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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 26, 2026Duval County, Webb County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2026, 11:44 PM CDT for Duval County, Webb County, Texas. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2026, 11:44 PM CDT (04:44 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2026, 12:21 AM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Duval County, TX, Webb County, TX

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 26, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1734 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 877 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 11.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 26, 8:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 8:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 26, 10:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 11:11 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 11:16 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 11:30 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1130 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026

TXZ239-240-270515-
Webb TX-Duval TX-
1130 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DUVAL AND EAST
CENTRAL WEBB COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM CDT...

At 1130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northeast of Ranchitos Las Lomas, or 25 miles west of Freer,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Ranchitos Las Lomas.

This includes US Highway 59 between mile markers 770 and 810.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
south central Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2761 9923 2794 9905 2792 9865 2750 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 271DEG 20KT 2774 9901

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

NMP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	48 min
May 26, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	50 min
May 26, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	37 min
May 26, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen	38 min
May 26, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, La Salle, McMullen, Webb	46 min
May 26, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak, McMullen	62 min
May 26, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Webb	50 min
May 26, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	64 min
May 26, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	29 min
May 26, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	24 min
May 26, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	45 min
May 26, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio	62 min
May 27, 12:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Webb	43 min
May 27, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	31 min
May 27, 12:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio	67 min
May 27, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		118 min
May 27, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	34 min
May 27, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	San Patricio	52 min
May 27, 1:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio	63 min
May 27, 1:33 AM CDT	Flood Watch	CRP	Aransas, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio and 2 more	10 hr
May 27, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio	67 min
May 27, 2:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Jim Wells, Nueces, Refugio and 1 more	6 hr
May 27, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	49 min
May 27, 2:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio	32 min
May 27, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		2 hr
May 27, 2:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	46 min
May 27, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	31 min
May 27, 3:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Webb	5 hr
May 27, 3:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Webb	43 min
May 27, 3:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces	54 hr
May 27, 4:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas	45 min
May 27, 4:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	64 min
May 27, 4:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen and 1 more	35 min
May 27, 4:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Webb	25 min
May 27, 4:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	La Salle, McMullen, Webb	3 hr
May 27, 4:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces and 1 more	63 min
May 27, 5:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg	50 min
May 27, 5:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak, McMullen	61 min
May 27, 5:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio and 1 more	59 min
May 27, 5:50 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		55 min
May 27, 6:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad, Live Oak	62 min
May 27, 6:39 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		96 min
May 27, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Aransas, Bee, Goliad, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio and 2 more	64 min
May 27, 6:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	2 hr
May 27, 7:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad, Victoria	62 min
May 27, 7:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	29 min
May 27, 8:01 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		89 min
May 27, 8:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak and 3 more	2 hr
May 27, 8:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	39 min
May 27, 8:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Victoria	50 min
May 27, 2:25 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio	66 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.