Special Marine Warning Issued for Corpus Christi Bays
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NOAA issued it on June 1, 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 Corpus Christi TX issued a Special Marine Warning for multiple bays and coastal waters until 4:45 AM CDT due to strong thunderstorms with 40-knot wind gusts.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Corpus Christi Bay Area
- Issued
- June 1, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Corpus Christi TX
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Corpus Christi Bay Area.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Corpus Christi TX. Effective from 2026-05-20T03:49:00-05:00 until 2026-05-20T04:45:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays; Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays; San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays; Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM. Locations impacted include Portland, Corpus Christi North Beach, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Seadrift, Port Aransas, Ingleside On The Bay, Port Oconnor, Rockport, and Downtown Corpus Christi.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets.
Expected Conditions
Strong thunderstorms located along a line extending from 11 nm northeast of Rockport to 18 nm northwest of Corpus Christi North Beach to 33 nm northwest of Riviera Beach, moving southeast at 25 knots. Hazard: Wind gusts to 40 knots. Impact: Wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours.
Timeline
Alert in effect from 3:49 AM CDT until 4:45 AM CDT on May 20, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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