for northeastern Texas.
Area Description: 
Little River; Miller; Bowie; Cass
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA