Tornado and Severe Storm Watch issued

Tornado Watch until 5 a.m. and Severe Storm Watch until 3 a.m. (Storm Prediction Center)
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for northwest Louisiana and south Arkansas until 5 a.m. Tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. Parishes included are Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Bienville, Red River, De Soto, Sabine, Natchitoches and Winn in Louisiana. Counties in Arkansas are Columbia and Union.

They also have a Severe Storm Watch until 3 a.m. for McCurtain county in Oklahoma. Severe storms with hail and gusty winds are possible in and near the watch.

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