Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 4:57PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 19, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 14 miles northwest of Coushatta to 6
miles northwest of Timpson, or extending from 17 miles northeast of
Mansfield to 15 miles southwest of Carthage, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Carthage, Center, Mansfield, Coushatta, Stonewall, Logansport,
Tenaha, Timpson, Garrison, Joaquin, Converse, Shelbyville,
Pinehill, Appleby, Huxley, South Mansfield, Gary City, Keachi,
Grand Cane and Edgefield.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Caddo; Bossier; De Soto; Red River; Sabine; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov