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WWUS54 KCRP 090303
SVSCRP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1003 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
TXC355-090330-
/O.CON.KCRP.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-250509T0330Z/
NUECES TX-
1003 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NUECES COUNTY...
AT 1002 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROBSTOWN TO 6 MILES EAST OF DRISCOLL TO 10 MILES
EAST OF BISHOP, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR CENTRAL NUECES COUNTY.
HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND BUSINESSES
WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. EXPECT
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CORPUS CHRISTI, ROBSTOWN, CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,
CLARKWOOD, PETRONILA, NORTH SAN PEDRO, AND TULOSO.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 37 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 10.
US HIGHWAY 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 672 AND 676.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 2762 9770 2767 9772 2778 9777 2784 9754
2769 9744 2761 9744
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 268DEG 43KT 2775 9768 2768 9764 2765 9763 2763
9763
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...90 MPH
EMF
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