⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; Grimes – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 6:49PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details

At 648 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 8
miles east of Madisonville, moving southwest at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Northern Huntsville, Trinity, and Riverside.

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.