{"id":288090,"date":"2026-05-11T15:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/288090\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:54:13","slug":"overnight-storms-bring-powerful-winds-widespread-outages-across-coastal-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/288090\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight storms bring powerful winds, widespread outages across Coastal Bend"},"content":{"rendered":"

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 Severe storms swept through the Coastal Bend overnight, waking many residents around 2 a.m. as strong winds and heavy rain moved across the region.<\/p>\n

According to Chief Meteorologist Carly Smith<\/a>, some of the strongest wind gusts were recorded near NAS Corpus Christi, where winds reached 84 miles per hour \u2014 approaching hurricane-force strength.<\/p>\n

Other reported peak wind gusts included:<\/p>\n

Communities across the region reported downed tree limbs, debris and scattered damage as the storm system moved through South Texas.<\/p>\n

At one point, more than 21,000 customers across Texas were without power.<\/p>\n

In a statement to First Edition, Omar Lopez with AEP Texas<\/a> said all outages were weather-related and crews immediately began responding.<\/p>\n

Lopez said crews were utilizing \u201cswitching and isolating, as well as redirecting power\u201d in an effort to restore service as quickly and safely as possible.<\/p>\n

While all severe weather warnings have since expired, cleanup and restoration efforts continue across the Coastal Bend.<\/p>\n

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