Power Outage in Riviera, TX

Thunderstorm Wind. NWS survey team concluded that a downburst of straight-line winds impacted Kingsville during the early evening. Damaging winds were observed across north Kingsville with the highest concentration of damage along Corral Avenue. Wind speeds were estimated between 80 to 90 mph. Widespread tree damaged occurred along with several large trees being uprooted. Power poles were snapped and moderate to major damage occurred to 15 structures. Wind speeds decreased as the winds propagated to the southeast. Winds were measured at 77 mph by the Naval Air Station Kingsville ASOS. The damage path was 2 miles wide and 9 miles in length.

June 06, 2019

Heavy Snow. Snow accumulations between 4 to 7 inches occurred across Kleberg County. Snowfall caused power outages in Kingsville with about 600 customers losing power.

December 07, 2017

Tornado. An EF-1 tornado touched down at the intersection of Brahma Boulevard and East General Cavazos Boulevard. It traveled northwest crossing Business Highway 77 near Otis Street before lifting. Windows were broken and shingles were blown off the roof of an apartment complex. Vehicle windows were smashed. A portion of a roof was blown off of a home. Numerous large trees and power poles were snapped. Estimated peak wind speed was 110 mph.

May 31, 2016

Thunderstorm Wind. Damaging straight line winds impacted an area from just west of Kingsville Naval Air Station and then extended northwest into the south central part of the city of Kingsville. |Hundreds of large tree limbs were snapped and several trees were uprooted. Some power poles were blown down. Wind speeds were estimated to be between 70 and 90 mph.

May 31, 2016

Thunderstorm Wind. Picture submitted through social media of a large tree blown on to power lines and a house in Kingsville.

May 23, 2015

Kingsville, TX (1:55 PM) Grid Power Outage Event >> The Ting Network detected an Electric Utility Grid Power Outage… https://t.co/rQDSHbVhWe

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