Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
280 WWUS84 KFWD 161641 SPSFWD Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1141 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 TXZ145-146-159>161-161745- Limestone TX-Falls TX-Hill TX-Navarro TX-McLennan TX- 1141 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern McLennan, northwestern Limestone, southeastern Hill, northeastern Falls and southwestern Navarro Counties through 1245 PM CDT... At 1141 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bynum to 8 miles southeast of West to near Waco. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Waco, Bellmead, Lacy-Lakeview, Mart, Hubbard, Riesel, Coolidge, Dawson, Hallsburg, Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir, Lake Mexia, Northcrest, Lake Waco, Navarro Mills Lake, Leroy, Mount Calm, Ross, Tehuacana, Malone, and Penelope. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 334 and 347. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for central Texas. && LAT...LON 3190 9651 3161 9658 3140 9673 3159 9725 3176 9708 3196 9699 TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 288DEG 24KT 3193 9693 3173 9697 3159 9714 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Langfeld