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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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