Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 21 at 5:31AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 21, 2026 - 3:31am
Expires:
May 21, 2026 - 4:15am
Description:
At 531 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Clarkwood to near South Texas Botanical
Gardens to 7 miles west of Malaquite Beach. Movement was northeast at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Corpus Christi, Portland, Robstown, Port Aransas, Taft, Corpus
Christi International Airport, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Gregory,
Ingleside On The Bay, Flour Bluff, Corpus Christi North Beach, Kings
Crossing Subdivision, Padre Balli Park, Bay Area Medical Center,
Spohn Hospital South, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Clarkwood,
Annaville, and Waldron Field.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 13.
US Highway 181 between mile markers 626 and 648.
US Highway 77 near mile marker 672.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Inland Nueces; Inland San Patricio; Coastal Kleberg; Coastal Nueces; Coastal San Patricio; Aransas Islands; Kleberg Islands; Nueces Islands
Forcast Office:
NWS Corpus Christi TX
Sender: