Special Weather Statement 05/25/2025 19:59 for Louisiana areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 9:59PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 25, 2025 - 7:59pm
Expires: 
May 25, 2025 - 8:45pm
Description: 
At 959 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sterlington to 11 miles west of Claiborne to 9 miles north of Grambling. Movement was south at 35 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... Drew, Fondale, Claiborne, D Arbonne, Bosco, Richwood, Mount Zion, Haile, Millhaven, Folksville, Sterlington, Eros, Grambling, Simsboro, Rocky Branch, Mineral Springs, Vienna, Guthrie, Choudrant, and Chatham.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Lincoln; Union; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA