⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Freestone; Limestone; Leon – Saturday, June 20, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 20 at 5:21AM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 521 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lake Limestone, or 14 miles south of Teague, moving east at 35 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…
Groesbeck, Buffalo, Lake Limestone, Corinth, Jewett, Pleasant
Springs, Farrar, Fallon, Box Church, Flo, Donie, and Freestone.

This includes Interstate 45 between mile markers 168 and 188.

Instructions

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.