⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Val Verde – Saturday, August 1, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 1 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

Details

At 430 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Long Point, or 15 miles east of Comstock, moving south
at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Lake View, Amistad Village, Black Brush Point, Diablo East, Governors
Landing, Long Point, Devils Shores, 277 South Boat Ramp, 277 North
Campground, San Pedro Canyon, Rough Canyon Recreation Area, Spur 406
Campground, Rock Quarry Campground, Lake Ridge Ranch, Salem Point,
and Devils River State Nat Area Big Satan.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake Amistad, 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.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

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