Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Northwestern Kenedy County, TX
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NWS Brownsville TX has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Kenedy County until 6:15 PM CDT on May 22, 2026, due to a nearly stationary storm over Sarita.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- 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 Kenedy County, Texas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Brownsville TX. Effective from 2026-05-22T17:24:00-05:00 until 2026-05-22T18:15:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Kenedy County in Deep South Texas, including Sarita and Kenedy County Sheriffs Office.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 5:24 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sarita and is nearly stationary. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Source: Radar indicated. Impact: Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-05-22T17:24:00-05:00, expires and ends 2026-05-22T18:15:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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