⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Matagorda Islands – Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 22 at 9:09PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details

At 909 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sargent, or 16 miles south of Sweeny, moving southwest at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Matagorda and Sargent.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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