| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Houston; Trinity; San Jacinto; Polk |
| Effective | 8/27/2026, 6:13:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/27/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 6:13PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Details
At 613 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Apple Springs, moving south 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…
Corrigan, Groveton, Seven Oaks, Sebastopol, Pennington, and Moscow.
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.
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