10/16/2026
***WARNING*** Texas Division of Emergency Management*****
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫
𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Upshur, and Wood Counties
(A warning is issued when a hazardous weather or hydrologic event is occurring, imminent or likely. A warning means weather conditions pose a threat to life or property. People in the path of the storm need to take protective action.)
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𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟐:𝟐𝟓𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐃𝐓 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕 𝐚𝐭 𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐃𝐓 𝐛𝐲 𝐍𝐖𝐒 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐀
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY
DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, AND EAST AND NORTHEAST
TEXAS...
The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect from 10 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday.
* AFFECTED AREA...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, north central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and northeast Texas.
* 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆...𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝟏 𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐃𝐓 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲.
* WINDS...North winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum Relative Humidity between 25 to 35 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝.
Follow all fire restrictions. One less spark, one less wildfire. A Red Flag Warning is issued when we identify weather conditions that promote rapid spread of fire which may become life-threatening. This does not mean there is a fire. These conditions are either occurring now or will begin soon. It is important to have multiple ways to receive information from authorities.
Texas Division of Emergency Management
https://tdem.texas.gov
