| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Travis; Bastrop |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 6:59:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 6:59PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Details
At 659 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wyldwood, or 7 miles southeast of Austin Bergstrom Int Airport,
moving northwest at 25 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…
Austin, Tanglewood Forest, Austin Bergstrom Int Airport, Rollingwood,
Mustang Ridge, Onion Creek, Cedar Creek, Wyldwood, Shady Hollow,
Hornsby Bend, Manchaca, Sunset Valley, San Leanna, Creedmoor,
Garfield, Maha, Del Valle, Pilot Knob, McKinney Falls State Park, and
Camp Mabry.
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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