⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cherokee; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 7:27PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 727 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Neuville to near Morrill, or
extending from 10 miles south of Center to 15 miles south of Rusk,
moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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…
Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Wells, Woden, Melrose, Martinsville,
Pollok, Forest, Neuville, Bland Lake, Morrill, Chireno, Redland,
Clawson, Central, Denning, Jericho and Calgary.

Instructions

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

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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