THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 142 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS COLUMBIA IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 PARISHES IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA GRANT JACKSON LINCOLN WINN IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO CLAIBORNE DE SOTO NATCHITOCHES RED RIVER SABINE WEBSTER IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST TEXAS CHEROKEE GREGG HARRISON MARION PANOLA RUSK SHELBY SMITH UPSHUR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, BIG SANDY, BOSSIER CITY, CARTHAGE, CENTER, COLFAX, COUSHATTA, DRY PRONG, GIBSLAND, GILMER, HAYNESVILLE, HENDERSON, HOMER, JACKSONVILLE, JEFFERSON, JONESBORO, LOGANSPORT, LONGVIEW, MAGNOLIA, MANSFIELD, MANY, MARSHALL, MARTIN, MINDEN, MONTGOMERY, NATCHITOCHES, PLEASANT HILL, RINGGOLD, RUSK, RUSTON, SHREVEPORT, SPRINGHILL, STONEWALL, TYLER, WINNFIELD, AND ZWOLLE.