1 statement is in effect for Matagorda County, TX. The most serious is a beach hazards statement.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 1,091 alerts that included Matagorda County, roughly 109 a year. The most common is the dense fog advisory (270 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on July 8, 2024. 47 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.
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BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
Full alert text
* WHAT...High risk of rip currents. Minor coastal flooding
possible around high tide times late Sunday into Monday morning.
* WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda
Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the
Bolivar Peninsula.
* WHEN...Through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water. Strong winds and elevated seas
will drive wave runup further up the beach than is typically
normal. There is a risk of minor coastal flooding along the low
lying areas from the Bolivar Peninsula to Surfside around high
tide times late Sunday into Monday.
What to do: Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
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Matagorda County alert history
Alert events that included Matagorda County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
47 tornadoes have been recorded in Matagorda County since 1950, killing 4 people and injuring 31. That ranks 80 of 254 counties in Texas. The most recent was on August 25, 2017 (rated EF1).