⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Kaufman; Van Zandt; Henderson – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 4:44PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 443 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Eustace, moving north at 35 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…
Gun Barrel City, Canton, Mabank, Tool, Eustace, Enchanted Oaks, Cedar
Creek Reservoir, Purtis Creek State Park, Myrtle Springs, Payne
Springs, Whitton, Rand, Ola, Phalba, Roddy, Jackson, Wise, and
Prairieville.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 506 and 524.

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.