Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 12:50AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 10:50pm
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 11:30pm
Description:
At 1250 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northwest of Oil City, or 23 miles south of Atlanta, moving
southeast at 25 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, Vivian, Greenwood, Blanchard, Waskom,
Benton, Oil City, Mooringsport, Belcher, Gilliam, Karnack,
Smithland, Gray, Uncertain, Caddo Lake, Dixie, Bethany, Cavett and
Cross Lake.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Caddo; Bossier; Marion; Harrison
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov