| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cherokee, TX; Rusk, TX; Smith, TX |
| Effective | 7/7/2026, 1:00:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/7/2026, 1:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 7 at 1:00PM CDT until July 7 at 1:45PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Details
SVRSHV
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Cherokee County in northeastern Texas…
Southwestern Rusk County in northeastern Texas…
Southeastern Smith County in northeastern Texas…
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 100 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest
of Turnertown, or 13 miles west of Henderson, moving south at 15
mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Jacksonville, Troup, New Salem, Mixon, Mount Selman, New
Summerfield, Gallatin, Concord and Glenfawn.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning is one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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