SMWCRP The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays... Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays... * Until 115 PM CDT. * At 1213 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm northwest of Portland to near Ingleside On The Bay to near Flour Bluff to 7 nm east of Malaquite Beach, moving northeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 65 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 65 knots and suddenly higher waves. Boats could sustain catastrophic damage or capsize. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Return to safe harbor if possible. * Locations impacted include... Ingleside On The Bay, Portland, and Port Aransas.
Recommendations
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Sat 12:27 PM → Sat 1:15 PM CDT
SVRCRP The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Aransas County in south central Texas... Southwestern Calhoun County in south Texas... East central Nueces County in south central Texas... Eastern San Patricio County in south central Texas... Southeastern Refugio County in south central Texas... * Until 115 PM CDT. * At 1227 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bayside to near Port Aransas to 10 miles east of Mustang Island State Park, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Rockport, Port Aransas, Lamar, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Bayside, Palm Harbor, Key Allegro, Holiday Beach, Copano Village, and Fulton.
Recommendations
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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.
Sat 12:35 PM → Sat 12:45 PM CDT
For the following areas... Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM... Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays... Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays... At 1234 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 11 nm north of Portland to near Rockport to 9 nm northeast of Port Aransas to 12 nm east of Packery Channel, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to nearly 50 knots, and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats, damage vessels and oil rigs, and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all on board are in a secure location and wearing life jackets. Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. Locations impacted include... Port Aransas, Ingleside On The Bay, Packery Channel, Rockport, and Portland.
Recommendations
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
