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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:43 PM Aug. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL BOSSIER...
CLAIBORNE...WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTHERN WEBSTER PARISHES AND
SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA AND SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM
CDT...

At 343 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Shongaloo, or 10 miles west of Homer, moving south
at 5 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...
Minden, Homer, Haynesville, Cotton Valley, Sarepta, Emerson,
Shongaloo, Atlanta, Evergreen, Athens, Lisbon, Leton, Holly
Springs, Spring Lake, Lake Clairborne, Couchwood, Walkerville,
Gilark, Antioch and Aycock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&


MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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