⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Victoria; Inland Calhoun – Friday, August 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 3:01PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

Details

At 301 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Wood Hi, or 9 miles east of Victoria, moving west
at 5 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Victoria, Guadalupe, Victoria Colony Creek Country Club, Dacosta,
Wood Hi, Bloomington, Victoria Detar Hospital North, Victoria
Riverside Park, Placedo, Victoria College, Victoria Mall, Saxet
Lakes, Brentwood Subdivision, Oak Village, Inez, Salem, Victoria
Regional Airport, Telferner, Ball Airport Area, and Downtown
Victoria.

This includes the following highways…
US Highway 59 between mile markers 622 and 650.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 560 and 588.
US Highway 87 between mile markers 804 and 832.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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