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March 9, 2016 - Panola College will delay opening until 10:00 am tomorrow, March 10th, due to weather.
Submitted by Jessica Pace
Updated (11:21pm) - FM 699 north of Paxton
Updated (10:30pm) - FM 138 approximately 3.5 miles from US 96 intersection (ROAD CLOSED)
Update (8:03pm) - TxDOT has closed off FM 417 East approximately 4.5 miles from SH 87 (ROAD CLOSED)
Update (5:23pm) - Flooding in Joaquin at Sand Isle and Lovicks on FM 139. Flooding in Timpson on CR 4800 (4 to 5 miles down) roadway is washed and a vehicle bottomed out having to be towed. Flooding on FM 2694 (Welcome Hall) area.
March 9, 2016 - Shelby County Today was notified of a bridge out on CR 2110 which is 2 miles south of Shelbyville off of SH 87. The road is used often for through traffic to get to FM 417 West. The bridge out is the second bridge on the road from SH 87. Use caution traveling out on the roadways particularly after dark. Water across roadways can be hard to see until you are upon it.
Commissioner Jimmy Lout reports bridges on CR 2545 (Possum Trott Road) are under water and it is uncertain if the bridges are passable while they are under water. Commissioner Lout reminds everyone, "Turn around, don't drown."
Texas Department of Transportation reports flooding on FM 138 approximately 3.5 miles from US 96 intersection, flooding on FM 417 East approximately 4.5 miles from US 87 intersection, and in the Ragtown area on CS 3184 approximately 1.6 miles from FM 139 intersection. TxDOT has a website which has roadway condition status - http://drivetexas.org/
Flooding has also been reported on US 84 in Joaquin.
Drive careful and stay at home if at all possible. With the amount of water washing over the roadways, it is hard to identify areas the roadway has been washed away until the water recedes.
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the...
- Flash Flood Warning for: South Central Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Southern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Northwestern Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Southeastern Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Sabine County in eastern Texas. Angelina County in eastern Texas. San Augustine County in eastern Texas. Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas. Shelby County in eastern Texas.
- Until 11:00 PM CST Wednesday.
- At 4:53 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms redeveloping and will produce heavy rain across the warned area. Flash Flooding is expected to continue over the next several hours.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include: Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Diboll, Milam, Hudson, Many, Huntington, San Augustine, Coushatta, Zwolle, Logansport, Hemphill, Garrison. Pineland, Joaquin, Converse, Douglass, Rosevine, Patroon and Melrose.
March 9, 2016 - I would want to urge everyone who lives in low lying areas, especially, the lake areas and near the Sabine River to be cautious and if possible evacuate until the rain and flooding ends. We are not calling for a mandatory evacuation at this time but a voluntary one.
Shelby County, City of Joaquin, Joaquin VFD, American Red Cross, and other organizations are working together to organize a shelter for people that have no family or friends to stay with. If you need help with evacuating, please contact your local Volunteer Fire Department or law enforcement. If your home is secure and you do not need to evacuate, please stay at home.
Please do not put yourself and/or emergency personnel in danger. Please be smart and cautious, the life you save may be your own.
March 9, 2016 - Joaquin ISD will not hold classes on Thursday, March 10th or Friday, March 11th. Staff will still need to report at 9am on both days.
JH/HS Cheer tryouts will still be conducted at the scheduled time on Friday, March 11th.
March 9, 2016 - Due to continued flooding, we are releasing today at 1pm. Roads are being monitored and bus drivers are being briefed on safety. We are concerned that conditions may worsen throughout the day. Parents may also pick up students from school at their convenience.
For now, school will begin at normal time tomorrow. Stay in touch for further updates.
March 9, 2016 - Alert!!!! Parents and stakeholders of TISD. Another system of powerful storms is headed our way. At the moment, our roads are passable. However, another round of heavy rain could change those conditions quickly. Therefore, we are releasing school today at 12:30. Any parents that would like to come pick their child up now, is encouraged and welcome to do so.
We don't want to transport kids in the middle of a downpour or flooding conditions, but our larger concern is that by waiting for a break in the weather may allow the roads to become impassable.
March 9, 2016 - Shelbyville ISD will early release today, March 9th at 11:30 am Buses will roll at 11:45 am.
March 9, 2016 - Due to the weather, Shelby County Outreach Ministries is closing the Senior Nutrition sites in Center and San Augustine for Wednesday and Thursday, March 9 and 10th. This includes all senior service programs.
The Meals on Wheels program, Helping Hands Boutique and SCOM will be closed as well.
March 9, 2016 - Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting scattered outages throughout the eight county service area of: San Augustine, Shelby, Sabine, Nacogdoches, Newton, Jasper, Panola and Rusk Counties.
Crews are currently working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible.
Please report all outages, by calling: 1-800-392-5986.
Above all, we want to ask you to be safe - STAY AWAY FROM ALL DOWNED LINES. Consider them all to be live and dangerous. Call DETEC at 1-800-392-5986 to report downed lines and outages.
March 9, 2016 - The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Shelby County and surrounding areas. Areas included are northeastern San Augustine County and Southeastern Shelby County until 9am CST.
At 8:18am CST a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 5 miles southwest of San Augustine, or 21 miles south of Center, moving northeast at 35mph.
Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
This dangerous storm will be near Bland Lake around 8:30am CST, Patroon around 8:45am CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Jordan's Store, Calgary, Hurstown, Chinaquapin, Denning and Huxley.
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