⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sabine; Natchitoches; Nacogdoches; Shelby; San Augustine; Sabine – Monday, July 13, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 13 at 12:02PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 1202 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 6 miles east of Martinsville to 16 miles
south of Many, or extending from 15 miles southwest of Center to 33
miles southwest of Natchitoches, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea 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…
Milam, Many, San Augustine, Zwolle, Hemphill, Rosevine, Patroon,
Bland Lake, Neuville, Martinsville, Florien, Huxley, Fisher,
Sexton, Toledo Bend Reservoir North, Columbus, Negreet, Jordans
Store, Hurstown and Calgary.

Instructions

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

If on or near all of lower Toledo Bend, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10
miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are
close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do
not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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.