Tornadoes spare most of Cedar Creek Lake area




Seven tornadoes ripped through Northeast Texas Saturday, April 29, 2017, but most of the Cedar Creek Lake area escaped damage.

Residents of Caney City and Eustace reported damage, but the most severe losses occurred in Canton in Van Zandt County 20 miles away.

Heavy rain, hail and strong winds hammered areas that saw no tornadoes.

The National Weather Service recorded the largest tornado in the North Texas area as an EF-4 with winds in the 166 mph to 200 mph moving from Eustace to Canton. It was estimated to be one-mile wide. An EF-3 tornado with winds up to 165 mph stayed on the ground for 50 miles in Van Zandt and Rains Counties.

The tornadoes were observed between 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with the most severe striking between 5:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Four deaths and more than 50 injuries were recorded with hospitals in the Cedar Creel Lake area as well as Athens and Tyler admitting patients. All of the deaths occurred outside of the Cedar Creek Lake area.

Another storm Wednesday, May 4,  brought more rain and hail to Cedar Creek Lake residents.




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Jul. 2)

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.07 feet above pool. Big numbers of white bass and several trophy-class hybrid stripers have hit the deck. We are consistently finding the best action in 15–22 feet of water. Good go-to setups include a variety of slabs, sometimes paired with 2–3 jigs above, and the always-reliable yellow bladed jig using the proven saw tooth retrieve technique. Trolling spoons at 3 mph in 13–17 feet of water absolutely crushed the white bass. Water temperatures are currently holding around 83 degrees and will continue to rise as summer heats up over the next couple of weeks. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are good anchoring on humps in 12-24 feet using small shad or cut shad on the bottom. Drifting larger cut bait like carp, drum or big gizzard shad on flats in 10-25 feet all around the lake. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

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