Texas Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/01/2026 05:20

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 1 at 7:20AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 1, 2026 - 5:20am
Expires: 
May 1, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
At 719 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ander, or 11 miles north of Goliad, moving east at 60 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... Victoria, Guadalupe, Fordtran, Victoria Colony Creek Country Club, Schroeder, Ander, Mission Valley, Victoria Detar Hospital North, Weesatche, Weser, Nursery, Victoria Riverside Park, Victoria College, Victoria Mall, Saxet Lakes, Brentwood Subdivision, Victoria Regional Airport, Telferner, Ball Airport Area, and Downtown Victoria. This includes the following highways... US Highway 183 between mile markers 626 and 638. US Highway 59 between mile markers 630 and 640, and between mile markers 645 and 646. US Highway 77 between mile markers 560 and 584. US Highway 87 between mile markers 798 and 818.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Goliad; Victoria
Forcast Office: 
NWS Corpus Christi TX