12/6/2023 0 Comments Bad weather dallasThe main threat will shift from tornadoes Friday afternoon and evening to damaging winds going into the overnight hours as thunderstorms align and spread into Arkansas and Louisiana.Īs the storms push east, a significant widespread and damaging wind event is forecast later Friday evening across portions of the Ark-La-Tex region. ![]() In addition to intense tornadoes, scattered large to very large hail, bigger than golf ball-sized (2 inches in diameter), are also possible, according to the Storm Prediction Center. The watch in effect until midnight includes portions of western and central Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and northeast Texas, according to the Storm Prediction Center. “The most likely area for strong tornadoes will be from far southeast Oklahoma southward into eastern Texas, to the east of the I-35 corridor,” the prediction center said. The Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area remains under an enhanced risk – a Level 3 out of 4 – for Friday. The Storm Prediction Center had highlighted a ‘moderate risk’ – a Level 4 of 5 – area of severe thunderstorms on Friday for eastern Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, southwestern Arkansas and northwestern Louisiana. It’s unclear whether a tornado went through the area, he said. ![]() In Oklahoma, a woman was injured by a falling tree as she was heading to a storm shelter, Lewis Collins, a volunteer at the Choctaw Office of Emergency Management, told CNN. In neighboring Lamar County, where Paris is the county seat, “there has been quite a bit of damage and some injuries,” Lamar County Constable Travis Rhodes told CNN Friday night. At least four houses were damaged in Hopkins County, Texas, by a tornado, the sheriff’s office there said.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |