⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Denton; Collin; Tarrant; Dallas – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 6:53PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 653 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Lake Lewisville to Fairview. Movement was south
at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Dallas, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, Mesquite,
McKinney, Carrollton, Frisco, Denton, Richardson, Lewisville, Allen,
Flower Mound, Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Coppell, and The Colony.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 35E between mile markers 425 and 460.
Interstate 30 between mile markers 27 and 58.
Interstate 45 between mile markers 282 and 284.

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.