The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch effective until 9 p.m. Saturday for portions of southwest Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, extreme southeast Oklahoma, and east/northeast Texas.
As a cold front continues to push southeastward, a few supercells will be possible this afternoon as storms become more widespread in East Texas, and into Louisiana and Arkansas. Some of the storms could produce tornadoes, large hail over an inch in diameter, and damaging straight-line wind gusts from 60-75 mph.
Location Of The Tornado Watch Boundary
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles north-northeast of De Queen, Arkansas, to 65 miles south-southeast of Longview, Texas.
Texas counties under the Tornado Watch include Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Upshur, and Wood. The cities of Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Tyler, and Longview are included…