⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Montague; Cooke – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 3:56PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 356 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lake Muenster, or 17 miles west of Gainesville, moving south at 10
mph.

HAZARD…Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Montague and southwestern Cooke Counties, including the following
locations… Prairie Point, Rosston, Era, Leo, Hood, Forestburg, and
Myra.

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.