Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued
From
Taft
Sent
Wed, May 27 @ 5:53am
Where
View on Map
Description
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 5:46AM CDT until May 27 at 6:45AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
SVRCRP
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Nueces County in south central Texas...
San Patricio County in south central Texas...
Jim Wells County in south central Texas...
Southwestern Refugio County in south central Texas...
Southern Live Oak County in south central Texas...
Kleberg County in south central Texas...
Southern Bee County in south central Texas...
* Until 645 AM CDT.
* At 546 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southwest of George West to near Alice to 8
miles east of Alice Acres to 7 miles west of Bishop to near
Kingsville to 9 miles east of Premont to near Airport Road
Addition, moving east 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...
Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Alice, Portland, Beeville, Robstown,
Sinton, Mathis, Port Aransas, Taft, Premont, Driscoll, Corpus
Christi International Airport, Skidmore, Ingleside, Aransas Pass,
Bishop, Odem, Gregory, and Orange Grove.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 57.
US Highway 281 between mile markers 634 and 708.
US Highway 181 between mile markers 588 and 648.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 692 and 718, and between mile
markers 724 and 736.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 634 and 708.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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.
