County aggregator · Coastal Bend, TX

Nueces County wind zone

Nueces County is the population center of the Coastal Bend and the highest design-wind-speed county in the region — Padre Island is the 155 mph zone, the western half is in the 135-140 mph band. Entirely inside TWIA windstorm-insurance territory.

Inside TWIA territory

Nueces County at a glance

County seat: Corpus Christi · 6 cities in this tool

Design wind speed

135-155 mph

ASCE 7-16 Risk Cat II — range across cities in county

TWIA windstorm

REQUIRED

WPI-8 cert needed for new installs

Cities in Nueces County

Verified Coastal Bend contractors in Nueces County

For pros that understand Nueces County's TWIA + WPI-8 requirements:

All routed through NPCLocal — verify license, insurance, and code familiarity before any work starts.

Look up a specific address

Per-city pages give you the design wind speed at each city's main population center. For an exact reading at YOUR specific lot, use the address lookup on our home page or go straight to ATC Hazards by Location — the canonical ASCE source.

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📞 NPCLocal directory — verified Coastal Bend service providers

Sources

Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Texas Department of Insurance — Windstorm Inspection (WPI-8)
ATC Hazards by Location — ASCE 7-16 wind speed
Texas Insurance Code §2210