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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Smith – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Smith
Effective 7/16/2026, 7:29:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/16/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 7:29PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 729 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tyler, moving north at 15 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…
Tyler and New Chapel Hill.

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.