Special Weather Statement 04/30/2025 17:04 for Louisiana, Texas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 30 at 7:04PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 30, 2025 - 5:04pm
Expires: 
April 30, 2025 - 5:45pm
Description: 
At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Plain Dealing to 9 miles southwest of Stonewall, or extending from 18 miles west of Springhill to 13 miles northwest of Mansfield, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Shreveport, Bossier City, Minden, Springhill, Mansfield, Haughton, Greenwood, Blanchard, Haynesville, Coushatta, Benton, Stonewall, Ringgold, Sibley, Cullen, Plain Dealing, Cotton Valley, Oil City, Sarepta and Doyline.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Panola
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA