Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 1:24AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 11:24pm
Expires:
August 23, 2026 - 12:15am
Description:
At 124 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Blanchard, or 8 miles northwest of Shreveport, moving southeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Shreveport, Bossier City, Haughton, Greenwood, Blanchard,
Stonewall, Fosters, Eastwood, Forbing, Cross Lake, Barksdale Air
Force Base, Keithville, Ferguson, Robson, Taylortown, Sligo, Red
Chute, Bodcau and Kickapoo.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Caddo; Bossier; De Soto
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov