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

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 4:38PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 438 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms 10 miles north of Arp, or 13 miles northeast of
Whitehouse, moving southwest at 25 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, Kilgore, Whitehouse, Overton, New London, Arp, Turnertown,
Liberty City, Joinerville, New Chapel Hill, Winona, Laird Hill and
Monroe.

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.