| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hays; Travis |
| Effective | 8/27/2026, 5:28:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/27/2026, 6:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 5:28PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Details
At 527 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bear Creek, or near Tanglewood Forest, moving southeast 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…
Austin, Kyle, Buda, Dripping Springs, Tanglewood Forest, Niederwald,
Bear Creek, Onion Creek, Driftwood, Shady Hollow, Manchaca, Mountain
City, San Leanna, Hays, and Creedmoor.
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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