Tornado Watch: Roads Closed And Power Services Down In East Texas Because Of Storms
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Sunday morning's storms knocked out power and caused floods throughout East Texas. Local police urge everyone to avoid the following locations.

Road closures caused by flood

LaFamo Road at the river bridge is temporarily closed because of flooding, according to the Longview Police Department. There is also water on Shell Camp as well as low areas in Phillips Springs said the Gladewater Police Department.

There is also water at Glenwood Boulevard; Highway 31 W/Loop 323; Broadway Avenue/Winchester Drive; Old Jacksonville Highway/Sunnybrook Boulevard; Bellwood Road/Hurt Street; and Reed Road/Meadors Community, said the Tyler Police Department.

Longview police closed the following roads for safety purposes. Avoid these at all costs.

  • 4th Street/Delwood - North and southbound traffic have been shut down.

  • Birdsong/Andrews

  • Denson

  • Dundee/Cook

  • Eden

  • E. George Richey Road/Harley Ridge Road - East and westbound traffic have been shut down.

  • East Loop 281/Airline - East and westbound traffic have been shut down 

  • Fairway Oaks

  • Hallie/Trail Wood

  • McCann/George Richie

  • Ridgelea/Mobberly

  • Scenic/Broadway

  • Skyline/Airline

  • Texas/Alpine

  • 800 Texas - Through traffic is not allowed

The Tyler Police Department added there were no lights at "W. Oakwood/N. Palace; Old Henderson Hwy/Loop 323; S. Broadway Ave/Elm St; E. Front St/Loop 323." 

1400 Woodland Hills Drive in the City of Whitehouse reopened after it was closed due to high water level.

Aside from closed roads, the police also reported fallen trees and lost power.

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Power, cable, and internet services down

An Enhanced Fujita 1 (EF1) tornado and straight winds knocked out power, cable, and internet for thousands of homes last Sunday. 

The National Weather Service said the tornado struck central Harrison County, which had "peak winds reaching 107 mph. The tornado caused trees to be uprooted and downed power lines," said CBS19. 

Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) reported 39,038 power outages since Sunday evening. Upshur Rural Electric has the second most number of power failures at 19,797, followed by Wood County Electric at 14,399. 

Rusk County Electric had 5,587 power outages, while Oncor had 4,950 power outages. 

Aside from power, cable and internet went down as well in Kilgore and Longview. According to KLTV 7, "A Facebook post from the electric cooperative states that there are trees down, damaged poles and transformers, and miles of lines down. The post states that much work is needed, and the outages are expected to continue into Monday."

They are not sure how long services will be out, but repair crews are already in the area to fix the problem.

Gregg County, which is powered by SWEPCO, exceeds the number of power outages in Upshur Rural Electric at 23,852.

Traffic lights at the intersection of Paluxy Drive and Loop 323 were also knocked out by high winds. Marshall area also had several fallen trees. 

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