⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Tarrant; Dallas – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 3:10PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 309 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Joe Pool Lake, moving north at 30 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…
Dallas, Arlington, Irving, Grand Prairie, Carrollton, Mansfield,
Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Cedar Hill, Coppell, Duncanville, Farmers
Branch, Southlake, University Park, Colleyville, Highland Park,
Cockrell Hill, Pantego, and DFW Intl Airport.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 35E between mile markers 427 and 440.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 447 and 462.
Interstate 30 between mile markers 26 and 45.

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.