April 9, 2021 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport issued a Special Weather Statement at 7:05pm CDT, Friday, April 9, 2021.
Significant weather advisory for Southeastern Nacogdoches, Southwestern Shelby, Northwestern Angelina, and Northwestern San Augustine counties until 7:45pm CDT.
At 7:05pm CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lufkin, moving east at 45 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include... Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Hudson, Melrose, Etoile, Woden, Martinsville, Chireno, Redland, Denning, Clawson and Central.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 11pm CDT for eastern Texas.
Watch County Notification for Watch 83
Update: Severe thunderstorm Watch 83, previously in effect until 11pm CDT this evening, is now in effect until 1am CDT, Saturday, April 10, 2021.
April 9, 2021 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport issued a Watch County Notification for Watch 83 at 6:31pm CDT, Friday, April 9, 2021.
Severe thunderstorm Watch 83 remains valid until 11pm CDT this evening for the following areas. In Louisiana this watch includes 13 parishes: in North Central Louisiana for Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union, and Winn; in Northwest Louisiana for Bienville, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, and Sabine. In Texas this watch includes 6 counties: in Northeast Texas for Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby.
This includes the cities of Arcadia, Bernice, Center, Clarks, Colfax, Columbia, Coushatta, Dry Prong, Farmerville, Gibsland, Grayson, Hemphill, Jacksonville, Jena, Jonesboro, Logansport, Lufkin, Mansfield, Many, Martin, Midway, Monroe, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Natchitoches, Olla, Pineland, Pleasant Hill, Ringgold, Rusk, Ruston, San Augustine, Stonewall, Winfield, and Zwolle.
