⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sevier; Howard; Little River; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie – Sunday, July 5, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 12:18AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 1218 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 17 miles north of Gillham to 23 miles
northwest of Bogata, or extending from 21 miles northwest of Umpire
to 27 miles northwest of Hagansport, moving southeast at 45 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…
De Queen, Clarksville, Dierks, Horatio, Umpire, Idabel, Broken Bow,
Bogata, Lockesburg, Winthrop, Gillham, Arkinda, Manchester,
Bagwell, Athens, Wright City, Valliant, Detroit, Avery and
Millerton.

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.