Widely-scattered thundershowers over Tyler & Northern Jasper Counties and over SW LA are beginning to form. The flow is from the northeast so, the activity in SW LA will be working our way through the rest of this afternoon into the evening hours. 12NewsNow.com/weather

A tropical disturbance in the far Eastern Atlantic has a moderate chance of development during the next seven days. By Saturday night, it could be just north of Puerto Rico. The next name on the list is Fernand. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/weather

Radar shows widely-scattered thundershowers over the Lakes Area and scattered showers, storms over SW LA continuing to drift towards our area. Modeling shows scattered showers, storms this evening and possibly overnight. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/radar

Heavy rain, lightning moving into Buna due to a thunderstorm moving slowly south to southwest. 12NewsNow.com/radar

An upper-level disturbance may bring higher rain chances to SE Texas Thursday and Friday as a front stalls over or near the area. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/weather

Scattered showers & storms this evening, Tuesday and Wednesday. Higher chance expected Thursday and Friday due to a stalling front and upper-level disturbance. 20-30% coverage this weekend due to drier air aloft. #12NewsNowWeather 12newsnow.com/article/weathe…

Category 4 Hurricane Erin has turned north. Expected to stay out of the gulf and as it gains latitude, weakening will begin Wednesday staying east of the Mid Atlantic Coast for-the-most part. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/weather

Scattered showers & storms moving into and through the Triangle currently may have small hail near Taylor Landing with lightning and locally heavy rainfall. Moving west-southwest at 15 mph. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/radar

Strong storm between Taylor Landing and Winnie with very heavy rain, frequent lightning, gusty winds and small hail. Moving west-southwest around 15 mph. Over 550 lightning strikes within the red box in the past 15 minutes. 12NewsNow.com/radar

Strong storm over East Chambers & SW Jefferson Co around Winnie continues moving west-southwest at 15 mph with frequent lightning (655 strikes within the red box in the past 15 minutes), 3-4 inch/hour rainfall rates, wind gusts to 40 mph and small hail. 12NewsNow.com/radar

Scattered late evening showers and thunderstorms are possible in the Lakes Area as radar shows shower and thunderstorm activity nearing the Louisiana side of Toledo Bend with additional activity northeast of Fort Polk. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/radar

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Jasper and Northern Newton Counties until 9:30 pm due to damaging winds of 60 mph. Also expected frequent lightning and very heavy rainfall. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/radar

Storms have weakened and are likely no longer severe. Heavy rainfall, gusty winds and frequent lightning are occurring. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/radar

Thunderstorms over Northern Newton and Northern Jasper Counties continue working southwest. Could be pockets of 60+ mph winds just Southeast of Newton. 12NewsNow.com/radar

Storms over Jasper and Newton Counties are quickly moving south to southwest in excess of 30 mph. IF they hold together, then they could reach Lumberton around 10:50 pm. 12NewsNow.com/radar

Weakening storms and rain moving into the Triangle. 12NewsNow.com/radar

GREAT WEEKEND | A weak "cold" front will push through Southeast Texas early Friday. A reduction of humidity is expected this weekend with slightly cooler morning lows and no rain expected. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/weather

Showers & storms are likely Wednesday night and Thursday due to a surge of moisture, upper-level disturbances and approaching "cold" front. #12NewsNowWeather 12NewsNow.com/weather

Scattered showers & storms are expected Wednesday with rain and storms likely Wednesday night and Thursday. Friday, a weak cold front pushes through with a 30% coverage. The weekend looks great with lower humidity. #12NewsNowWeather 12newsnow.com/article/weathe…

And there goes Erin fading away into the North Atlantic. It never made it to category 6. It didn’t suddenly veer left into Florida. It wasn’t created by HAARP. It wasn’t directed into the Carolinas by laser beams from radars. It wasn’t seeded for sinister purposes. It’s not