⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Atascosa; Wilson; Karnes; De Witt – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

Details

At 815 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Falls City, or 7 miles west of Karnes City, moving south at 55 mph.

HAZARD…Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Pleasanton, Jourdanton, Kenedy, Karnes City, Charlotte, Christine,
Campbellton, Runge, Falls City, Nordheim, Coy City, Choate, Fashing,
Davis, Coughran, El Oso, Dobrowolski, Amphion, Helena, and McCoy.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.