Severe Thunderstorm Warning Updated
From
Taft
Sent
Wed, May 20 @ 4:43am
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Description
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:38AM CDT until May 20 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
At 437 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Lamar to Flour Bluff to 6 miles
east of Kingsville Naval Air Station, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Portland, Robstown, Rockport, Port
Aransas, Taft, Driscoll, Corpus Christi International Airport, Lamar,
Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Bishop, Gregory, Ingleside On The Bay,
Bayside, Quintana, Palm Harbor, Corpus Christi North Beach, and Kings
Crossing Subdivision.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 17.
US Highway 181 between mile markers 626 and 648.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 672 and 694.
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.
This notification was posted by Taft. Taft is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
