Significant Weather Advisory Includes Shelby County, Surrounding Areas (Updated 6:30pm)

August 26, 2020 - Significant Weather Advisory for De Soto, Northwestern Red River, and Southwestern Caddo Parishes Southeastern Harrison, Panola, and Shelby Counties until 7:15pm CDT.

At 623 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Mansfield to 7 miles northeast of Logansport to near Shelbyville. Movement was northwest at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include: Shreveport, Carthage, Center, Mansfield, Greenwood, Blanchard, Waskom, Stonewall, Logansport, Tenaha, Timpson, Beckville, Joaquin, Deberry, Elysian Fields, Neuville, Shelbyville, Scottsville, South Mansfield and Gary City.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 9pm CDT for northwestern Louisiana, and eastern and northeastern Texas.