⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Wharton; Fort Bend – Friday, August 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 5:09PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details

At 509 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Industry to near Simonton. Movement was
southwest at 10 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…
Sealy, Brookshire, Bellville, Wallis, Fulshear, Simonton, San Felipe,
Pattison, Orchard, Weston Lakes, New Ulm, Cat Spring, 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.

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