Special Weather Statement 01/05/2025 11:25 for Louisiana, Texas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued January 5 at 1:25PM CST by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
January 5, 2025 - 11:25am
Expires: 
January 5, 2025 - 12:30pm
Description: 
At 125 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 10 miles north of Mansfield to 11 miles southeast of Diboll, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mansfield, San Augustine, Coushatta, Zwolle, Hemphill, Converse, Pleasant Hill, and Zavalla.
Instruction: 
If on or near Toledo Bend, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description: 
Caddo; Bossier; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Sabine; Natchitoches; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA