July 8, 2017 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas, Southwestern Shelby County in eastern Texas, Northwestern Angelina County in eastern Texas, Northwestern San Augustine County in eastern Texas, and Eastern Cherokee County in northeastern Texas until 7pm CDT.
At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nacogdoches, moving southeast at 15 mph.
Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Hudson, Melrose, Woden, Pollok, Martinsville, Douglass, Appleby, Chireno, Oak Ridge, Denning, Clawson, Central and Redland.
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
