⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 3:48PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

Details

At 348 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers over
Sebastian. These showers were nearly stationary.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Raymondville, Lyford, Sebastian, Lyford Elementary School, Lyford
City Hall, Yznaga, Tierra Bonita, Lyford High School, and Zapata
Ranch.

This includes Interstate Highway 69 E between mile markers 34 and 45.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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.