⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jefferson, TX – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 5:28PM CDT until August 27 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

SVRLCH

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Jefferson County in southeastern Texas…

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 528 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beaumont, and
is nearly stationary.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Beaumont and China.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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