Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2001, 11:42 PM CDT for Duval County, Texas. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2001, 11:42 PM CDT (04:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2001, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Duval County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 6, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 695 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KCRP 070443 SVRCRP TXC131-070515- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1142 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN DUVAL COUNTY IN TEXAS * UNTIL 1215 AM CDT * AT 1138 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER FREER...OR ABOUT 23 MILES WEST OF SAN DIEGO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... OPEN COUNTRY IN NORTHEASTERN DUVAL COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT... THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS... WINDS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. LAT...LON 2791 9873 2776 9860 2798 9826 2807 9837 $$ COLLINS
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 6, 10:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 10:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2001 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SUGGESTS AN UPPER JET ACROSS/APPROACHING THE CWA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE NGM/ETA INITIALIZES THIS JET TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CWA AND PROGS IT TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF UPPER FORCING AND BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS MAY GENERATE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT. WL MAINTAIN POPS OVER THE CWA FOR OVERNIGHT. HWR...WL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ZFP AS THE STATUS OF THE TORNADO WATCH CHANGES. MARINE...ANTICIPATE DEVELOPMENT LATER TONIGHT OVER THE AREA IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER JET. WL MAINTAIN THE SCEC OFFSHORE. .CRP...NONE. 87
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 6, 6:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
TXZ229>231-239>241-070500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 620 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2001 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF DUVAL...JIM WELLS...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN AND WEBB. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALICE...CHOKE CANYON... COTULLA...LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI...LAREDO...MIRANDO CITY...OILTON... PREMONT...SAN DIEGO AND TILDEN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF A DIME OR LARGER...STRONG WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AND EVEN TORNADOES. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA...THEN MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND LAY DOWN ON THE FLOOR. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LAY FLAT DOWN ON THE GROUND...PREFERABLY IN A DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN SEVERE WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP COLLINS
Special weather statement, May 6, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
TXZ229>231-239>241-070500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 625 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2001 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF DUVAL...JIM WELLS...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN AND WEBB. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALICE...CHOKE CANYON...COTULLA... LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI...LAREDO...MIRANDO CITY...OILTON...PREMONT...SAN DIEGO AND TILDEN. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES TO OCCUR IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF TORNADOES DO IN FACT DEVELOP OR ARE SPOTTED...THEN A TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO QUICKLY ACT IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA...THEN MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND LAY DOWN ON THE FLOOR. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LAY FLAT DOWN ON THE GROUND...PREFERABLY IN A DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN SEVERE WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP COLLINS
Local storm report, May 6, 7:08 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
708 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
...COUNTY LOCATION....
0630 PM 7 N ENCINAL TX 2.00 INCH HAIL
05/06/01 LA_SALLE REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIALocal storm report, May 6, 7:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
759 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
...COUNTY LOCATION....
0758 PM 20 N COTULLA TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/06/01 LASALLE REPORTED BY GENERAL PUBLICThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Webb | 40 min |
| May 6, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 60 min |
| May 6, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 65 min |
| May 6, 8:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle | 3 hr |
| May 6, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 60 min |
| May 6, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 25 min |
| May 7, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 59 min |
| May 7, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 60 min |
| May 7, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 34 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.