| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Inland Calhoun; Coastal Refugio; Coastal Calhoun; Calhoun Islands |
| Effective | 7/16/2026, 3:29:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/16/2026, 4:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 3:29AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Details
At 329 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Seadrift, moving north at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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…
Port Lavaca, Seadrift, Alamo Beach, Long Mott, and Magnolia Beach.
This includes US Highway 87 between mile markers 834 and 840.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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