⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Sabine; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine – Thursday, October 15, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued October 15 at 12:25PM CDT until October 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY
DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, AND EAST AND NORTHEAST
TEXAS…

The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA has issued a Red Flag
Warning in effect from 10 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday.

* AFFECTED AREA…Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas,
north central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east
and northeast Texas.

* TIMING…From 10 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday.

* WINDS…North winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Minimum Relative Humidity between 25 to 35
percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

Instructions

Follow all fire restrictions. One less spark, one less wildfire.

A Red Flag Warning is issued when we identify weather conditions that
promote rapid spread of fire which may become life-threatening. This
does not mean there is a fire. These conditions are either occurring
now or will begin soon. It is important to have multiple ways to
receive information from authorities.

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