| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | McCurtain; Red River |
| Effective | 7/16/2026, 5:35:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/16/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 5:35PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Details
At 535 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Manchester, or 19 miles north of Clarksville,
moving northeast at 20 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…
Idabel, Millerton, Garvin, Farmers Hill, Golden, Albion, Silver
City and Holly Creek.
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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