Thunderstorm Watch in Effect until 8:00 p.m.

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A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...

SOUTHEASTERN TYLER...HARDIN...NORTHWESTERN ORANGE AND SOUTHEASTERN

JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM CDT...

At 247 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Bevil Oaks, or near Lumberton, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around

unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor

objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...

Beaumont, Lumberton, Silsbee, Kountze, Sour Lake, Nome, Saratoga,

Evadale, Thicket, Bevil Oaks, China, Pine Forest, Lakeview, Caney

Head, Weiss Bluff, Honey Island, Batson, and Village Mills.