Texas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/01/2026 11:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 1 at 1:58PM CDT until May 1 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 1, 2026 - 11:58am
Expires: 
May 1, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description: 
SVRHGX The National Weather Service in League City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Wharton County in southeastern Texas... Jackson County in south central Texas... Southwestern Matagorda County in southeastern Texas... * Until 245 PM CDT. * At 157 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wood Hi, or 9 miles east of Victoria, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Edna, Palacios, Ganado, Point Comfort, La Ward, Alamo Beach, Magnolia Beach, Schicke Point, Olivia, Lolita, Blessing, Port Alto, Vanderbilt, Louise, Midfield, and Lake Texana Dam.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Jackson, TX; Matagorda, TX; Wharton, TX
Forcast Office: 
NWS Houston/Galveston TX