Special Weather Statement Arkansas, Texas | Effective 04/01/2026 15:43

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 1 at 5:43PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 1, 2026 - 3:43pm
Expires: 
April 1, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 543 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brightstar, or 9 miles northeast of Atlanta, moving north at 35 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... Texarkana, Wake Village, Nash, Fouke, Genoa, Mandeville, Brightstar, Mount Pleasant, Bloomburg, Pleasant Hill, Fort Lynn and Homan.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Miller; Bowie; Cass
Forcast Office: 
NWS Shreveport LA