| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Bastrop; Caldwell |
| Effective | 8/27/2026, 5:48:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/27/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 5:48PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Details
At 548 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Lockhart, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
San Marcos, Lockhart, Luling, Martindale, Uhland, Mustang Ridge,
Niederwald, Brownsboro, Delhi, Joliet, Tilmon, San Marcos Regional
Airport, Maxwell, Reedville, McNeil, McMahan, Lytton Springs, Dale,
Bateman, and St John Colony.
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.
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