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Fire Weather Watch — Red River + 20 more areasFire Weather Watch — Red River + 20 more areas

Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.

StatusCompleted
Affected area / locationRed River; Bowie; Franklin
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change1 week ago
Last source check1 week ago
Official sourceNational Weather Service
FINAL RECORD

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Automated factual summary

This Fire Weather Watch left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; additional areas in official record. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Oct 14, 2026 · 3:30 PM CDT
Record completed
Oct 14, 2026 · 11:41 PM CDT
Monitored duration
8 hours, 11 minutes
Official severity
Severe
Named areas
Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; additional areas in official record
Official expiration
Oct 15, 2026 · 3:30 PM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts

Event
Fire Weather Watch
Affected Texas areas
Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine
Effective
2026-10-14T15:23:00-05:00
Expires
2026-10-15T15:30:00-05:00
Issuing authority
NWS Shreveport LA
LATEST MEANINGFUL CHANGE

Completed

Official record ended or left the source’s active window.

Instructions preserved with the record

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are
possible during the valid watch time. These conditions could promote
the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-threatening.
Check www.weather.gov/shv/fireweather for forecast updates and a
possible upgrade of this watch to a Red Flag Warning.

Follow all fire restrictions. Avoid activities that could cause
sparks.

This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.

Latest official-source information

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY NORTH-NORTHWEST 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 Fire
Weather Watch.

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

* TIMING...From Friday morning through late Friday night.

* WINDS...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum Relative Humidity values between 25 to
45 percent.

* FUELS...Critically dry.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

RECORDED TIMELINE

Meaningful official changes

2 meaningful changes

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  1. Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
  2. First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.

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