⚠️ Special Weather Statement – McMullen; Live Oak; Bee – Friday, September 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 2:02PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

Details

At 202 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms 5 miles northeast of River Creek Acres, or 7 miles east
of George West, moving northwest at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
George West, Three Rivers, Choke Canyon, Simmons, Oakville,
Calliham, Ray Point, River Creek Acres and Karon.

This includes the following highways…
US Highway 59 between mile markers 710 and 738. Interstate 37 between
mile markers 54 and 76. US Highway 281 between mile markers 618 and
636.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.