Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Portions of Northwest Louisiana and Northeast Texas
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NOAA issued it on April 3, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Caddo, De Soto, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, and Shelby counties until 6:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwest Louisiana and Northeast Texas
- Issued
- April 3, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Shreveport
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwest Louisiana and Northeast Texas.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of northwest Louisiana and northeast Texas. This alert is based on radar-indicated observations of severe weather moving through the region.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following geographic regions:
- Northwestern Louisiana: Southwestern Caddo Parish and West Central De Soto Parish.
- Northeastern Texas: Northwestern Shelby County, Eastern Harrison County, Panola County, and Central Rusk County.
Specific locations impacted include Shreveport, Marshall, Carthage, Greenwood, Waskom, Tatum, Tenaha, Beckville, Deberry, Elysian Fields, Pinehill, Woodlawn, Minden, Scottsville, Gary City, Midyett, Front, and Darco.
What You Should Do
Residents in the warning area should seek shelter inside a well-built structure immediately and stay away from windows. Because intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread wind damage, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These conditions may cause serious injury and significant property damage.
Expected Conditions
At 5:37 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Marshall to near Minden, or from Marshall to 13 miles south of Henderson, moving east at 35 mph.
Primary Hazards:
- Wind: Gusts up to 60 mph are expected, which may cause damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
- Hail: Quarter-size hail is possible, which is expected to cause damage to vehicles.
Timeline
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is effective from 5:37 PM CDT until 6:30 PM CDT on March 15, 2026. Additionally, a Tornado Watch remains in effect for portions of northwest Louisiana and northeast Texas until 9:00 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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