Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 27, 2026 - 6:45pm
Expires:
August 27, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles south of Goldfinch to near Christine
to near Nell to 7 miles northeast of Tulsita. Movement was south 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...
Three Rivers, Tilden, Choke Canyon, Mineral, Cross, Fowlerton,
Calliham, Nell, Tulsita, Zella, Los Angeles, Pettus, Crowther,
Pawnee, Ray Point, Tuleta, Whitsett, and Esseville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 37 between mile markers 67 and 83.
US Highway 281 between mile markers 618 and 622.
US Highway 181 between mile markers 572 and 580.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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.
If on or near Choke Canyon Lake, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
La Salle; McMullen; Live Oak; Bee; Goliad
Forcast Office:
NWS Corpus Christi TX
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov