An Ice Storm Warning Has Now Been Issued For Lufkin, Nacogdoches

The National Weather Service has upgraded a Winter Storm Watch to an Ice Storm Warning for much of East Texas, north-central Texas, and northern Louisiana. This warning will be in effect from Saturday at 6 am until Sunday at 6 pm.

Ice Storm Details

East Texas counties included in the Ice Storm Warning are Angelina, Nacogdoches, Shelby, San Augustine, Sabine, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Hardin, Panola, Cherokee, Rusk, Anderson, Smith, Gregg, and Harrison Counties.

UPDATE: Trinity, Madison, Walker, San Jacinto, Houston, and Polk Counties are now included in the Ice Storm warning.

Significant icing is possible across the warned region. Ice accumulations of a quarter inch to three-quarters of an inch could be experienced, with some isolated amounts of up to an inch of ice accumulation. This area may experience power outages and tree damage. Travel could also become treacherous.

Timing of the Ice Storm

The latest forecast models indicate that the heaviest ice accumulations will occur across Deep East Texas late Saturday night and throughout the morning hours on Sunday. The heaviest accumulations are expected in northern and north-central Louisiana.

Winter Storm Warning

The Winter Storm Warning will go into effect at 6 am on Saturday for all other East and Southeast Texas counties not included in the Ice Storm Warning. The Extreme Cold Watch covers all counties in East Texas. On Sunday and Monday nights, low temperatures will drop to the teens and single digits over the region.

Area law enforcement strongly encourages East Texas residents to stay off the area roads beginning Saturday night.