⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cherokee; Angelina – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 8:03PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 803 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Morrill, or 16 miles southeast of Rusk, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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…
Wells, Forest, Pollok and Morrill.

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.