Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
857 WWUS84 KCRP 051927 SPSCRP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 227 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 TXZ229-239-052000- Webb TX-La Salle TX- 227 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL WEBB AND SOUTHWESTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM CDT... At 226 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Light, or 18 miles south of Big Wells, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Encinal, Artesia Wells, La Esperanza Ranch Airport, and Chaparral Wildlife Management Area. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 31 and 62. US Highway 83 between mile markers 668 and 678. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for south central Texas. && LAT...LON 2820 9940 2843 9939 2822 9901 2788 9944 2820 9967 TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 303DEG 18KT 2831 9952 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ TC