Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued December 28 at 10:44AM CST until December 28 at 11:00AM CST by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
December 28, 2024 - 8:44am
Expires:
December 28, 2024 - 9:00am
Description:
At 1044 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oil City, or
22 miles northwest of Shreveport, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
Northwestern Bossier and Northwestern Caddo Parishes.
Instruction:
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek
shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a
well-built structure.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CST Saturday for a
portion of northwest Louisiana.
Area Description:
Bossier, LA; Caddo, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA