severe weather

Severe storms could bring tornadoes, hail, and flooding to our area Friday and early Saturday.

A late season cold front is pushing across the Lone Star State Friday night and bringing with it severe weather watches and warnings.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 6 p.m. for Angelina, Nacogdoches, and other parts of Deep East Texas.

The threat of heavy rainfall has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Watch through Thursday morning for a portion of Deep East Texas.

Severe storms and up to 5 inches of rain could occur in the Pineywoods Tuesday through Thursday.

Severe storms on Saturday, and heavy downpours on Sunday are part of the weekend forecast for Deep East Texas.

Use this site to keep up with the latest closings, watches, and warnings across Deep East Texas.

As of 1 p.m., Hurricane Harvey's maximum sustained winds are now at 120 mph. The storm is expected to make landfall late Friday night.

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Scattered storms dotted the East Texas map on Saturday afternoon and evening.  Most of those storms provided brief heavy downpours and quite a few lightning strikes, however, a cell that moved through Polk County produced a short-lived tornado.

Saturday afternoon and evening, severe storms moved through Deep East Texas bringing heavy downpours, gusty winds, and reports of pea to marble sized hail.

A round of severe storms are possible for parts of the Pineywoods before Midnight tonight.

Severe storms raced across a number of Deep East Texas counties Wednesday evening.  Over the course of the night, severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings were issued for Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Shelby, and Panola counties.