Portions of Shelby County Under Severe Thunderstorm Warning

May 11, 2017 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southeastern Rusk County in northeastern Texas, Northeastern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas, Shelby County in eastern Texas, Northwestern San Augustine County in eastern Texas until 945PM.

At 844 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Timpson to near Martinsville to Nacogdoches to 7 miles north of Lufkin, moving east at 35 mph.

Hazard: 70 mph wind gusts.

Source: Radar indicated.

Impact: Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include Nacogdoches, Center, San Augustine, Garrison, Melrose, Woden, Patroon, Shelbyville, Martinsville, Bland Lake, Neuville, Chireno, Huxley, Oak Ridge, Hurstown, Denning, James, Calgary, Jericho and Stockman.

Precautionary/Preparedness Actions: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.