Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, and Victoria Counties in Texas
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NOAA issued it on May 12, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of South Texas, including ping pong ball-sized hail, effective until 2:45 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central Texas
- Issued
- May 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Corpus Christi TX
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Central Texas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi, TX. It is effective from 1:59 PM CDT until 2:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning affects Calhoun, TX; Goliad, TX; Refugio, TX; and Victoria, TX. Specific locations impacted include McFaddin, Green Lake, Tivoli, Long Mott, and Austwell. This includes US Highway 183 between mile markers 648 and 660, and US Highway 77 between mile markers 596 and 612.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
The storm features ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and wind gusts up to 50 MPH. It is radar-indicated and moving east at 55 mph.
Timeline
The alert is effective from 1:59 PM CDT on May 1, 2026, and expires at 2:45 PM CDT on the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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