⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Fannin; Lamar; Delta – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 3:19PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 319 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Roxton, or 16 miles southwest of Paris, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Paris, Honey Grove, Roxton, Lake Crook, Powderly, Sumner, Lake
Gibbons, Crockett Lake, Arthur City, Pat Mayse Lake, Camp Maxey,
Forest Hill, Toco, Direct, Midcity, Petty, Globe, Brookston, East
Direct, and Monkstown.

Instructions

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.