Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 8:10AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 27, 2026 - 6:10am
Expires:
May 27, 2026 - 7:00am
Description:
At 810 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Victoria Mall to Long Mott to 13 miles east of
Key Allegro. Movement was east at 35 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...
Victoria, Port Lavaca, Seadrift, Port Oconnor, McFaddin, Guadalupe,
Lamar, Point Comfort, Victoria Colony Creek Country Club, Long Mott,
Victoria Riverside Park, Victoria College, Victoria Mall, Saxet
Lakes, Green Lake, Brentwood Subdivision, Inez, Telferner, Holiday
Beach, and Matagorda Island State Park.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 59 between mile markers 624 and 652.
US Highway 77 near mile marker 574, and between mile markers 580 and
606.
US Highway 87 between mile markers 808 and 840.
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:
Goliad; Victoria; Coastal Aransas; Inland Refugio; Inland Calhoun; Aransas Islands; Coastal Refugio; Coastal Calhoun; Calhoun Islands
Forcast Office:
NWS Corpus Christi TX
Sender: