⚠️ Special Weather Statement – San Jacinto; Polk; Northern Liberty – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 5:01PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details

At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Goodrich, or 12 miles south of Livingston, moving
southwest at 10 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…
Romayor and Rye.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.