Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 7 at 3:49AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 7, 2025 - 1:49am
Expires:
May 7, 2025 - 2:30am
Description:
At 349 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
La Gloria, or over Premont, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Kingsville, Premont, Bishop, Ben Bolt, Riviera, Palito Blanco, La
Gloria, Ricardo, Cruz Calle, Rios, Kingsville Naval Air Station, and
Alice Acres.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 281 between mile markers 678 and 708.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 686 and 708.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for
south central Texas.
Area Description:
Duval; Jim Wells; Inland Kleberg; Inland Nueces
Forcast Office:
NWS Corpus Christi TX