NWS Corpus Christi TXTO.W 0001May 21, 2026
Tornado Warning: Duval, Jim Wells and Kleberg, TX
The National Weather Service office in Corpus Christi issued a tornado warning for Duval, Jim Wells and Kleberg in Texas, which was in force until 4:15 a.m. local time on May 21. It was the 1st tornado warning the NWS office in Corpus Christi issued in 2026. Texas had 13 tornado warnings in May 2026, against 95 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Texas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 50 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Corpus Christi TX
- Area
- Duval, Jim Wells and Kleberg
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:25 a.m. CDT, May 21, 2026
- Expires
- 4:15 a.m. CDT, May 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCRP TO.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
TORCRP The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East central Duval County in south central Texas... Southwestern Jim Wells County in south central Texas... West central Kleberg County in south central Texas... * Until 415 AM CDT. * At 325 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near San Jose, or near Benavides, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Duval, southwestern Jim Wells and west central Kleberg Counties. This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 686 and 694.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.