UPDATE — Tuesday, November 3, 12:36 PM CT: The National Weather Service has updated this Severe Thunderstorm Warning. Severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 9 miles north of Village to near Haynesville, moving northeast at 40 miles per hour, with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. Torrential rainfall with these storms may lead to flash flooding. The warning remains in effect through 1:15 PM CT.

El Dorado, Arkansas — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Columbia, Nevada and Union counties in southern Arkansas and Claiborne and Webster parishes in northern Louisiana through 1:15 PM CST Tuesday, November 3, the National Weather Service in Shreveport reports.

What is happening:

At 12:11 PM CST, a line of severe thunderstorms stretched from near Waldo to over Sarepta, and from near Magnolia to about 7 miles southeast of Springhill. The storms are moving northeast at 40 mph. The warning covers western Union, Columbia and southeastern Nevada counties in Arkansas, plus northwestern Claiborne and northwestern Webster parishes in Louisiana. Communities in the path include El Dorado, Magnolia, Springhill, Smackover, Waldo, Norphlet, McNeil, Haynesville, Cullen, Sarepta, Emerson, Shongaloo and surrounding towns.

Local impacts:

The storms are capable of producing wind gusts up to 60 mph, which can damage roofs, siding and trees. Torrential rainfall is also falling with these storms and could lead to flash flooding. A tornado can also develop quickly from a severe thunderstorm like this one.

What to do:

- Get inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows.

- If a tornado warning is issued for your area, move at once to an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows.

- Never drive through a flooded roadway. Turn around, do not drown.

- Stay away from creeks, ditches and low-lying roads until the storms pass.

Source: National Weather Service in Shreveport, November 3, 2026.