Tropical Storm, Angelina
- When
- August 30, 2:50 AM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Angelina forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 31.255, -94.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm in Texas, August 30, 2017
Tropical Storm Harvey emerged back over the Northwest Gulf of Mexico during the morning hours of August 28th, and intensified slightly as drifted northwest just off the Southeast Texas coast, eventually making a 3rd landfall near Cameron, Louisiana during the early morning hours of August 30th. The persistent outer bands of Tropical Storm Harvey began consistently affecting Angelina,…
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
Tropical Storm Harvey emerged back over the Northwest Gulf of Mexico during the morning hours of August 28th, and intensified slightly as drifted northwest just off the Southeast Texas coast, eventually making a 3rd landfall near Cameron, Louisiana during the early morning hours of August 30th. The persistent outer bands of Tropical Storm Harvey began consistently affecting Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, and Sabine Counties throughout the day on August 30th, resulting in reports of downed trees and power lines as some of the stronger squalls produced wind gusts to 35-40 mph with locally higher gusts atop already saturated grounds.
In Angelina County, trees were blown down on FM 1818 near Biloxi Creek about 5 miles east southeast of Diboll. In Nacogdoches County, power lines were blown down across FM 2259, 3 miles southeast of Highway 224 just southeast of Nacogdoches. A tree also fell across both lanes of FM 95 about 4 miles south of Martinsville. In San Augustine County, several trees and power lines were blown down in Broaddus. In Sabine County, a tree fell on FM 2024 just east of Bronson, causing a vehicle to crash. There were unknown injuries. In addition, trees were blown down across Highway 87 at Redhill Lake, Odis Lowe Road, and FM 1592 about 1 mile north of Highway 184 in Northern Sabine County.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 11:14 PM CST, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 11:14 PM CST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1214 AM CDT Wed Aug 30 2017
.AVIATION...
Areas of SHRA continues to develop over Ncntrl LA and shift WNW
across Wrn LA/E TX overnight, as the center of TS Harvey moves
ashore just S of LCH through 12Z. Cigs should deteriorate to MVFR
through 12Z across much of N LA/Deep E TX, with MVFR cigs possibly
expanding a little farther W afterwards. Areas of convection will
expand around the remnants of Harvey as it enters Cntrl LA by
afternoon, affecting most terminals, albeit more sct across the
Wrn sections of E TX. IFR/low MVFR cigs should persist through the
remainder of the TAF period over all but the Wrn sections of E
TX/SE OK/adjacent SW AR, with convection/reduced vsbys lingering
through Wednesday night mainly affecting the N LA and ELD
terminals. NE winds 10-15kts tonight, with gusts to 25kts
possible, will increase to 15-20kts with gusts to 35kts possible
in the stronger squalls after 15Z over portions of Deep E TX/Ncntrl
LA. /15/
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1029 PM CDT Tue Aug 29 2017/
DISCUSSION...
Latest track forecast of Tropical Storm Harvey continues to trend
more eastward. The center of Harvey may just clip our southwest-
most parishes of North Central Louisiana Wednesday night/early
Thursday morning, most likely Caldwell, La Salle, and Grant
Parishes. This also results in a slight eastward shift in the axis
of heavier rain. Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are
still expected across Southern Arkansas, much of Northern
Louisiana, and southwest towards Lower Toledo Bend. Some isolated
higher rainfall amounts near 10 inches are still possible, mainly
towards Lower Toledo Bend. Winds speeds should increase to
between 15 and 25 kts as the center of Harvey passes. Therefore, a
Lake Wind Advisory has also been issued for Wednesday afternoon
and evening. Wind speeds beyond midnight Wednesday night/Thursday
morning a more uncertain. Later shifts may need to extend the Lake
Wind Advisory in time or area as conditions warrant.
The forecast has been updated to include these changes, and the
latest text products have already been sent.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 71 81 69 86 / 90 70 20 10
MLU 71 78 69 84 / 90 90 50 20
DEQ 71 84 66 86 / 40 30 10 10
TXK 70 82 67 85 / 60 40 10 10
ELD 70 77 67 83 / 90 90 50 10
TYR 70 85 68 86 / 60 30 10 10
GGG 71 83 68 86 / 60 40 10 10
LFK 71 85 70 88 / 80 40 20 10
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...Flash Flood Watch through Thursday evening for LAZ001>006-
010>014-017>022.
Lake Wind Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Thursday
for LAZ013-014-017>022.
OK...None.
TX...Flash Flood Watch through Thursday evening for TXZ151>153-
165>167.
&&
15Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 9:51 PM CST, 4 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1051 PM CDT Tue Aug 29 2017 LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ151>153-165>167-301100- Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-Red River- Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant- Caldwell-La Salle-Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina- San Augustine- 1051 PM CDT Tue Aug 29 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Louisiana, Northwest Louisiana, East Texas and Northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight... The threat of heavy rainfall will remain mostly south of the area tonight, with only light to occasionally moderate showers affecting parts of the region in association with Tropical Storm Harvey. A few heavier rain bands will be possible tonight. Isolated flash flooding may occur in low lying and poor drainage areas, mainly over parts of Deep East Texas where upwards of six to ten inches of rainfall have already occurred in some isolated locations. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Rainfall amounts will continue to increase across Deep East Texas and North Louisiana Wednesday and into Thursday as Harvey accelerates northeastward across these areas. Additional rainfall totals of four to eight inches with isolated higher amounts closer to ten are possible. The threat of significant flash flooding along with isolated tornadoes, will continue to be a concern until the remnants of Harvey finally exit the region by the weekend. Winds will also increase to around 15 to 25 mph with a few higher gusts as the center of Harvey moves across North Central Louisiana late Wednesday and into early Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators and storm spotters will not be needed through tonight. ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126- 136>138-149-150-301100- Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette- Columbia-Union-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp- Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk- 1051 PM CDT Tue Aug 29 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight... The threat of heavy rainfall will remain well south of the area tonight, with only light to occasionally moderate showers affecting parts of the region in association with Tropical Storm Harvey. Therefore, no hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... The track of Tropical Storm Harvey will move northeast onto the coast near Sabine Pass early Wednesday morning. Rainfall amounts will begin to increase across the area Wednesday through Thursday as Harvey quickly accelerates northeast across Deep East Texas, North Louisiana, and South Arkansas. Total rainfall amounts of one to three inches are possible northwest of a line from Tyler Texas to Nashville Arkansas. Southeast of this line, additional rainfall amounts of three to six inches can be expected. The threat of isolated flash flooding along with a few weak tornadoes, will continue to be a concern until the remnants of Harvey finally exit the region by Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators and storm spotters will not be needed through tonight. 09
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Tropical Storm, Nacogdoches
- When
- August 30, 2:50 AM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Nacogdoches forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 31.616, -94.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm, San Augustine
- When
- August 30, 2:50 AM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- San Augustine forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 31.394, -94.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm, Sabine
- When
- August 30, 2:50 AM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sabine forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 31.343, -93.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Tropical Storm
- A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flood in Mississippi, August 30 to 31, 2017
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, August 30 to 31, 2017
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Mississippi, August 30, 2017
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 30 to 31, 2017
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 30, 2017
- Damaging Winds in Florida, August 30 to 31, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 30, 2017
- Tropical Storm in Louisiana, August 30, 2017
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, August 30, 2017
- Flash Flooding in Florida, August 30, 2017
- Hail in Wisconsin, August 30, 2017
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, August 30, 2017
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 714371, 714372, 714373, 714374.