Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 1 at 2:41PM CDT until May 1 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 1, 2026 - 12:41pm
Expires:
May 1, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
At 240 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Port Alto, or
11 miles west of Palacios, 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...
Point Comfort, Schicke Point, and Port Alto.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Calhoun, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Corpus Christi TX
Sender: