County by County Break Down

The center of Ike is expected to cross to the west of Lufkin and Nacogdoches early Saturday morning. Below is a list of our counties and what we think you will see.

Houston County: The eye of the storm may cross very near to Crockett so some of the worst damage may occur. Winds will be sustained 40-70 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. Numerous trees will be blown down and power outages are likely. Rainfall will be 3-6 inches.

Trinity County: Will be close to the center of the storm so winds will be 40-70 mph, gusting up to 80 mph. Rainfall totals 3-6 inches.

Polk County: You guys will feel the effects first before the rest of us, so shortly after midnight. Strong winds 40-70 mph and numerous trees down and power outages. Rainfall will be 3-6 inches.

Tyler County: Farther south so will feel the effects early. Will be farther away from the center of the storm so winds will be 30-60 mph. Strong enough to cause damage, trees down, and power outages. Isolated tornadoes are also possible. Rainfall will be 5-8 inches so flooding is a concern.

Angelina County: The worst part of the storm will be from 3 AM through most of the day Saturday. Winds sustained 40-60 mph, with some stronger gusts to 70 mph. Isolated tornadoes will also be possible. There will probably be some tree damage and scattered power outages. Rainfall will be 5-8 inches so flooding will be a concern, especially in low lying areas.

Nacogdoches County: The worst part of the storm will be from 4 AM through most of the day Saturday. Winds sustained 40-50 mph, with some stronger gusts to 60 mph. Isolated tornadoes will also be possible. There will probably be some tree damage and scattered power outages. Rainfall will be 5-8 inches so flooding will be a concern, especially in low lying areas.

Cherokee County: The impacts will be later in the day on Saturday. Winds 40-60 mph and heavy rain up to 3-6 inches. This will cause some damage.

Shelby County: The storm will hit later Saturday morning. Winds will be 20-40 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph. Isolated tornadoes are a threat. Rainfall totals 5-8 inches so flooding is a concern.

San Augustine County: The worst part of the storm will be from 4 AM through most of the day Saturday. Winds sustained 40-50 mph, with some stronger gusts to 60 mph. Isolated tornadoes will also be possible. There will probably be some tree damage and scattered power outages. Rainfall will be 5-8 inches so flooding will be a concern, especially in low lying areas.

Sabine County: You guys will be the farthest away from the center of Ike but that means the tornado threat and flood threat will be highest here. 5-8 inches are expected. Winds will still be strong from 20-40 mph, with some higher gusts.

Jasper County: Farther south so will feel the effects early. Will be farther away from the center of the storm so winds will be 30-60 mph. Strong enough to cause damage, trees down, and power outages. Isolated tornadoes are also possible. Rainfall will be 5-8 inches so flooding is a concern.