⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Bienville, LA; Caldwell, LA; De Soto, LA; Grant, LA; Jackson, LA; La Salle, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Red River, LA; Sabine, LA; Winn, LA; Angelina, TX; Nacogdoches, TX; Panola, TX; Rusk, TX; Sabine, TX; San Augustine, TX; Shelby, TX – Friday, August 21, 2026

Event	Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Future
Certainty	Possible
Area	Bienville, LA; Caldwell, LA; De Soto, LA; Grant, LA; Jackson, LA; La Salle, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Red River, LA; Sabine, LA; Winn, LA; Angelina, TX; Nacogdoches, TX; Panola, TX; Rusk, TX; Sabine, TX; San Augustine, TX; Shelby, TX
Effective	8/21/2026, 3:30:00 PM CDT
Expires	8/21/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 21 at 3:30PM CDT until August 21 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
611 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 PARISHES

IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

CALDWELL GRANT JACKSON
LA SALLE WINN

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA

BIENVILLE DE SOTO NATCHITOCHES
RED RIVER SABINE

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

ANGELINA NACOGDOCHES PANOLA
RUSK SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE
SHELBY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, CARTHAGE, CENTER, CLARKS,
COLFAX, COLUMBIA, COUSHATTA, DRY PRONG, GIBSLAND, GRAYSON,
HEMPHILL, HENDERSON, JENA, JONESBORO, LOGANSPORT, LUFKIN,
MANSFIELD, MANY, MARTIN, MIDWAY, MONTGOMERY, NACOGDOCHES,
NATCHITOCHES, OLLA, PINELAND, PLEASANT HILL, RINGGOLD,
SAN AUGUSTINE, STONEWALL, WINNFIELD, AND ZWOLLE.

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