Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1254 AM CST Wed Jan 21 2026

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097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-211900-
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Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De
Soto-Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-
Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-
Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-
Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
Sabine-
Including the cities of Omaha, Big Sandy, Jacksonville, Lufkin,
Mineola, Gibsland, Columbia, Texarkana, Pleasant Hill, Ruston,
Coushatta, Magnolia, Rusk, Queen City, Gilmer, Stamps, Longview,
Zwolle, Nashville, Linden, Clarksville, Quitman, Colfax,
Springhill, Montgomery, Bogata, Winnsboro, Jonesboro, Stonewall,
Prescott, Arcadia, Ringgold, Henderson, Mansfield, Marshall,
Bossier City, Hughes Springs, Daingerfield, Clarks, Naples,
Homer, Bradley, Many, Mount Pleasant, Idabel, Hope, Dry Prong,
Broken Bow, Olla, Pineland, Ashdown, Monroe, Dierks, Martin,
Bernice, Lewisville, Atlanta, Pittsburg, Winnfield, Farmerville,
Hawkins, Grayson, Haynesville, Mineral Springs, Jena, Center,
Natchitoches, Jefferson, Tyler, Midway, Hemphill, De Queen,
Carthage, El Dorado, Shreveport, San Augustine, Lone Star,
Logansport, Mount Vernon, Nacogdoches, and Minden
1254 AM CST Wed Jan 21 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet
  accumulations up to 8 inches and ice accumulations between three
  tenths and one half of an inch possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, north
  central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and
  northeast Texas.

* WHEN...From Friday morning through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Expect power outages and tree damage due to the ice.
  Travel could be limited to near impossible in certain areas.
  Hazardous conditions could impact all commutes into Monday after
  precipitation has ended due to refreezing ice on roadways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely
necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter
storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains,
booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing.
Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help
you survive in case you become stranded.

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