⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Coastal Cameron; Cameron Island – Friday, November 6, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued November 6 at 9:13AM CST by NWS Brownsville TX

Details

At 913 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near South Padre Island
Birding Center to U.s. Coast Guard Station to near Laguna Heights to
near Laguna Vista Police Department. Movement was southeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
South Padre Island, Port Isabel City Hall, U.s. Coast Guard Station,
Port Isabel Lighthouse, Beach Access Four, Port Isabel High School,
Port Isabel Fire And Police Department, South Padre Island Convention
Center, Laguna Vista Police Department, and Garria Elementary School.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.