Weather Alerts for Richmond

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RICHMOND

Areas Affected:
Austin - Waller - Inland Harris - Fort Bend
Effective: Sun, 4/12 3:41pm Updated: Sun, 4/12 4:21pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Sun, 4/12 4:30pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
At 340 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
San Felipe, or near Sealy, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Katy, Sealy, Brookshire, Hockley, Waller, Simonton, San Felipe,
Pattison, Cypress, and Monaville.

Information:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.