Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Northern Kenedy County, TX
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NOAA issued it on June 4, 2026, 2 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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NWS Brownsville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Kenedy County until 6:45 PM CDT on May 22, 2026, with 60 mph winds and possible tornado.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Kenedy County, Texas
- Issued
- June 4, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Brownsville 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Kenedy County, Texas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Brownsville TX. Effective from 2026-05-22T17:57:00-05:00 until 2026-05-22T18:45:00-05:00. Event code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Northern Kenedy County in Deep South Texas. Locations impacted include Kenedy County Wind Farms. Storm located 8 miles southeast of Sarita moving southeast at 15 mph.
What You Should Do
Remain alert for a possible tornado. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. Move indoors immediately for large hail, damaging winds, and lightning. Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
60 mph wind gusts and up to .75 inch hail. Possible tornado. Torrential rainfall may lead to flash flooding. Continuous cloud to ground lightning occurring.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately on May 22 at 5:57 PM CDT and expires at 6:45 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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