Lightning TrackerCorpus Christi storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Corpus Christi, TX, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Corpus Christi by the numbers
Severe storms reach Corpus Christi a handful of times a year: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 146 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 25 hail reports, 115 damaging-wind reports and 6 tornado reports. On average that is 4.6 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in March, April, May, when 66% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 8 hail reports, 19 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Corpus Christi; the largest hail was 3.00″ (tea cup) on Nov 1, 2025.
Latest storm reports near Corpus Christi
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi W · Nueces Co. |
| May 23, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi W · Nueces Co. |
| May 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi E · San Patricio Co. |
| May 19, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi W · Nueces Co. |
| May 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi SE · Nueces Co. |
| Feb 14, 2026 | Damaging wind | 25 mi NE · Aransas Co. |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Damaging wind | 7 mi NE |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Hail 2.00″ | 8 mi NE |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Damaging wind | 8 mi S |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Damaging wind | 10 mi SE |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Corpus Christi
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi averages 1.0 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 18 miles from the city centre on Nov 1, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Corpus Christi
There have been 6 tornado reports within 25 miles of Corpus Christi since 2016; the strongest was rated EF0 (Jul 20, 2021, 14 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Corpus Christi
Does Corpus Christi get a lot of severe storms?
Corpus Christi averages 4.6 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Corpus Christi?
Most severe-weather reports around Corpus Christi come in March, April, May.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Corpus Christi?
3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Nov 1, 2025, 18 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Corpus Christi?
Yes — 6 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF0 on Jul 20, 2021.
How do I get storm alerts for Corpus Christi?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Corpus Christi, TX. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Corpus Christi, TX. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.