National Weather Service, Shreveport, Louisiana
11:00am CST, Sunday, January 1, 2017
January 1, 2017 - The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of South Central Arkansas, Southwest Arkansas, North Central Louisiana, Northwest Louisiana, Southeast Oklahoma, East Texas and Northeast Texas.
Sevier, Howard, Little River, Hempstead, Nevada, Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Union, Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Lincoln, De Soto, Red River, Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, Sabine, Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Caldwell, La Salle, McCurtain, Bowie, Franklin, Titus, Camp, Morris, Cast, Wood, Upshur, Marion, Smith, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Nacogdoches, Shelby, Angelina, San Augustine
DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
Visibilities will improve through the day today with isolated to scattered showers possible. Showers and isolated thunderstorms will increase in coverage later this evening and into the overnight hours. Areas of dense fog will likely redevelop as well across portions of Deep East Texas, Northwest Louisiana, and Southwest Arkansas.
A strong upper level storm system will move into the Texas Hill Country after midnight tonight with strong to severe thunderstorms likely accompanying the storm system. These storms could move into the southern half of Northeast Texas near or just before 6am Monday morning. These storms could produce strong and damaging wind gusts along with large hail and isolated tornadoes. The more significant severe weather threat will likely hold off until just after sunrise Monday morning.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
Strong to severe thunderstorms will become more widespread on Monday encompassing mainly the southern half of Northeast Texas and Northern Louisiana and Northern Louisiana. The storms will be quick movers with the worst of the weather expected to be east of the four state region by Monday afternoon. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are the primary threats but isolated tornadoes certainly cannot be ruled out. Much colder temperatures will begin moving into the region late on Tuesday into Tuesday night. At this time, it appears that mostly dry conditions will accompany this colder airmass, at least until Friday into Saturday when small chances for precipitation return to the forecast.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Activation of emergency management personnel, amateur radio operators, and storm spotters could be needed just prior to sunrise Monday morning but will more likely be needed after sunrise on Monday.
