Special Weather Statement Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas | Effective 04/04/2026 11:23

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 4 at 1:23PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 4, 2026 - 11:23am
Expires: 
April 4, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
At 123 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Atlanta to 9 miles north of Elysian Fields, or extending from 16 miles west of Junction City to 9 miles east of Marshall, moving southeast 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... Shreveport, Bossier City, Marshall, Minden, Homer, Haughton, Greenwood, Blanchard, Haynesville, Waskom, Benton, Sibley, Cotton Valley, Sarepta, Doyline, Mooringsport, Emerson, Dixie Inn, Belcher and Shongaloo.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Harrison; Panola
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov