⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Smith; Cherokee; Rusk – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 5:29PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 529 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Whitehouse, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Tyler, Henderson, Whitehouse, Overton, Bullard, Troup, New London,
Arp, Mixon, Mount Selman, Turnertown, Joinerville, Reese, Noonday,
New Chapel Hill, Winona, Cuney, Concord and Teaselville.

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.