⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Inland Harris; Chambers; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Coastal Harris; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula – Saturday, June 20, 2026

Event	Special Weather Statement
Severity	Moderate
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Observed
Area	Inland Harris; Chambers; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Coastal Harris; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Effective	6/20/2026, 4:09:00 PM CDT
Expires	6/20/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued June 20 at 4:09PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details

At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hillcrest, or over Alvin, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Pasadena, Pearland, League City, Baytown, Galveston Causeway,
Galveston Island West End, Texas City, Friendswood, La Porte, Deer
Park, Alvin, Dickinson, South Houston, La Marque, Santa Fe, Seabrook,
Webster, Hitchcock, Manvel, and Beach City.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.