Special Weather Statement 05/06/2025 14:36 for Louisiana, Texas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 4:36PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 6, 2025 - 2:36pm
Expires: 
May 6, 2025 - 3:00pm
Description: 
At 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Mayflower, or 9 miles west of Toledo Bend Dam, moving north at 55 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... Hemphill, Sexton, Fairmount, Mount Carmel, Rosevine, Bronson, McElroy, Milam, Negreet, Fisher, Yellowpine, Florien, Pineland, and Columbus.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern Louisiana...and eastern Texas.
Area Description: 
Sabine; Sabine
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA