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WWUS84 KHGX 231152
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
652 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TXZ237-238-337-338-437-438-231215-
GALVESTON ISLAND TX-INLAND BRAZORIA TX-INLAND GALVESTON TX-
COASTAL GALVESTON TX-BRAZORIA ISLANDS TX-COASTAL BRAZORIA TX-
652 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GALVESTON AND EAST
CENTRAL BRAZORIA COUNTIES THROUGH 715 AM CDT...
AT 652 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HITCHCOCK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
GALVESTON ISLAND WEST END, GALVESTON CAUSEWAY, TEXAS CITY, DICKINSON,
LA MARQUE, SANTA FE, HITCHCOCK, BAYOU VISTA, JAMAICA BEACH, TIKI
ISLAND, GALVESTON STATE PARK, SCHOLES FIELD, SCHLITTERBAHN, OFFATTS
BAYOU, MOODY GARDENS, AND GALVESTON ISLAND EAST END.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 2910 9509 2919 9532 2948 9502 2922 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1152Z 228DEG 9KT 2926 9507
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BAILEY
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