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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
219 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
 

TXZ338-438-439-040745-
Galveston Island TX-Coastal Galveston TX-Bolivar Peninsula TX-
219 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL GALVESTON COUNTY THROUGH
245 AM CDT...

At 219 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Galveston Pier 21, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Galveston Pier 21, Pelican Island, Galveston Pleasure Pier, Galveston
Island East End, The Strand, Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Offatts
Bayou, and Bolivar Peninsula.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 2924 9461 2923 9461 2924 9484 2938 9486
      2947 9460 2928 9455
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 258DEG 30KT 2931 9475 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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JM