SHREVEPORT, La. - As predicted by the KTBS MEGA 3 Storm Team , scattered thunderstorms capable of producing small hail, gusty winds, and perhaps tornadoes pushed into the ArkLaTex Monday morning. Forecasters anticipate the threat will intensify throughout the afternoon and evening.

A Yellow Weather Alert was issued in the predawn hours. The system is expected to deliver one to two inches of much-needed rainfall to the parched region.

The severe weather coverage marks the debut of a significant technological upgrade for the area: the highly anticipated Willis Knighton MEGA 3 Live Doppler Radar. The new system is the first one-million watt dual-polarization Klystron doppler radar located west of the Mississippi River and is only one of seven such units nationwide. The new radar usher

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