| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Tarrant; Dallas |
| Effective | 7/15/2026, 1:50:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/15/2026, 2:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 15 at 1:50PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Details
At 150 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wilmer to near Benbrook. Movement was
north at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Mesquite,
Duncanville, Balch Springs, Benbrook, Seagoville, and Forest Hill
around 155 PM CDT.
White Settlement and Westworth Village around 200 PM CDT.
Irving, Haltom City, Richland Hills, River Oaks, and Sunnyvale
around 205 PM CDT.
Euless, Bedford, Hurst, Saginaw, Highland Park, Sansom Park, Lake
Worth, and North Richland Hills around 210 PM CDT.
Garland, University Park, Eagle Mountain, Blue Mound, Dallas Love
Field, and DFW Intl Airport around 215 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Lake Arlington, Joe
Pool Lake, Mountain Creek Lake, Sand Branch, Westlake, Benbrook Lake,
Lake Worth, Lakeside, Westover Hills, and White Rock Lake.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 35W between mile markers 38 and 67.
Interstate 35E between mile markers 412 and 444.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 423 and 485.
Interstate 30 between mile markers 2 and 64.
Interstate 45 between mile markers 268 and 284.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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