The National Weather Service has placed a tornado watch for various counties in East Texas with fears of Severe Weather throughout the night.
Counties Under Tornado Watch
The entire tornado watch program includes Gregg and Rusk counties, Anderson Bowie Camp Cass Cherokee Delta Fannin Franklin Freestone Harrison Henderson Hopkins Hunt Kaufman Lamar Limestone Marion Morris Navarro Panola rains Red River Rockwall Smith Titus Upshur Van Zandt Wood.
Potential Threats
Watch The watch indicates the possibility of a couple strong tornadoes, 2 inches hail scattered and wind gusts up to 70 mph that are bounced around.
Risk Categories
Parts of East Texas, especially in Harrison, Marion Gregg and Upshur counties are shown as “enhanced” risk ( 3-5 ) while the entire state is considered to lie within a category describing it as having only ” slight
Timing of the Storm
The storm is likely to affect the western parts of East Texas from midnight through 4 a.m., for hours between 2 and If it impacts areas in Louisiana, this will occur around parting time taking up until seven AM”
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook by National Weather Service, widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms tonight into Friday morning. Some of these storms may become severe.
Additional Storm Threat
Residents are encouraged to remain cautious, as another round of storms could occur on Monday morning with winter precipitation expected late in the afternoon.
Bitter Cold Temperatures Ahead
After the storms, it is foretold that bitterly cold temperatures will prevail from Tuesday morning to Wednesday. Most places will be below freezing, with overnight lows averaging in the single-digit to lower teens.
