| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston |
| Effective | 8/28/2026, 1:11:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/28/2026, 1:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 1:11PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Details
At 111 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Santa Fe, moving south at 5 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Southwestern League City, Texas City, Alvin, Dickinson, La Marque,
Santa Fe, Hitchcock, and Hillcrest.
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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