Shelby County Under Severe Thunderstorm Warning

May 3, 2017 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for south central Panola County in northeastern Texas, southeastern Rusk County in northeastern Texas, northern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas, Shelby County in eastern Texas until 6PM CDT

At 435 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Trawick, or 10 miles north of Nacogdoches, moving east at 40 mph.

Hazard: 70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

Source: radar indicated.

Impact: hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to Mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include: Nacogdoches, Center, Tenaha, Timpson, Garrison, Joaquin, Patroon, Martinsville, Neuville, Trawick, Shelbyville, Douglass, Cushing, Appleby, Mount Enterprise, Huxley, Jericho, Stockman, Hurstown and James.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.