At 1113 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Enterprise to near Wildsville to 7 miles east of Big Bend. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near. Ferriday, Deer Park, Black Hawk, Slocum, and Frogmore around 1120 PM CDT. Natchez, Sicily Island, and Jigger around 1125 PM CDT. Wisner, Clayton, Ridgecrest, and Lee Bayou around 1130 PM CDT. Gilbert around 1135 PM CDT. Vidalia, Spokane, and Sibley around 1140 PM CDT. Cooter Point around 1145 PM CDT.

At 1029 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles south of Grambling to 7 miles northeast of Jonesboro to 21 miles south of Ruston to 15 miles northeast of Winnfield. 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. Claiborne, Brownsville-Bawcomville, Chatham, Quitman, Eros, Cheniere, Vixen, Mineral Springs, Caderville, Luna, and Lapine.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 355 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 PARISHES IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA CALDWELL GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE LINCOLN OUACHITA UNION WINN IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA CLAIBORNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BERNICE, CLARKS, COLFAX, COLUMBIA, DRY PRONG, FARMERVILLE, GRAYSON, HAYNESVILLE, HOMER, JENA, JONESBORO, MIDWAY, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, OLLA, RUSTON, AND WINNFIELD.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 355 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 PARISHES IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA CALDWELL GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE LINCOLN OUACHITA UNION WINN IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO CLAIBORNE DE SOTO NATCHITOCHES RED RIVER SABINE WEBSTER IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST TEXAS HARRISON PANOLA SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, BERNICE, BOSSIER CITY, CARTHAGE, CENTER, CLARKS, COLFAX, COLUMBIA, COUSHATTA, DRY PRONG, FARMERVILLE, GIBSLAND, GRAYSON, HAYNESVILLE, HEMPHILL, HOMER, JENA, JONESBORO, LOGANSPORT, MANSFIELD, MANY, MARSHALL, MARTIN, MIDWAY, MINDEN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, NATCHITOCHES, OLLA, PINELAND, PLEASANT HILL, RINGGOLD, RUSTON, SAN AUGUSTINE, SHREVEPORT, SPRINGHILL, STONEWALL, WINNFIELD, AND ZWOLLE.

* WHAT. Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. Portions of north central and northwest Louisiana, including the following parishes, in north central Louisiana, Jackson, Lincoln and Union. In northwest Louisiana, Bienville and Claiborne. * WHEN. Until 200 AM CDT. * IMPACTS. Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 1107 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Ruston, Grambling, Jonesboro, Homer, Arcadia, Bernice, Gibsland, Dubach, Simsboro, Hodge, North Hodge, Vienna, East Hodge, Athens, Bienville, Lisbon, Quitman, Bryceland, Mount Lebanon and Mount Zion. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 355 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 PARISHES IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA CALDWELL GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE LINCOLN OUACHITA UNION WINN IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO CLAIBORNE DE SOTO NATCHITOCHES RED RIVER SABINE WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, BERNICE, BOSSIER CITY, CLARKS, COLFAX, COLUMBIA, COUSHATTA, DRY PRONG, FARMERVILLE, GIBSLAND, GRAYSON, HAYNESVILLE, HOMER, JENA, JONESBORO, LOGANSPORT, MANSFIELD, MANY, MARTIN, MIDWAY, MINDEN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, NATCHITOCHES, OLLA, PLEASANT HILL, RINGGOLD, RUSTON, SHREVEPORT, SPRINGHILL, STONEWALL, WINNFIELD, AND ZWOLLE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 357 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CATAHOULA CONCORDIA FRANKLIN TENSAS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ADAMS CLAIBORNE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUDE, FAYETTE, FERRIDAY, HARRISONBURG, JONESVILLE, MEADVILLE, NATCHEZ, NEWELLTON, PORT GIBSON, ROXIE, ST. JOSEPH, VIDALIA, WATERPROOF, WEST FERRIDAY, AND WINNSBORO.