Special Weather Statement 05/06/2025 12:18 for Arkansas, Louisiana areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 2:18PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 6, 2025 - 12:18pm
Expires: 
May 6, 2025 - 1:00pm
Description: 
At 217 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hope to near Springhill. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Stamps, Rosston, Buckner, Bodcaw, Laughlin, Waterloo, McNeil, Falcon, Smithland, Mount Vernon, Morris, Piney Grove, Ebenezer, Bluff City, Village, Taylor, Willisville, Sutton, Walkerville, and Magnolia.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern Louisiana.
Area Description: 
Hempstead; Nevada; Lafayette; Columbia; Webster
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA