SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Issue Date: 149 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
Expiration: 230 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ANGELINA COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUFKIN...
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NACOGDOCHES...
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT
* AT 143 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HUDSON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUFKIN...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
NACOGDOCHES AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WODEN BY 220 AM CDT...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MELROSE AND 8 MILES WEST OF MARTINSVILLE BY
230 AM CDT...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3106 9453 3142 9495 3150 9494 3153 9488
3155 9490 3156 9488 3161 9493 3176 9491
3183 9453 3146 9431 3141 9431
TIME...MOT...LOC 0649Z 225DEG 26KT 3143 9479
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TORNADO WATCH
Issue Date: 113 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
Expiration: 1000 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
TORNADO WATCH 324 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TXC005-037-041-051-063-067-073-183-185-199-203-225-241-291-313-
315-339-343-347-351-365-373-401-403-405-407-419-423-449-455-457-
459-471-477-499-151500-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0324.080515T0615Z-080515T1500Z/
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BOWIE BRAZOS
BURLESON CAMP CASS
CHEROKEE GREGG GRIMES
HARDIN HARRISON HOUSTON
JASPER LIBERTY MADISON
MARION MONTGOMERY MORRIS
NACOGDOCHES NEWTON PANOLA
POLK RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN JACINTO SHELBY
SMITH TITUS TRINITY
TYLER UPSHUR WALKER
WASHINGTON WOOD
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ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...HGX...LCH...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 434 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008
Expiration: 700 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-150945-
/O.CON.KSHV.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-080515T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE QUEEN...NASHVILLE...ASHDOWN...HOPE...
PRESCOTT...TEXARKANA...LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...EL DORADO...
SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MINDEN...HOMER...RUSTON...
FARMERVILLE...MANSFIELD...COUSHATTA...BIENVILLE...JONESBORO...
MONROE...MANY...NATCHITOCHES...WINNFIELD...COLFAX...COLUMBIA...
JENA...IDABEL...CLARKSVILLE...MT VERNON...MT PLEASANT...
PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...ATLANTA...QUITMAN...GILMER...
JEFFERSON...TYLER...LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...RUSK...HENDERSON...
CARTHAGE...NACOGDOCHES...CENTER...LUFKIN...SAN AUGUSTINE...
HEMPHILL
433 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...
COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE RIVER...
MILLER...NEVADA...SEVIER AND UNION AR. IN LOUISIANA...
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...DE SOTO...
GRANT...JACKSON...LA SALLE...LINCOLN...NATCHITOCHES...
OUACHITA...RED RIVER...SABINE LA...UNION LA...WEBSTER AND
WINN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...MCCURTAIN. IN TEXAS...ANGELINA...
BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...GREGG...HARRISON...
MARION...MORRIS...NACOGDOCHES...PANOLA...RED RIVER...RUSK...
SABINE TX...SAN AUGUSTINE...SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR
AND WOOD.
* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION
WITH A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS THE
FOUR STATE AREA OVER THE 24 TO 36 HOURS. A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY
RAIN.. WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA...THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST TEXAS LAKES...INTO
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. A BREAK FROM THE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE
LATER TONIGHT...HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT ARRIVING ON
THURSDAY.
* MANY AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOAKING RAINFALL OVER THE LAST 12
HOURS AND WE CAN EXPECT THAT ALL OF THE FOUR STATE AREA WILL
ACHIEVE SOIL SATURATION DURING THIS WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY UNTIL THE COLD FRONT MOVES IN AND
SHIFTS THE MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW TO THE NORTHWEST DURING
LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. AVOID HIGH WATER AREAS
OVER ROADS...BRIDGES...AND ESPECIALLY IN UNDERPASSES.