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Special Weather Statement for La Salle; McMullen; Live Oak +2 more

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At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles south of Goldfinch to near Christine to near Nell to 7 miles northeast of Tulsita. Movement was south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree...

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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. If on or near Choke Canyon Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles south of Goldfinch to near Christine to near Nell to 7 miles northeast of Tulsita. Movement was south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Three Rivers, Tilden, Choke Canyon, Mineral, Cross, Fowlerton, Calliham, Nell, Tulsita, Zella, Los Angeles, Pettus, Crowther, Pawnee, Ray Point, Tuleta, Whitsett, and Esseville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 37 between mile markers 67 and 83. US Highway 281 between mile markers 618 and 622. US Highway 181 between mile markers 572 and 580.

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Corpus Christi TX. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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