NOUS44 KCRP 100013

PNSCRP

TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-101215-



Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX

713 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...May 8th, 2025 - Destructive Straight-Line Winds from Alice to 

Petronila...



Peak Wind:              115 mph

Path Length:            54 miles

Path Max Width:         16 miles

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               4+



Start Date:             May 8th, 2025

Start Time:             8:45pm CDT



End Date:               May 8th, 2025

End Time:               10:10pm CDT



A cluster of storms in La Salle County progressed southeastward 

through the evening hours. These storms intensified and developed 

into a well-organized MCS with a maturing bow echo feature as it 

extended into northeastern Duval and Jim Wells counties. An uptick 

in radar velocity was noted beginning north of San Diego, TX around 

8:45pm CDT, with large wet melting hail enforcing a notable stronger 

surge of northwesterly winds on the southern edge of the storm over 

west Alice shortly after 9:00pm CDT.



This southern edge of the MCS became the most destructive bowing 

segment through the rest of the storm's lifespan, resulting in 

numerous power and transmission poles snapped, metal building 

structure collapses, and large trees snapped and uprooted. 

Widespread wind speeds of 70-90 mph were noted, particularly from 

Alice to Petronila with a few locations seeing wind gusts as high as 

115 mph. While we were unable to access the Petronila area to assess

the damage further due to numerous downed power and transmission

line, photos and videos shared with us suggest that winds in excess

of 100 mph continued through this area as well.



Hundreds of power and transmission poles were snapped between Alice 

and Petronila. Most were snapped near the base, however a few were 

found to be snapped 10-15 feet above ground, indicating peak winds 

of 115 mph. In addition, roof damage was observed, along with 

several rolled over semi-trucks and campers. Overall, the 

preliminary path length is 54 miles with a max width of 16 miles.



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NOTE:

The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to

change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS

Storm Data.



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