THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 153 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS

UNION

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

COLUMBIA HEMPSTEAD HOWARD LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER MILLER NEVADA SEVIER

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 PARISHES

IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

LINCOLN UNION

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA

BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO CLAIBORNE DE SOTO RED RIVER WEBSTER

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

MCCURTAIN

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

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

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