Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 1 at 1:59PM CDT until May 1 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 1, 2026 - 11:59am
Expires:
May 1, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 158 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Victoria to near Saxet Lakes to 7 miles east of Oak
Village, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Victoria, Guadalupe, Victoria Colony Creek Country Club, Dacosta,
Wood Hi, Victoria Detar Hospital North, Victoria Riverside Park,
Victoria College, Saxet Lakes, Brentwood Subdivision, Victoria
Regional Airport, Telferner, Ball Airport Area, and Downtown
Victoria.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 59 between mile markers 630 and 646.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 576 and 586.
US Highway 87 between mile markers 808 and 822.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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:
Victoria, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Corpus Christi TX
Sender: