NWS: Severe storms possible Wednesday

The National Weather Service has predicted that strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible areawide tomorrow, as a strong cold front moves east across the region.

"The threat looks to begin as early as daybreak in our western zones of East Texas, with the greatest chance of severe weather along and south of the I-20 corridor. The primary threats associated with this line look to be damaging winds, and an isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out. After the threat diminishes Wednesday evening as the cold front departs to the east, gusty west/northwest winds can be expected overnight and

into the day Thursday, with some gusts reaching as high as 40 mph," officials said.