Active AlertsJonesville, TX

TORNADO WATCH 158, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THISEVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THEFOLLOWING AREASIN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIESIN NORTHEAST TEXASANGELINA CHEROKEE GREGGHARRISON NACOGDOCHES PANOLARUSK SABINE SAN AUGUSTINESHELBY SMITHTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CARTHAGE, CENTER, HEMPHILL,HENDERSON, JACKSONVILLE, LONGVIEW, LUFKIN, MARSHALL, NACOGDOCHES,PINELAND, RUSK, SAN AUGUSTINE, AND TYLER.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties,Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller,Nevada, Sevier and Union, Louisiana, including the followingparishes, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto,Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, RedRiver, Sabine, Union, Webster and Winn, southeast Oklahoma,including the following county, McCurtain, and Texas, includingthe following counties, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee,Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola,Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus,Upshur and Wood.* WHEN...Through Monday evening.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may leadto localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for eastern andnortheastern Texas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 200AM CDT for southwestern Arkansas...and northwestern Louisiana.

At 915 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms alonga line extending from near Atlanta to near Shelbyville. Movement wassoutheast at 45 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects.Locations impacted include...Shreveport, Bossier City, Minden, Magnolia, Carthage, Springhill,Mansfield, Haughton, Greenwood, Blanchard, Waskom, Coushatta, Benton,Stonewall, Logansport, Ringgold, Sibley, Cullen, Plain Dealing, andCotton Valley.