| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Miller; Lafayette; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Cass; Marion |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 3:46:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 4:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 3:46PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Details
At 346 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms near Hosston, or 20 miles southeast of Atlanta, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Vivian, Plain Dealing, Cotton Valley, Sarepta, Bradley, Hosston,
Rodessa, Ida, Gilliam, Canfield, Brightstar, Ravanna, McLeod,
Canale, Pleasant Valley, Gin City, Bolinger, Kiblah, Fort Lynn and
Rocky Mount.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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