Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 1:40AM CDT until May 19 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 11:40pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Description:
At 139 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Loma Alta to near Clegg to Rancho De
La Parita to 6 miles north of San Diego to 7 miles northeast of
Benavides, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Alice, San Diego, Freer, Benavides, Orange Grove, Midway, Loma Alta,
Seven Sisters, Lagarto, Alfred-South La Paloma, San Jose, Westdale,
Ben Bolt, Palito Blanco, Tecalote, Annarose, Rancho De La Parita,
Alice Acres, Alfred, and Clegg.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 281 between mile markers 640 and 684.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 728 and 766.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Duval, TX; Jim Wells, TX; Kleberg, TX; Live Oak, TX; McMullen, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Corpus Christi TX
Sender: