Special Weather Statement Louisiana | Effective 04/03/2026 14:00

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 3 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 3, 2026 - 2:00pm
Expires: 
April 3, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
At 400 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles north of Arcadia to 12 miles north of Columbia, or extending from 13 miles northwest of Grambling to 12 miles north of 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... Monroe, Ruston, Claiborne, West Monroe, Brownsville-Bawcom, Brownsville-Bawcomville, Swartz, Farmerville, Richwood, Bernice, Cooley, Dubach, Choudrant, Vienna, Lisbon, Downsville, D Arbonne, Eureka, Calhoun and Bayou D Arbonne Lake.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; Ouachita; Caldwell
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA