⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Burleson; Washington; Colorado; Austin – Friday, September 11, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 11 at 8:23PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details

At 822 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Somerville to near Shelby to 6 miles north
of Schulenburg. Movement was southeast at 10 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…
Brenham, Columbus, Shelby, Weimar, Somerville, Industry, Burton, Lake
Somerville Dam, Lake Somerville State Park & Trailway, Carmine,
Lyons, New Ulm, Quarry, and Frelsburg.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

If on or near Lake Somerville, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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