Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 27, 2026 - 2:00am
Expires:
May 27, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
At 359 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Key Allegro to near Mustang Island State
Park to 6 miles south of South Texas Botanical Gardens. Movement was
east at 15 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...
Corpus Christi, Rockport, Port Aransas, Lamar, Ingleside, Aransas
Pass, Ingleside On The Bay, Flour Bluff, Palm Harbor, Packery
Channel, Key Allegro, Kings Crossing Subdivision, Padre Balli Park,
Bay Area Medical Center, Mustang Island State Park, Texas A&M
University Corpus Christi, Waldron Field, Spohn Hospital South,
Fulton, and Chapman Ranch.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
south central and south Texas.
Area Description:
Coastal Aransas; Coastal Nueces; Coastal San Patricio; Aransas Islands; Kleberg Islands; Nueces Islands; Calhoun Islands
Forcast Office:
NWS Corpus Christi TX
Sender: