The system moving through the area has the potential for 'severe weather such as very frequent lightning, heavy rain, hail and/or damaging winds,' according to the alert.
When you think about Louisiana and record-breaking weather, I automatically assume we're talking about extreme storms or hurricanes in south Louisiana. I never would have dreamt of seeing a forecast in our area projecting temperatures up to 107° F like we have in store for us this weekend in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA. But, believe it or not, these two crazy weather extremes happened right here in northwestern Louisiana!