March 16, 2023 - The National Weather Service (NWS), Shreveport, LA, issued an updated Hazardous Weather Outlook at 11:14pm, Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Tornado Watch 69 in effect until 1am, Friday, March 17, 2023.
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, east Texas and northeast Texas.
- Tonight - A line of strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to move across portions of Southwest Arkansas, East Texas, and Northwest Louisiana tonight. Damaging straight- line winds, large hail are the primary threats. A tornado or two cannot be completely ruled out. The severe weather threat should diminish during the early morning hours of Friday.
- Friday through Wednesday - Temperatures are expected to fall to near or below freezing Saturday and Sunday nights across portions of extreme Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and North Louisiana, as colder and drier air continues to spill south into the region this weekend. Precautions should be taken to protect tender vegetation from these cold temperatures.
At 11:07pm, the NWS in Shreveport issued a severe thunderstorm warning until 11:45pm for Southwestern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Northwestern Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Southeastern Panola County in northeastern Texas, Northern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas, Shelby County in eastern Texas, and Northern San Augustine County in eastern Texas.
At 11:06pm, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles north of Logansport to near Center to near Nacogdoches, moving southeast at 35 mph. Radar indicated 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1:00am for eastern and northeastern Texas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 5:00am for northwestern Louisiana.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Tornado Watch 69 remains valid until 1am Friday for the following areas:
- In Southwest Arkansas - Columbia, Lafayette, and Nevada
- In Northwest Louisiana - Bossier, Caddo, and Webster
- In Northeast Texas - Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, and Shelby.
This includes the cities of Bossier City, Bradley, Carthage, Center, Henderson, Jacksonville, Lewisville, Lufkin, Magnolia, Minden, Nacogdoches, Prescott, Rusk, San Augustine, Shreveport, Springhill, and Stamps.
