If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

At 1128 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Greenwood, or 15 miles southwest of Shreveport, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Shreveport, Bossier City, Greenwood, Blanchard, Waskom, Benton, Elysian Fields, Fosters, Eastwood, Ferguson, Spring Ridge, Taylortown, Cross Lake, Bodcau, Barksdale Air Force Base, Keithville, Robson, Forbing, Sligo, and Red Chute.