NWS Corpus Christi TXMA.W 0054October 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays and Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays
The National Weather Service office in Corpus Christi issued a special marine warning for Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays and Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 54th special marine warning the NWS office in Corpus Christi issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Corpus Christi TX
- Area
- Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays and Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:53 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCRP MA.W 0054
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWCRP The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays... Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 753 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from 19 NM northwest of Corpus Christi North Beach to 10 NM west of Downtown Corpus Christi, or along a line from 19 NM northwest of Portland to 14 NM west of Portland, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Corpus Christi North Beach, Portland, Downtown Corpus Christi, Ingleside On The Bay and Port Aransas.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with these storms.
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