THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CALDWELL PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBIA... EASTERN JACKSON PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... OUACHITA PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST MONROE...SWARTZ...MONROE... CLAIBORNE...BROWNSVILLE-BAWCOMVILLE... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 828 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SWARTZ TO 13 MILES WEST OF CLAIBORNE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SWARTZ TO 13 MILES EAST OF RUSTON...AND SOUTH AT 20 MPH. A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE MONROE AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 3211 9187 3206 9231 3214 9231 3215 9240 3250 9253 3250 9242 3257 9241 3262 9192 3251 9190 3240 9199 3229 9202 3227 9198 3218 9197 3217 9190 TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 343DEG 18KT 3253 9194 3248 9241 MC
Posted on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 01:34:51 +0000