| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cooke |
| Effective | 7/16/2026, 2:12:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/16/2026, 3:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 2:12PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Details
At 212 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gainesville, moving northeast at 25 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…
Gainesville, Lindsay, Hubert H Moss Lake, Walnut Bend, and Sivells
Bend.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 494 and 503.
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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