968
WWUS84 KHGX 072259
SPSHGX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
559 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026
TXZ177>179-072345-
SAN JACINTO TX-WALKER TX-POLK TX-
559 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SAN JACINTO
SOUTHWESTERN POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM
CDT...
AT 556 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
TWO OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES SET TO COLLIDE IN THE LAKE LIVINGSTON AREA.
ON REGION. LOOK FOR STORM INTENSITY TO INCREASE AS THIS OCCURS WITH
GUSTY WINDS, LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
ONALASKA, COLDSPRING, POINT BLANK, AND OAKHURST.
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.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE LIVINGSTON, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3081 9533 3081 9509 3059 9500 3059 9535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 358DEG 4KT 3073 9521
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
47
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page