Severe weather season is certainly living up to its name in the ArkLaTex these days. Tuesday evening, the latest round of storms rolled in with the threat of tornadoes, high winds, hail and heavy rain. The system left a trail of scattered destruction, likely from straight line winds, according to the KTBS MEGA 3 StormTeam.
In Shreveport's South Highland neighborhood, an uprooted tree split an apartment complex in half. It was just after 1 a.m. when the tree crashed into the side of the Lakeville Townhome Apartments in the 1100 block of Dudley Drive. Multiple units from the Shreveport fire and police departments were on the scene to rescue anyone who needed help. No one was injured.
It all began shortly after 9 p.m. when a tornado warning was issued for McCurtain County, Oklahoma with the super cell storms barreling into western Arkansas.
There are reports of trees down and hail in the De Queen and Horatio areas of Arkansas. In fact, all areas of the ArkLaTex were under the gun for some dangerous weather through Wednesday morning.
In Howard County, the sheriff's office is reporting trees down "all over the county". One area hit hard according to law enforcement is along Highway 278.
The Hempstead County Sheriff's Office posted a number of pictures on its Facebook page of damage in the area. At least three homes were damaged by trees.
Also in Hempstead County, one inch hail is being reported in Hope.
Severe storms moved through Shreveport/Bossier City with winds up to 60 mph, heavy rain and small hall.
The severe storms continued moving through southern areas with pea size hail, high winds, power outages and tree damage. In the Stonewall area, there were reports of trees down across Bethel Road.
When severe storms roll in, power outages are likely. At 10:30 a.m., SWEPCO was reporting 14,500 customers without service. The majority of the outages were in Caddo, Sabine and Natchitoches parishes. Click here to connect with SWEPCO and see a real-time map of outages in the area. You can also report an outage and get an update on when your power is likely to be restored.
It's easy to be weather-wise. Keep up with all of the very latest weather developments with the MEGA 3 StormTeam. Joe Haynes, Brian Fowler and Neil Shaw are always on stand-by to help you ride out the storm and keep you and your family safe. You'll also want to arm yourself with the MEGA 3 StormTeam app available for Apple and Android devices. When necessary, look for LIVE coverage on all of your KTBS 3 Now connected devices including KTBS 3.2 and ktbs.com.
Also, use #ktbswx on social media to report damage, flooding or post images and video. Please remember, SAFETY FIRST.