Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
634 WWUS84 KFWD 231605 SPSFWD Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1105 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 TXZ147-161-162-175-231630- Robertson TX-Limestone TX-Leon TX-Freestone TX- 1105 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Freestone, northeastern Robertson, southwestern Leon and southeastern Limestone Counties through 1130 AM CDT... At 1104 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of increasing winds, likely due to a surface wake low, 9 miles east of Twin Oak Reservoir, or 24 miles southeast of Groesbeck, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 south central Freestone, northeastern Robertson, southwestern Leon and southeastern Limestone Counties, including the following locations... Jewett, Seale, Easterly, Robbins, Donie, New Baden, Bald Prairie, Redland, Farrar, and Oletha. This includes Interstate 45 between mile markers 159 and 182. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3097 9642 3123 9660 3139 9658 3158 9616 3123 9588 TIME...MOT...LOC 1604Z 238DEG 34KT 3122 9632 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Reeves