⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Inland Nueces; Inland San Patricio; Coastal Nueces; Coastal San Patricio; Nueces Islands – Sunday, August 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 2 at 10:13AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

Details

At 1012 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Portland, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Corpus Christi, Portland, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Gregory, Ingleside
On The Bay, Del Mar College Windward Campus, Flour Bluff, Corpus
Christi Country Club, Corpus Christi North Beach, Cabaniss Field,
Kings Crossing Subdivision, Bay Area Medical Center, Cole Park, Spohn
Hospital South, Driscoll Childrens Hospital, Del Mar College Heritage
Campus, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Downtown Corpus Christi,
and La Palmera Mall.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 4.
US Highway 181 between mile markers 632 and 648.

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.