Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Smith County in northeastern Texas... Southern Wood County in northeastern Texas... Western Upshur County in northeastern Texas...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 541 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Van, or 9 miles southwest of Mineola, moving east northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Tyler, Whitehouse, Mineola, Lindale, Big Sandy, Hawkins, Arp, Rosewood, Hoard, Hainesville, Noonday, New Chapel Hill, Winona, Red Springs, Carroll, Grice and Pritchett.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WOOD, TX ... SMITH, TX ... UPSHUR, TX
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Lake Palestine or Lake Fork, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
City of Gladewater
519 E Broadway Ave
Gladewater, TX 75647
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 903-845-2196
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning