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WWUS84 KHGX 230945
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
445 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TXZ213-226-227-236>238-337-437-231015-
INLAND BRAZORIA TX-INLAND MATAGORDA TX-WHARTON TX-
INLAND GALVESTON TX-BRAZORIA ISLANDS TX-INLAND HARRIS TX-
FORT BEND TX-COASTAL BRAZORIA TX-
445 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN WHARTON
NORTHWESTERN
GALVESTON...FORT BEND...BRAZORIA...NORTHWESTERN MATAGORDA AND
SOUTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM CDT...
AT 445 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FAIRCHILDS, OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF ROSENBERG, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEARLAND, SUGAR LAND, MISSOURI CITY, SOUTHWESTERN FRIENDSWOOD,
ROSENBERG, LAKE JACKSON, ALVIN, ANGLETON, STAFFORD, BAY CITY,
BELLAIRE, RICHMOND, CLUTE, WHARTON, MANVEL, WEST COLUMBIA, SWEENY,
FRESNO, MISSION BEND, AND TOWN WEST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 2891 9621 2938 9624 2983 9572 2959 9523
2905 9522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0945Z 231DEG 22KT 2938 9575
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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