Station Name: Aransas Wildlife Refuge
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Sensor Depth: -4 feet

Nearest Address:
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Austwell, TX 77950
Calh County

GPS Coordinates: 28.228300, -96.794998

Nearby Water Temperatures

Special Marine Warning issued July 15 at 2:26PM CDT until July 15 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Effective: Wed July 15, 2026, 7:26 PM
Expires: Wed July 15, 2026, 9:00 PM

SMWHGX The National Weather Service in League City has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM... Matagorda Bay... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 225 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 9 nm northwest of Turtle Bay to 16 nm southwest of Matagorda Island 557, moving northeast at 35 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and brief sudden wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Tabs Buoy W, Matagorda Ship Channel, Turtle Bay, Brazos 490, Matagorda Island 557, Matagorda Jetty, Palacios Bay, Port Oconnor, and southwestern East Matagorda Bay.

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.

Flood Advisory issued July 15 at 2:38PM CDT until July 15 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Effective: Wed July 15, 2026, 7:38 PM
Expires: Wed July 15, 2026, 9:15 PM

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas, including the following counties, in south central Texas, Jackson. In southeast Texas, Wharton. * WHEN...Until 415 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 238 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This is causing urban and small stream flooding. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Edna, Ganado, La Ward, Lolita, Lake Texana Dam, Louise, Cordele and Vanderbilt. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.