Texas Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/20/2026 00:14

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 2:14AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 20, 2026 - 12:14am
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 1:00am
Description: 
At 213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pawnee to near Fort Ewell Site to near Chupadera Ranch Airport. Movement was south at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... George West, Three Rivers, Encinal, Tilden, Choke Canyon, Cross, Fort Ewell Site, Artesia Wells, Calliham, Karon, Normanna, Pawnee, Simmons, Ray Point, Mineral, Loma Alta, Fowlerton, La Esperanza Ranch Airport, Chupadera Ranch Airport, and Nell. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 31 and 62. Interstate 37 between mile markers 58 and 83. US Highway 281 between mile markers 618 and 632. US Highway 181 between mile markers 572 and 584. US Highway 59 between mile markers 720 and 726. US Highway 83 between mile markers 668 and 686.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
La Salle; McMullen; Live Oak; Bee; Webb; Duval
Forcast Office: 
NWS Corpus Christi TX