Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Parts of East Texas [UPDATED 7:12 p.m.]
7:14 P.M. UPDATE: The National Weather Service has extended its severe thunderstorm warning for Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk and Smith Counties until 8:15 p.m. tonight.
7:14 P.M. UPDATE: The National Weather Service has extended its severe thunderstorm warning for Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk and Smith Counties until 8:15 p.m. tonight.
The tornado season for 2013 has begun, and it is important for you and your family to know how to stay safe in case of a tornado.
The country continues to pray for and help the people devastated by the massive tornado that touched down in Oklahoma on Monday, killing dozens.
A massive tornado touched down just south of Oklahoma City on Monday, killing dozens.
At least seven of those killed were students at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore. The twister, which measured 2 miles at one point, has been given a preliminary classification of an EF-4 tornado (winds of 166 to 200 mph), according to weather officials.
An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.
UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the storm struck. Officials said Monday night that the search of the rubble remaining of the school had turned to a recovery mission.
Tornado season is starting in many parts of the country. Is your town or city at risk?
KLTV 7 meteorologist Grant Dade says there is a risk for severe storms in East Texas Wednesday morning as a cold front moves into the area.
A cold front is expected to move through East Texas this afternoon bringing with is a chance for thunderstorms and strong winds.
A major winter storm is bringing blizzard conditions to the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Forecasters say Amarillo, Texas, could get up to 18 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 65 mph.
The past few days here in the East Texas area have been quite gloomy and soaking wet. But, don't let the weather get you down. There is still plenty to do around town. The city of Tyler has plenty to offer that will keep you entertained and out of the rain.
The National Weather Service is predicting storms across East Texas on Thursday morning, and some of them could reach severe limits.
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