Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Texarkana Area

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The NWS has upgraded this to a Tornado Warning for central bowie county.
NEW BOSTON – 6 p.m. Hooks – 6:10 Red Lick – 6:15

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Texarkana area untill 6:15 p.m.  The area is also under a tornado watch until 10:00 p.m.

According to the NWS at 5:10 a severe storm was located near Dalby Springs 13 miles SW of New Boston moving NE at 45 MPH.


TORNADO WARNING ISSUED FOR CENTRAL BOWIE COUNTY
NEW BOSTON – 6 p.m. Hooks – 6:10 Red Lick – 6:15
TORNADO WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 533 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF DALBY SPRINGS…OR 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NEW BOSTON…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT…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…
NEW BOSTON AROUND 600 PM CDT.
HOOKS AROUND 610 PM CDT.
RED LICK AROUND 615 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SPRING
HILL…LEARY AND RED BANK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.

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