Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central Polk County, TX
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NOAA issued it on May 18, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for central Polk County in southeastern Texas until 8:30 PM CDT on May 10, 2026, due to radar-indicated half dollar size hail and damaging winds.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Polk County, Texas
- Issued
- May 18, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Polk County, Texas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in League City for central Polk County in southeastern Texas. The alert is effective from 7:59 PM CDT until 8:30 PM CDT on May 10, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers central Polk County, including the locations of Corrigan, Seven Oaks, Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Leggett, and Moscow.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud-to-ground lightning.
Expected Conditions
At 7:59 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Seven Oaks, or 12 miles northeast of Livingston, moving north at 10 mph. Hazards include half dollar size hail (1.25 inches) and wind gusts up to 50 mph.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 7:59 PM CDT to 8:30 PM CDT on May 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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