July 12, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cooke; Grayson – Sunday, July 12, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Cooke; Grayson
Effective 7/12/2026, 4:38:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/12/2026, 5:15:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 12 at 4:38PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 437 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Whitesboro to 7 miles west of Lake Kiowa.
Movement was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Whitesboro, Collinsville, and Lake Kiowa around 445 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Lake Ray Roberts,
Ethel, Tioga, Road Runner, Woodbine, Burns, and Southmayd.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 491 and 495.

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.