⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Tarrant; Johnson – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 6:41PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 641 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Burleson, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Fort Worth, Arlington, Haltom City, Hurst, Burleson, Watauga,
Benbrook, Saginaw, White Settlement, Crowley, Forest Hill, Richland
Hills, River Oaks, Kennedale, Everman, Joshua, Sansom Park, Lake
Worth, Rendon, and Eagle Mountain.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 35W between mile markers 31 and 59.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 430 and 442.
Interstate 30 between mile markers 8 and 22.

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.