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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sevier; Howard; McCurtain; Red River – Friday, August 7, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Sevier; Howard; McCurtain; Red River
Effective 8/7/2026, 8:07:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/7/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 8:07PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 807 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near Gillham to near Idabel, or
extending from 12 miles northeast of De Queen to 22 miles northeast
of Clarksville, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
De Queen, Dierks, Idabel, Broken Bow, Gillham, Haworth, Eagletown,
West Line, Cerrogordo, Goodwater, West Otis, Shinewell, Moon,
Bokhoma, Geneva, Holly Creek, Harris and Lebanon.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.