⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Eastland; Comanche – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 7:36PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 736 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rising Star, or 16 miles south of Cisco. This storm was nearly
stationary.

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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern
Eastland and west central Comanche Counties, including the following
locations… Sipe Springs and Okra.

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.