Severity: Extreme

Extraordinary threat to life or property

Weather Event Onset

1:20 PM (CDT), October 18

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 624 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

COLUMBIA HEMPSTEAD HOWARD LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER MILLER NEVADA SEVIER

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 PARISHES

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA

BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO CLAIBORNE DE SOTO NATCHITOCHES RED RIVER SABINE WEBSTER

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

MCCURTAIN

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

ANGELINA BOWIE CAMP CASS CHEROKEE FRANKLIN GREGG HARRISON MARION MORRIS NACOGDOCHES PANOLA RED RIVER RUSK SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITH TITUS UPSHUR WOOD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, ASHDOWN, ATLANTA, BIG SANDY, BOGATA, BOSSIER CITY, BRADLEY, BROKEN BOW, CARTHAGE, CENTER, CLARKSVILLE, COUSHATTA, DAINGERFIELD, DE QUEEN, DIERKS, GIBSLAND, GILMER, HAWKINS, HAYNESVILLE, HEMPHILL, HENDERSON, HOMER, HOPE, HUGHES SPRINGS, IDABEL, JACKSONVILLE, JEFFERSON, LEWISVILLE, LINDEN, LOGANSPORT, LONE STAR, LONGVIEW, LUFKIN, MAGNOLIA, MANSFIELD, MANY, MARSHALL, MARTIN, MINDEN, MINEOLA, MINERAL SPRINGS, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNT VERNON, NACOGDOCHES, NAPLES, NASHVILLE, NATCHITOCHES, OMAHA, PINELAND, PITTSBURG, PLEASANT HILL, PRESCOTT, QUEEN CITY, QUITMAN, RINGGOLD, RUSK, SAN AUGUSTINE, SHREVEPORT, SPRINGHILL, STAMPS, STONEWALL, TEXARKANA, TEXARKANA, TYLER, WINNSBORO, AND ZWOLLE.

Action Recommended

Monitor the situation and take precautions if necessary.

Urgency

Take action in the near future.

Affected Area

Hempstead