⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Wood; Upshur; Smith; Gregg; Rusk – Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 15 at 1:42PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 142 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Troup to 14 miles southwest of
Lindale, or extending from 7 miles southeast of Whitehouse to 19
miles west of Tyler, moving northeast at 20 mph. A 38 mph wind gust
was measured at Tyler Pounds Field with this line of showers and
isolated storms.

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…
Tyler, Whitehouse, Gladewater, Mineola, Lindale, Overton, Troup,
Big Sandy, Hawkins, Arp, Clarksville City, Hoard, Liberty City,
Golden, Noonday, New Chapel Hill, Winona, Union Grove and Warren
City.

Instructions

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

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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