| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Caddo; Bossier; Marion; Harrison |
| Effective | 8/23/2026, 12:50:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/23/2026, 1:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 12:50AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Details
At 1250 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northwest of Oil City, or 23 miles south of Atlanta, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
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…
Shreveport, Bossier City, Vivian, Greenwood, Blanchard, Waskom,
Benton, Oil City, Mooringsport, Belcher, Gilliam, Karnack,
Smithland, Gray, Uncertain, Caddo Lake, Dixie, Bethany, Cavett and
Cross Lake.
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.
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