Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 1999, 7:48 PM CDT for Webb County, Texas. It was in force for 59 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 1999, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 1999, 8:47 PM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Webb County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:50 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Laredo Intl Arpt, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 26, 5:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 5:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 540 PM CDT WED MAY 26 1999 BASED ON LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE TRENDS...HAVE UPPED POPS IN THE WESTERN ZONES TO LIKELY. NO OTHER CHANGES TO REMAINDER OF ZONES AT THIS TIME...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR UP POPS FURTHER EAST LATER IF DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES. .CRP...NONE. 86/GW
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 6:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-270900- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 602 PM CDT WED MAY 26 1999 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT OVER THE CROSSROADS AREA...THE COASTAL BEND...AND THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS... THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF VICTORIA...GOLIAD...BEE...CALHOUN ARANSAS...REFUGIO...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...KLEBERG...JIM WELLS LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...DUVAL...LASALLE...AND WEBB. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE HILL COUNTRY OF TEXAS...AS WELL AS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN COASTAL BEND EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH FURTHER DEVELOPMENT LATER TONIGHT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS AREA. STORMS WHICH MOVE INTO THE RISK AREA MAY BE SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL. RESIDENTS...INCLUDING MARINERS...SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION. STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY ADVERSE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR LOCAL AND CABLE TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GW
Special weather statement, May 26, 7:09 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
GMZ230-250-270-TXZ229>231-239>243-270300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 709 PM CDT WED MAY 26 1999 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES DUVAL-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN-NUECES AND WEBB. THE COMMUNITIES OF FREER-ALICE-KINGSVILLE-COTULLA-THREE RIVERS TILDEN-CORPUS CHRISTI AND LAREDO ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CORPUS CHRISTI BAY TO BAFFIN BAY..INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE WATERS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH BECOME SEVERE ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT...KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SPOTTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MARINERS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND SEEK HARBOR IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SPOTTED OR A WARNING ISSUED. GW
Special weather statement, May 26, 7:09 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
GMZ230-250-270-TXZ229>231-239>243-270300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATMENT-WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 709 PM CDT WED MAY 26 1999 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (TORNADO) WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL (TIME). THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES VICTORIA-ARANSAS-BEE- CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN- NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-WEBB. THE COMMUNITIES OF VICTORIA-ROCKPORT-BEEVILLE-PORT LAVACA-FREER- GOLIAD-ALICE-KINGSVILLE-COTULLA-THREE RIVERS-TILDEN-CORPUS CHRISTI- REFUGIO-SINTON-LAREDO ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES THE COASTAL WATERS FROM (BAFFIN BAY) TO (MATAGORADA BAY). A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (TORNADO) WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS (INCLUDING TORNADOES) TO OCCUR IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS IMMINETNT OR OCCURRING. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT...KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SPOTTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INLUDING POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 26, 7:09 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
GMZ230-250-270-TXZ229>231-239>243-270300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 709 PM CDT WED MAY 26 1999 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES DUVAL-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN-NUECES AND WEBB. THE COMMUNITIES OF FREER-ALICE-KINGSVILLE-COTULLA-THREE RIVERS TILDEN-CORPUS CHRISTI AND LAREDO ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CORPUS CHRISTI BAY TO BAFFIN BAY..INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE WATERS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH BECOME SEVERE ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT...KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SPOTTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MARINERS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND SEEK HARBOR IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SPOTTED OR A WARNING ISSUED. GW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 53 min |
| May 26, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Duval | 56 min |
| May 26, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Duval | 30 min |
| May 26, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Duval | 61 min |
| May 26, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 55 min |
| May 26, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 45 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.