Tag: Panola

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of East Texas, including Panola County through 7 p.m. Thursday.

Threats include a few tornadoes, scattered hail up to 2-inch size and scattered wind gusts up to 70 mph, the National Weather Service said.

Texas counties included are Anderson, Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado, Falls, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, Washington and Wharton.

“A storm system moving across the region today will create an environment for severe thunderstorms areawide capable of producing tornadoes, large hail and heavy rainfall,” the NWS said. “The highest severe weather threat level remains in Deep East Texas due to the higher probability of tornadoes.”