Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
077 WWUS84 KEWX 051637 SPSEWX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 1137 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 TXZ209-223-225-051715- Lavaca TX-Fayette TX-Gonzales TX- 1137 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Gonzales, southwestern Fayette and northwestern Lavaca Counties through 1215 PM CDT... At 1137 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Waelder, or 9 miles northwest of Moulton, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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... Schulenburg, Flatonia, Moulton, Waelder, Komensky, Swiss Alp, Freyburg, Dubina, Moravia, High Hill, Newtonville, Engle, O`Quinn, Nickle, Floy, Little New York, Ammannsville, Thompsonville, Mullins Prairie, and Holman. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. && LAT...LON 2952 9734 2970 9739 2988 9680 2974 9676 2963 9687 2961 9684 2958 9683 2958 9679 2954 9676 TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 256DEG 38KT 2963 9728 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ OB