Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Grimes, Montgomery and Walker Counties in Texas
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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 until 7:30 PM CDT for east central Grimes County, northwestern Montgomery County and southwestern Walker County in southeastern Texas.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern 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 Southeastern Texas.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for east central Grimes County, northwestern Montgomery County and southwestern Walker County in southeastern Texas. The alert is effective from 7:07 PM CDT on May 10, 2026, until 7:30 PM CDT on May 10, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers east central Grimes County, northwestern Montgomery County and southwestern Walker County in southeastern Texas. Locations impacted include Huntsville, New Waverly, Huntsville State Park and Richards.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Lake Conroe, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 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.
Expected Conditions
At 7:06 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Montgomery, or 9 miles northwest of Willis, and is nearly stationary. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 7:07 PM CDT until 7:30 PM CDT on May 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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