Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued October 30 at 6:56PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 30, 2024 - 4:56pm
Expires:
October 30, 2024 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Benton to Bossier City. Movement was
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Bossier City, Benton, Eastwood, Fosters, Ferguson, Princeton, Linton,
Fillmore, Bellevue, Barksdale Air Force Base, Ivan, Red Chute, and
Rocky Mount.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
If on or near Cypress Lake and Black Bayou, get out of the water and
move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out
to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Caddo; Bossier; Webster
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA