⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton – Saturday, July 11, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 11 at 1:03PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

At 103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Caney Head, or 7 miles southeast of Fred, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Silsbee, Kirbyville, Call, Evadale, Fred, Buna, Caney Head, Trout
Creek, Magnolia Springs, Old Salem, Mt. Union, Spurger, Wrights
Settlement, and Bleakwood.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.