A rash of severe thunderstorms rolled through West Central Louisiana and East Texas beginning Sunday night.  The worst is over, but some rain is expected today and Thursday.  Low level areas will be prone to flooding and the SRA will be keeping an eye on water levels at the Toledo Bend Dam.

Severe thunderstorms moved across Anacoco Monday morning and resulted in 60 mph winds and penny size hail.  Those storms were part of a large system that led to 9000 without power in Vernon parish, 10,000 in Rapides, and assorted outages in Allen and Beauregard parishes.  Linemen were busy on Monday, and the weather cancelled a Memorial Day program at the Central Louisiana Veteran’s Cemetery.  The latest updates from Beauregard Electric show that over 2500 members were without power across the BECI grid, 1500 of them in New Llano.

Tuesday morning, storms raked across western Vernon Parish with winds up to 60 mph.  Leesville,  Anacoco, Hornbeck, Toledo Bend Dam, and Evans were all hit with high winds and rain.

The forecast for today and Thursday is calling for more rain and thunderstorm activity in the area before clearing out, leaving West Central with a nice weekend.