Dangerous weather moving through East Texas Sunday morning

Many parts of East Texas experienced severe weather Sunday morning.

By 8:30 a.m. most of the tornado warnings in East Texas had been dropped as severe weather continued to move northeast.

A flash flood warning remained in effect in Smith County until at least 11 a.m.

As of 8:35 a.m. there were no reports of major damage from the storms. Thousands at one time were without electricity.

8:17 a.m. warnings:

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Tornado Warning for… Southeastern Smith County in northeastern Texas… Northwestern Rusk County in northeastern Texas… Southwestern Gregg County in northeastern Texas… North central Cherokee County in northeastern Texas… Areas Included: Cherokee; Gregg; Rusk; Smith

At 7:59 the National Weather Service issued the following:

As of 8:15 a.m., a severe storm with a possible tornado was in the Turnertown and New London area, according to reports. Officials also said a possible tornado was approaching Longview.

At 7:53 the National Weather Service issued the following:

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Tornado Warning for… East central Smith County in northeastern Texas… Western Harrison County in northeastern Texas… Northern Panola County in northeastern Texas… Northern Rusk County in northeastern Texas… Areas Included: Gregg; Harrison; Panola; Rusk; Smith; Upshur.

As of 8 a.m., a possible tornado also was in the Troup area.

The line storms also had high winds, rain and hail. Some areas were under flash flood watches or warnings.

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