| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Smith; Cherokee |
| Effective | 9/8/2026, 3:22:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/8/2026, 3:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 8 at 3:22PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Details
At 321 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mixon, or 7 miles south of Whitehouse, moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Tyler, Whitehouse, Bullard, Troup, Mount Selman, Mixon, and Lake
Palestine.
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.
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