Shelby County Under a Tornado Watch with Chance of Severe Weather - January 25, 2012
Tornado watch until 3 pm cst. (Updated)
Severe thunderstorm warning for: North Centra lNacogdoches County in eastern Texas, this includes the city of Nacogdoches, Shelby county in eastern Texas, this includes the city of Center, southern Gregg County in northeast Texas, this includes the city of Kilgore, southern Harrison County in northeast Texas, Panola County in northeast Texas, this includes the city of Carthage, eastern Rusk County in northeast Texas, this includes the city of Henderson, Until 1130 am cst.
At 10:29 am CST, National Weather Service meteorologists detected a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. These storms were located along a line extending from Kilgore to 6 miles north of Nacogdoches, and moving east at 50 mph.
Other locations in the warning include but are not limited to Minden, Pinehill, Garrison, Tatum, Timpson, Beckville, Tenaha, Waskom, Shelbyville, Joaquin, Elysian Fields and Deberry.
Precautionary/preparedness actions,
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. If a tornado is spotted, act quickly and move to a place of safety in a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small interior room.
This is a dangerous storm. If you are in its path, prepare immediately for damaging winds, destructive hail, and deadly cloud to ground lightning. People outside should move to a shelter, preferably inside a strong building but away from windows.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will affect areas south of the Interstate 20 corridor. Including the East Texas lakes and Toledo Bend reservoir areas. Eastward into northwest and north central Louisiana.
Expect brief heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds with any of these developing showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall totals may exceed a half inch in some areas over the next couple of hours.
The threat of isolated tornadoes will also accompany this complex of thunderstorm activity.
A Tornado watch is in effect until 3:00 pm cst for the following locations:
Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, and Tyler
Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight as a strong surface low pressure system approaches from the southwest. Rainfall may be heavy at times and total rainfall amounts of up to 3 or 4 inches will be possible. Therefore minor flooding will be possible. In addition there is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms. Generally along and south of the Interstate 20 corridor.
Damaging winds and hail will be the main threats. Isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out. Mainly across Deep East Texas and West Central Louisiana.
Thursday through Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms will continue into thursday. Locations east of the Interstate 49 corridor will generally be the most at risk for any heavy rain Thursday. However, severe weather is not expected. Rain is expected to linger until early Friday when the main upper level trough moves east of the area. |