Nueces County weather alerts
There are no active weather alerts for Nueces County, TX right now.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 1,532 alerts that included Nueces County, roughly 153 a year. The most common is the dense fog advisory (249 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on August 22, 2023. 108 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.
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Nueces County alert history
Alert events that included Nueces County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dense Fog Advisory | 249 | 7 | November 2, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 234 | 19 | September 30, 2026 |
| Flood Advisory | 205 | 12 | November 10, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 125 | 7 | October 16, 2026 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 113 | 6 | November 8, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 106 | 20 | November 10, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 91 | 10 | November 8, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 64 | 8 | November 9, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 50 | 1 | June 18, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 46 | 3 | March 16, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 36 | 5 | February 1, 2026 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 31 | 1 | March 16, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 30 | 3 | May 27, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 29 | 5 | November 7, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 27 | 2 | January 27, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 16 | 3 | February 1, 2026 |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 12 | 0 | September 10, 2024 |
| Tornado Warning | 12 | 0 | August 22, 2023 |
| High Wind Warning | 7 | 0 | March 16, 2024 |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 7 | 1 | January 25, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 6 | 0 | July 6, 2024 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 | 0 | January 21, 2025 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 | 1 | January 25, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 4 | 0 | September 9, 2024 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 4 | 1 | January 25, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 4 | 0 | August 21, 2024 |
| Hurricane Warning | 3 | 0 | July 6, 2024 |
| Storm Surge Warning | 3 | 0 | July 6, 2024 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 | 0 | June 20, 2024 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 | 0 | January 21, 2025 |
| Hurricane Watch | 2 | 0 | July 5, 2024 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 | 0 | January 12, 2024 |
Tornado history in Nueces County
108 tornadoes have been recorded in Nueces County since 1950, killing 2 people and injuring 49. That ranks 6 of 254 counties in Texas. The most recent was on October 13, 2022 (rated unknown).
Strongest tornadoes in Nueces County
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 1970 | F3 | Nueces County | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 15 |
| October 24, 2002 | F2 | Nueces County | 2.5 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 20 |
| September 22, 1967 | F2 | Nueces County | 18.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 29, 1961 | F2 | Nueces County | 16 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| August 9, 1980 | F2 | Nueces County | 5.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
Most recent tornadoes
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2022 | ? | Nueces County | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| August 23, 2022 | ? | Nueces County | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| August 1, 2020 | EF0 | Nueces County | 0 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| September 26, 2015 | EF0 | Nueces County | 0.3 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 2015 | EF1 | Nueces County | 2.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
About Nueces County
- Population: 353,125 (2024 estimate)
- State: Texas
- NOAA Weather Radio SAME code: 048355 (how to use it)
- Cities: Corpus Christi