The Sheriff's Office would like to wish Deputy Redgie Daus a very Happy Birthday. We hope you have a great day!

The Sheriff's Office would like to wish Detention Deputy Samson Peralta a very Happy Birthday. We hope it is awesome!

The Sheriff's Office would like to wish Records Clerk Patti Easterwood a very Happy Birthday. We hope you have a great day!

The National Weather Service has issued an Areal Flood Watch for Lamar County. Due to the amount and intensity of the rain we've received there is a large threat of areal / flash flooding. Be vigilant when driving and don't attempt to cross over or drive through a road that has water over it. Turn around don't drown.

TXZ094-095-081915-
Lamar TX-Fannin TX-
140 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL LAMAR AND EAST
CENTRAL FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT...
At 140 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Honey Grove, or 14 miles west of Paris, moving southwest at 5 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Honey Grove, Roxton and Toco.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

There is a chance for isolated to scattered thunderstorms across the region today. Strong or near severe storms are possible. The main hazards will be damaging winds and heavy rainfall, but small hail may also occur. Heavy rainfall may cause nuisance flooding.