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WWUS84 KHGX 062201
SPSHGX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
501 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
TXZ178-179-062230-
SAN JACINTO TX-POLK TX-
501 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SAN JACINTO AND
SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...
AT 501 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
COLDSPRING, OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIVINGSTON, MOVING WEST AT 15
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...
COLDSPRING.
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.
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 3061 9499 3056 9504 3059 9526 3070 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 111DEG 11KT 3060 9508
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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