High winds accompanied by rain and hail passed through Lincoln Parish Sunday night but no extensive damage was reported by local authorities.
The National Weather Service broadcast a severe thunderstorm warning followed by a tornado warning, anticipating high winds and up to ping pong-sized hail primarily in the western and southern parts of the parish.
Scattered reports of marble-sized hail were reported in several places in the parish.
As of Monday morning, NWS was still analyzing data and had not verified the parish experienced a tornado.
Lincoln Parish Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness Director Kip Franklin said he had not received any reports of damage other than some downed trees.
Ruston Police Chief Eric Watson and Sheriff Stephen Williams reported no significant issues due to the weather.
As of 9:00 a.m. this morning, Entergy was reporting only a handful of outages in the region. Claiborne Electric reported 155 of its 4,671 Lincoln Parish customers were without power, mostly northwest and southwest of Simsboro.
