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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
316 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

TXZ163-164-176>179-196-198-199-202100-
San Jacinto TX-Madison TX-Walker TX-Brazos TX-Grimes TX-Polk TX-
Montgomery TX-Houston TX-Trinity TX-
316 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT TRINITY...NORTHERN GRIMES...
NORTHEASTERN BRAZOS...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHWESTERN SAN
JACINTO...SOUTHWESTERN HOUSTON...SOUTHERN MADISON...NORTHERN POLK AND
WALKER COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT...

At 316 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Diboll to 8 miles
southeast of Kurten. Movement was south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Southeastern College Station, Huntsville, Madisonville, Apple
Springs, Trinity, Onalaska, Corrigan, Groveton, Riverside, Bedias,
Sebastopol, Iola, Crabbs Prairie, Moscow, Oakhurst, Roans Prairie,
and Carlos.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3101 9466 3093 9464 3048 9622 3085 9626
      3125 9488 3123 9486 3121 9486 3116 9485
      3115 9486 3111 9475 3111 9472 3109 9466
      3110 9465 3109 9464 3109 9462 3107 9460
      3106 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 344DEG 11KT 3115 9469 3073 9614

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

JM