⚠️ Special Weather Statement – San Jacinto; Polk; Northern Liberty – Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 5:14PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details

At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles south of Coldspring to near Shepherd to
10 miles southwest of Votaw. Movement was northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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…
Shepherd, Coldspring, Goodrich, Lake Livingston State Park, West
Livingston, Romayor, and Rye.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

If on or near Lake Livingston, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.