⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria – Friday, August 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details

At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms from near Sugar Land to Sweeny, moving west at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Sugar Land, southwestern Missouri City, Rosenberg, Stafford, Bay
City, Richmond, Wharton, West Columbia, Sweeny, Pecan Grove, First
Colony, Needville, East Bernard, Fulshear, Holiday Lakes, Pleak,
Simonton, Fairchilds, Bailey’s Prairie, and Beasley.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.