Monday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 90 with heat index as high a 99; Low: 77; Wind: South, southwest 5-10 mph
UPDATED: Flood Warning; County and City Law Enforcement Urge Citizens to Stay Off Streets and Roadways
August 13, 2017 – Hwy 19 North and a lot of County Roads North of Sulphur Springs are under water. Please do not drive through water over the road! If you can, please stay home! List of roads closed are below. Updates will be posted here. 24 hr rain total at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is currently 8.63 in. Roads under water: HWY 19 North of Sulphur Springs FM 69 North of Fm 1537 and North of I-30 FM 269 South of...
Aviation History: C-130 Hercules
The following information comes from local Sulphur Springs resident Tony Hughes. Mr Hughes worked on, performed engine run up, pre-flight/post flight and flew as an aircraft mechanic observer on FCF’s (functional check flight) at the Greenville, Tx. plant, formerly known as TEMCO. The Greenville plant started as Temco (Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Co.) then changed to Ling-Temco Electronics, Inc. in 1960, then...
Sunday Forecast
80% chance of showers and thunderstorms decreasing to 30 % Sunday night; High: 86: Low: 76; Wind: East 5-10 mph
Thunderstorm Warning, Gusty Winds, Heavy Rain Until 8 p.m. for Hopkins County
At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Commerce to Lake Tawakoni to Wills Point. Movement was east at 20 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Strong thunderstorms will be near… Commerce around 655 PM CDT. Cumby around 700 PM CDT. Fruitvale around 710 PM CDT. Grand Saline around 725 PM CDT. Cooper Lake Park South Sulphur around 730 PM CDT. Como around...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning South Hopkins County Until 3 p.m.
At 231 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Cumby, or 9 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs, moving east at 10 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Sulphur Springs, Cumby and Como. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Seek a safe shelter inside a...
Hopkins and Delta Counties Under Flash Flood Watch Saturday Night
With an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms for Saturday night now in the forecast, the National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a: * Flash Flood Watch for portions of north central Texas and northeast Texas, including the following areas, in north central Texas, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, and Hunt. In northeast Texas, Delta, Hopkins, and Lamar. * From 7 PM CDT this evening through Sunday morning * Numerous thunderstorms are...
Texas is #13 in Strictest DUI Laws: You May Be Surprised Where Hopkins County Fits In
“With drunk driving resulting in roughly 1 million arrests, 10,000 deaths and $44 billion in economic damage each year, we released an in-depth report on 2017’s Strictest & Most Lenient States on DUI.” WalletHub explained. Texas is #13 on the strictness sale. In Texas there were 987 fatalities due to DUI incidents in 2016. In 2016 Hopkins County had 39 DUI crashes, specifically 8 were in Sulphur Springs. To view the...
Saturday Forecast
40% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon increasing to 70% Saturday night; High: 93 with heat index values as high as 101; Low: 74; Wind: East, southeast around 5 mph
Lady Cats Win 3, Lose 1 in First Day at Garland Tournament
It was a good day at the office for the Lady Cats’ volleyball team as they won three matches and lost just one in a Garland tournament Friday. Playing in Rowlett, the Lady Cats finished second in their pool, which put them in the championship bracket. Once there the Lady Cats got a huge victory over a district nemesis. In pool play, the Lady Cats opened with a win over South Garland, 2-0 by scores of 25-8 and 25-7. Then the Lady...
