Special Weather Statement Louisiana | Effective 04/03/2026 13:19

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 3 at 3:19PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 3, 2026 - 1:19pm
Expires: 
April 3, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
At 319 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 10 miles southeast of Arcadia to over Grayson, or extending from 11 miles southwest of Grambling to near Columbia, moving 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... Ruston, Grambling, Columbia, Clarks, Grayson, Choudrant, Simsboro, Chatham, North Hodge, Vienna, East Hodge, Quitman, Eros, Caderville, Vixen, Lapine, Luna, Mineral Springs and Calhoun.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Lincoln; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Caldwell
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA