News

Tornado Warning Issued Includes Shelby County (Update)

10:34am CST Sunday, Dec 27, 2015

December 27, 2015 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a tornado warning for... Southeastern Rusk county in northeastern Texas... Northeastern Nacogdoches county in eastern Texas... Northwestern Shelby county in eastern Texas...

(Update): * until 1200 am Monday CST

* at 10:34am CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Melrose, or near Nacogdoches, moving north at 40 mph.

Shelby County Under Tornado Watch

December 23, 2015 - Shelby County is currently under a Tornado Watch as of 6:20am until 1pm December 23, 2015 according to the National Weather Service.

The counties included in this watch are: Shelby, San Augustine, Panola, Nacogdoches, Angelina, Rusk, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Red River, Smith, Titus, Upshur and Wood.

DPS Troopers Investigate Early Morning Crashes During Heavy Fog

December 22, 2015 - Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers were investigating crashes during thick fog in Shelby County on Tuesday, December 22, 2015.

The first incident reported was on FM 2694 at 7:30am when, according to Texas DPS State Trooper Taylor Buster, a black Dodge pickup truck driven by Justin Nutter, 17, of Shelbyville was traveling east and fell asleep. The Dodge left the roadway to the right and struck a driveway culvert, causing the truck to go airborne. The Dodge then came to rest on the right side of the road facing west.

DSHS Issues Lake Livingston and Trinity River Fish Advisory

December 21, 2015 - The Texas Department of State Health Services today issued a fish consumption advisory for Lake Livingston and portions of the Trinity River after laboratory testing of fish samples found elevated levels of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs.

The Lake Livingston advisory is for seven types of fish – blue catfish, flathead catfish, freshwater drum, gar, smallmouth buffalo, striped bass and white bass. The advisory is in effect for the Trinity River Basin which includes Lake Livingston and the Trinity River from U.S. 287 downstream to U.S. 90.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - News