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April 13, 2022 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA has issued a Flood Warning for the Attoyac Bayou Near Chireno affecting Nacogdoches, Shelby, San Augustine and Rusk Counties.
For the Attoyac Bayou...including Chireno...Minor flooding is forecast.
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions: (http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood)
- Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
- Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
- Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website address into your favorite web browser URL bar: water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv
Minor flooding is forecast for the Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, Texas from this Wednesday evening to early Sunday morning.
At 19 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding of boat ramps and pastures. Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.
At 9:30am on Wednesday the stage was 7.3 feet. The forecast is the Attoyac Bayou is expected to rise above flood stage this Wednesday evening to a crest of 19.5 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. Flood stage is 14 feet.
April 13, 2022 - The National Weather Service Prediction Center, Norman, OK issued a Tornado Watch at 10:35am on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The Tornado Watch is until 5pm.
Texas counties included are Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, and Upshur.
April 13, 2022 - Crews have worked throughout the night and continue to work to restore power. We have a large amount of broken poles and wire on the ground. Additional contractor and cooperative crews have been called in to help.
It is estimated that outages may continue into Thursday evening as we make repairs as quickly as possible. If you are dependent upon electricity for medical needs, please seek an alternate location until your power is restored.
At this time, approximately 8,000 outages are reported.
Nacogdoches Co: 3,600
Panola Co: 130
Sabine Co: 850
Shelby Co: 3,400
Please keep safety a priority and stay away from all downed lines, assume they are all live and dangerous.
Outages may be reported through our mobile app, online portal or by calling 1-800-392-5986. For prompt service, please know the telephone number associated with your account and the meter number at the location. The meter number is the 6 digit number following DETEC on your meter or it can be located on your utility bill.
April 13, 2022 - Nearly 46,000 SWEPCO customers are without power after severe weather swept through the Ark-La-Tex overnight.
Damage assessors have reported downed power lines and fallen trees throughout the area.
Remember to stay away and keep children and pets away from downed lines. Treat all downed power lines as if they are energized and dangerous.
As of 6am today, about 40,000 customers in Northwest Louisiana and 8,400 customers in East Texas are without power. At the peak, about 65,000 customers were without power.
The hardest-hit areas are Shreveport, Bossier City and Haughton in Louisiana, and Longview and Gladewater in East Texas.
Estimated restoration times for East Texas are 5 p.m. today. We’ll share more information as soon as it becomes available.
- SWEPCO.com/Alerts for text or email alerts
- SWEPCO.com/App
- SWEPCO.com/Outages/Report
- 1-888-218-3919 to report hazards
April 12, 2022 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport issued a Flash Flood Warning for East Central Shelby County in eastern Texas until 2:45am CDT.
At 11:37pm CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is up to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
April 12, 2022 - At 11:58pm, Tuesday, April 12, 2022 the National Weather Service in Shreveport issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southeastern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana... South central Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas... Shelby County in eastern Texas... Northwestern Angelina County in eastern Texas... Northern San Augustine County in eastern Texas... Northwestern Sabine County in eastern Texas... East central Cherokee County in northeastern Texas until 1:00am CDT.
At 11:57pm, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Natchitoches to 8 miles west of Nacogdoches, moving east at 25 mph.
Radar indicated 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include... Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Natchitoches, Center, Milam, Hudson, Many, San Augustine, Zwolle, Converse, Martinsville, Macune, Shelbyville, Douglass, Melrose, Patroon, Bland Lake, Neuville, Woden and Rosevine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northwestern Louisiana and eastern and northeastern Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 2am CDT for northwestern Louisiana and eastern and northeastern Texas.
April 12, 2022 - At 9:25pm, Tuesday, April 12, 2022 the National Weather Service in Shreveport issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southern Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Harrison County in northeastern Texas... Eastern Panola County in northeastern Texas... Northeastern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas... Shelby County in eastern Texas... Northern San Augustine County in eastern Texas… and Northwestern Sabine County in eastern Texas… until 10:15pm.
At 9:25pm, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles west of Elysian Fields to near Nacogdoches, moving east at 40 mph.
Radar indicates hazardous weather includes 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include... Shreveport, Bossier City, Center, Mansfield, Greenwood, San Augustine, Stonewall, Logansport, Tenaha, Joaquin, Martinsville, Shelbyville, Melrose, Patroon, Bland Lake, Neuville, Woden, Chireno, Huxley and South Mansfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northwestern Louisiana...and eastern and northeastern Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northwestern Louisiana...and eastern and northeastern Texas.
April 12, 2022 - The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 116 in effect until 2am CDT Wednesday for the following areas in Arkansas this watch includes seven counties in South Central Arkansas, Union in Southwest Arkansas, Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada.
In Louisiana this watch includes 15 Parishes in North Central Louisiana, Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union, Winn. In Northwest Louisiana, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Webster.
In Texas this watch includes 21 counties in Northeast Texas, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood. This includes the cities of Arcadia, Ashdown, Atlanta, Bernice, Big Sandy, Bogata, Bossier City, Bradley, Carthage, Center, Clarks, Clarksville, Columbia, Coushatta, Daingerfield, El Dorado, Farmerville, Gibsland, Gilmer, Grayson, Hawkins, Haynesville, Hemphill, Henderson, Homer, Hope, Hughes Springs, Jacksonville, Jefferson, Jonesboro, Lewisville, Linden, Logansport, Lone Star, Longview, Lufkin, Magnolia, Mansfield, Many, Marshall, Martin, Minden, Mineola, Monroe, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, Nacogdoches, Naples, Natchitoches, Omaha, Pineland, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Prescott, Queen City, Quitman, Ringgold, Rusk, Ruston, San Augustine, Shreveport, Springhill, Stamps, Stonewall, Texarkana, Texarkana, Tyler, Winnfield, Winnsboro, And Zwolle.
April 12, 2022 - This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas.
Day One: Today and Tonight
Chances for showers and thunderstorms will return to the area by this afternoon into this evening. Some storms may be severe, with all modes of severe weather possible. Heavy rainfall will be possible with some storms, which could lead to localized flooding.
Days Two Through Seven: Wednesday through Monday
Chances for thunderstorms will remain across the area on Wednesday ahead of cold front. Some of these storms may be severe, with all modes of severe weather possible. Heavy rainfall will also remain a possibility, which could lead to localized flooding. Dry weather is expected on Thursday, but thunderstorm chances will return by Friday and through the upcoming weekend.
Spotter Information Statement: Activation of emergency
management personnel, amateur radio operators, and storm spotters will be needed through Wednesday.
April 11, 2022 - The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department responded to one medical call and three fire calls for the week of April 4th through 10th.
Starting on Monday April 4th, the JVFD Emergency Medical Responders were dispatched to a medical call on County Road 3460 to assist Allegiance EMS. The ambulance arrived around the same time as members of the JVFD EMRs and Allegiance was able to take control of the situation.
Wednesday, April 6th the Joaquin VFD received a call about a fire alarm at a residence on Highway 7 East. After arriving at the residence the homeowner notified the department that a grease fire set off the alarm, but had been put out.
Next on Thursday, April 7th DeSoto Fire District 1 briefly called for mutual aid on a brush fire near Nash Road in Logansport. The JVFD was on standby at the DFD1 station until it was determined that the fire had been contained.
Lastly, on Sunday, April 10th the Joaquin VFD responded to another brush fire down FM 139. The fire burned around 2 acres of land into the woods off of a power line corridor. Due to the density of the trees, much of the fire had to be put out with fire flappers or “paddles.” After padding out the perimeter of the fire, the JVFD turned the scene over to the Forestry Service.
This turned out to be a moderately high volume for calls at the JVFD, but thankfully none were severe. With that, the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department hopes everyone has a safe and fire-free week.
April 8, 2022 - On April 6, 2022, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required Flat Fork Water Supply Corporation (PWS# 210007) to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
The public water system has taken the necessary corrective actions to restore the quality of the water distributed by this public water system used for drinking water or human consumption purposes and has provided TCEQ with laboratory test results that indicate that the water no longer requires boiling prior to use as of April 8, 2022.
If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Gayle Warr at 936-591-5502.
April 7, 2022 - Due to a break in the line the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required Flat Fork Water Supply Corporation (PWS# 2100007) to notify customers from the Center Country Club to Loop 500 on Highway 96 North to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions).
To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.
In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Gayle Warr at 936-591-5502.
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