| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Jasper; Northern Newton |
| Effective | 9/8/2026, 5:21:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/8/2026, 5:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 8 at 5:21PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Details
At 521 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Harrisburg, or 8 miles north of Jasper, moving northwest at 30 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…
Jasper, Ebenezer, Browndell, Harrisburg, and Sam Rayburn Dam.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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