Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Castro, TX; Hale, TX; Lamb, TX +1 more
At 750 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Halfway, or 7 miles northeast of Olton, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors...
Official alert brief
At 750 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Halfway, or 7 miles northeast of Olton, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Olton, Hart, Halfway, and Edmonson.
Instructions
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.