Our Deep  East Texas ForecastOnce the front moved out of our area Saturday it was a really nice day to get the yard mowed and the weeds out of the flower beds. 

Don't fret, today will also be sunny...and HOT at 90 degrees, less wind ...and a whole lot of humidity!!   Keep in mind, the sun will put a lot of sunburn hurt on your exposed skin if you don't prepare.  While you are at it protect yourselves from the mosquitos that are out. 

Monday, Clouds and another disturbance makes its way into our area around 5 am with some light drizzle that by 8 am will turn into rain and T-storms.  We could catch another 1.3 inches of rain over the Monday and Tuesday period...Clearing by Tuesday at 5 pm.  

Lots of Sunshine through next Sunday...Then...expect more wet stuff... That's ok because We will be in May and we will need to have our May rain if we are to meet our 37 year average of....5.08 inches.

Record  High Temperatures were set in East TexasNWS Statement as of 8:30 PM CDT on April 25, 2015... Daily high maximum temperature records tied or broken on April 
25th... Location       old record      new record         years of data 
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Shreveport la  88 in 1925      89 in 2015       records since 1874 
Lufkin TX      91 in 1975      91 in 2015       records since 1906   
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Public Information Statement as of 7:29 PM CDT on April 25, 2015... NWS damage survey for Upshur and Cass counties tornado events on the evening of April 24 2015... .Upshur County tornado 8.5 miles west SW of Gilmer... Rating:                 EF-1
estimated peak wind:    95-105 mph
path length /statute/:  2 miles
path width /maximum/:   700 yards
fatalities:             0
injuries:               0

Start date:             Apr 24 2015 
start time:             843 PM CDT
start location:         8.5 miles WSW of Gilmer
start lat/lon:          32.7003 / -95.0864

End date:               Apr 24 2015
end time:               847 PM CDT
end location:           6.5 miles WSW of Gilmer 
end lat/lon:            32.7040 / -95.0540

Survey summary: an EF1 tornado touched down 8.5 miles WSW of
Gilmer. Damage consisted numerous trees uprooted and snapped. One
tree fell on a house... but damage to the home was minor to
moderate. Damage in The Union hill area was also surveyed... but
damage was determined to be associated with straight line wind
damage. The Union hill High School had roof damage... and several
homes had damage mainly due to fallen trees on the home.

.Cass County tornado 8 miles NW of Linden... 
Rating:                 EF-1
estimated peak wind:    95-105 mph
path length /statute/:  6.35 miles
path width /maximum/:   275 yards
fatalities:             0
injuries:               0
Start date:             Apr 24 2015 
start time:             916 PM CDT
start location:         8 miles NW of Linden
start lat/lon:          33.0972 / -94.4609
End date:               Apr 24 2015
end time:               924 PM CDT
end location:           8.12 miles N of Linden 
end lat/lon:            33.1264 / -94.3595

Survey summary: an EF1 tornado touched down around 8 miles NW of
Linden. Damage consisted numerous trees uprooted and snapped.
Several trees took out power lines in the area.
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Ef scale: the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories.
EF0... weak... ... 65 to 85 mph
EF1... weak... ... 86 to 110 mph
EF2... strong... .111 to 135 mph
EF3... strong... .136 to 165 mph
EF4... violent... 166 to 200 mph
EF5... violent... >200 mph
Note:
the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
storm data.