BEAUMONT, Texas — A line of strong to severe storms are forecast to move through the area this afternoon with this risk of damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph, hail, and an isolated tornado risk.
A break in the rain Tuesday and Wednesday before the next system moves into the area Thursday.
The Toledo Bend Reservoir shared that their spillway gates have changed from 11,000 to 22,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). 11 gates are opened at 2 feet each.
National Weather Service alerts
The National Weather Service has released the following for Southeast Texas...
- Flash Flood Warning continues for Lumberton TX, Silsbee TX and Kountze TX until 7:30 PM CDT
- Flash Flood Warning including Woodville TX, Warren TX and Colmesneil TX until 7:30 PM CDT
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Port Arthur TX and Sabine Pass TX until 4:45 PM CDT
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Sulphur LA, Orange TX and Moss Bluff LA until 4:45 PM CDT. This destructive storm will contain wind gusts to 80 MPH!
- Tornado Warning including Buna TX and Bessmay TX until 4:30 PM CDT
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Port Arthur TX, Nederland TX and Groves TX until 4:45 PM CDT
- A special weather statement has been issued for Port Arthur TX, Nederland TX and Groves TX until 4:45 PM CDT
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Beaumont TX, Sulphur LA and Orange TX until 4:45 PM CDT. This storm will contain wind gusts to 70 MPH!
- Flash Flood Warning including Buna TX, Kirbyville TX and Evadale TX until 6:30 PM CDT
- A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Louisiana and Texas until 8 PM CDT
Aftermath of severe weather across Southeast Texas
Road Conditions
TxDOT has temporarily closed FM 777 just east of CR 146 at Walnut Run Creek in Jasper for water over the road, according to our media partner, the East Texas Banner.
Drivetexas.org shows that FM 563 in Liberty County is closed north and southbound due to water over the roadway. This is between Highway 90 in Ames and FM 770 near Moss Bluff.
FM 2681 in Liberty County is closed north and southbound from Hwy 90 in Liberty to about 2 miles south of Liberty.
Beech Grove Volunteer Fire Department posted on their Facebook that CR 323 at CR 151 is flooded.
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Power outages
Here's a list of the number of Entergy customers without power as of 8:00 p.m., according to their online outage map.
- Hardin County: 137
- Chambers County: 37
- Jefferson County: 753
- Orange County: 1,934
- Tyler County: 183
- TOTAL: 3,044
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This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
