Will Saturday’s Storms Bring More Damaging Winds to East Texas?

On Tuesday, March 4th, a line of severe storms blew through east Texas; the key word being 'blew'. Winds gusting to around 60 mph caused widespread damage and power outages across the Pineywoods and northeast Texas.

National Weather Service investigators confirmed 3 tornado touchdowns in Harrison, Sabine, and Tyler Counties.

Another Round of Storms for East Texas?

Forecasters at the Storm Prediction Center are advising residents from north-central Texas all the way to the Florida Panhandle to be prepared for another batch of strong to severe storms on Saturday and continuing into early Sunday morning.

The darker green shaded area represents a 'marginal threat' of severe storms. Dallas, Waco, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Tyler, Longview, and Beaumont are some of the cities in Texas included in this region.

More Wind Damage on the Way?

Another widespread wind event is not expected with this line of storms. Although strong gusty winds are a possibility with some of these storms, the biggest threat looks to be large hail, at least from the stronger storms.

A tornado or two is not out of the question, but the expected atmospheric conditions on Saturday should not be very conducive for development. However, that could change.

Timing of the Storms

Most weather models expect the storms to move through northeast and east Texas between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Sunday's highs will only reach into the 50s, but by Monday, we should be back into the lower 70s. Look for the 80s by the end of next week.

Time Change

Don't forget that we 'spring forward' this weekend. Saturday night/Sunday morning, set your clocks ahead one hour.