NWS Houston/Galveston TXMA.W 0072August 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Galveston Bay
The National Weather Service office in Houston/Galveston issued a special marine warning for Galveston Bay, which was in force until 3:45 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 72nd special marine warning the NWS office in Houston/Galveston issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 50 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Houston/Galveston TX
- Area
- Galveston Bay
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:55 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 3:45 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KHGX MA.W 0072
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, August 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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The notice as issued
SMWHGX The National Weather Service in League City has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Galveston Bay... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 254 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Trinity Bay, moving west at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Smith Point, East Galveston Bay, northeastern Galveston Bay, and Trinity Bay.
What the agency told people to do
Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.