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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

November 15, 2001Goliad County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 15, 2001, 5:55 PM CST for Goliad County, Texas. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report came from 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, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2001, 5:55 PM CST (23:55 UTC)
Expired
Nov 15, 2001, 7:00 PM CST
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Goliad County, TX

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 15, 7:05 PM CSTHail 0.75Charco, TX5 MILES SE OF CHARCO.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 15, 11:45 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Nov 15, 5:45 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 111 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2001-11-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2181 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2001-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2181 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

202 
WUUS54 KCRP 152355
SVRCRP
TXC175-160100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
555 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN GOLIAD COUNTY IN TEXAS

* UNTIL 700 PM CST

* AT 553 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARCO...OR ABOUT 13
  MILES NORTH OF BEEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARCO AROUND 620 PM CST...
  OVER WEESATCHE AROUND 655 PM CST...

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...
  HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...
  DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR...
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING...




LAT...LON 2867 9776 2854 9764 2876 9721 2889 9745

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 Nov 15, 5:25 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 5:25 PM CST, 30 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
525 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001

NEW TORNADO WATCH COMING OUT WILL INCLUDE ALL BUT WEBB COUNTY...IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11PM.  STRONG VERT SHEAR CONTINUES.  GOT A LONG LIVED
TORNADIC SUPERCELL THAT HAS TRACKED FROM LIVE OAK COUNTY TO THE
GOLIAD COUNTY LINE. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE WARM
SECTOR ACROSS DUVAL COUNTY MAY QUICKLY GO SEVERE.  ZONE UPDATES
COMING SOON

75

.CRP...FFA AND TORNADO WATCH TXZ229>234-240>247.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 15, 2:51 PM CST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
251 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0353 PM    10 W BEEVILLE             TX   TORNADO
11/15/01   BEE                            TORNADO ON GROUND ALONG FM
                                          799 AND LIVE OAK COUNTY
                                          LINE.
Local storm report, Nov 15, 4:03 PM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
251 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0353 PM    10 W BEEVILLE             TX   TORNADO
11/15/01   BEE                            TORNADO ON GROUND ALONG FM
                                          799 AND LIVE OAK COUNTY
                                          LINE.
Local storm report, Nov 15, 4:39 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
439 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

436 PM    MINERAL                   TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
11/15/01   BEE

436 PM    NORMANNA                  TX   .88 INCH HAIL
11/15/01   BEE

436 PM    MINERAL                   TX   TORNADO
11/15/01   BEE                            EMC REPORTED MOBILE HOME
                                          DESTROYED, ROOF
                                          DAMAGE ON HOUSE NEXT
                                          DOOR. LOCATION NEAR FARM
                                          ROAD 673 AND PIONEER
                                          RD.

436 PM    MINERAL                   TX   TORNADO
11/15/01   BEE                            SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN
                                          AT FARM ROAD 673 AND
                                          WILDCAT.

JM
Local storm report, Nov 15, 5:12 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
512 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0246 PM    5 NE  GEORGE WEST         TX   TORNADO
11/15/01   LIVE OAK                       NWS EMPLOYEES REPORTED
                                          HOUSE DAMAGED AND LARGE
                                          TREE LIMBS THROUGH ROOF
                                          SHED BLOWN AWAY.

0445 PM    TULETA                    TX   FLOOD
11/15/01   BEE                            ROADS FLOODED NEAR TULETA

JM
Special weather statement, Nov 15, 5:37 PM CST, 18 minutes before
TXZ229>234-240>247-160500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
537 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH VALID UNTIL
1100 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF
ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...LA
SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO AND
VICTORIA.

SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALICE...ARANSAS
PASS...BEEVILLE...BENAVIDES...CORPUS CHRISTI...COTULLA...ENCINAL...
GEORGE WEST...GOLIAD...INGLESIDE...KINGSVILLE...MATHIS...PORT
ARANSAS...PORT LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR...PORTLAND...REFUGIO...
ROBSTOWN...ROCKPORT...SEADRIFT...SINTON...SKIDMORE...THREE RIVERS...
TILDEN AND VICTORIA.

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.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP

GW
Local storm report, Nov 15, 5:47 PM CST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
547 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0542 PM    5 W SAN DIEGO             TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
11/15/01   DUVAL

JM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 14, 6:00 PM CSTTornado WarningCRPKleberg60 min
Nov 14, 6:35 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPJim Wells, McMullen3 hr
Nov 14, 7:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPMcMullen56 min
Nov 14, 7:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPKleberg51 min
Nov 14, 7:47 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPKleberg3 hr
Nov 14, 8:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPKleberg, Nueces42 min
Nov 14, 9:35 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPLive Oak, McMullen3 hr
Nov 14, 9:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPLive Oak56 min
Nov 15, 11:45 AM CSTTornado WarningCRPNueces45 min
Nov 15, 12:21 PM CSTTornado WarningCRPSan Patricio39 min
Nov 15, 12:46 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningCRP59 min
Nov 15, 12:46 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningCRP59 min
Nov 15, 12:46 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningCRP59 min
Nov 15, 1:06 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPMcMullen3 hr
Nov 15, 1:40 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningCRP65 min
Nov 15, 1:40 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningCRP65 min
Nov 15, 1:40 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningCRP65 min
Nov 15, 2:03 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPLive Oak3 hr
Nov 15, 2:44 PM CSTTornado WarningCRPLive Oak31 min
Nov 15, 3:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPLive Oak66 min
Nov 15, 3:37 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPBee3 hr
Nov 15, 3:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPBee62 min
Nov 15, 3:53 PM CSTTornado WarningCRPBee37 min
Nov 15, 4:30 PM CSTTornado WarningCRPBee30 min
Nov 15, 5:00 PM CSTTornado WarningCRPGoliad30 min
Nov 15, 5:03 PM CSTTornado WarningCRPBee27 min
Nov 15, 5:17 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPGoliad3 hr
Nov 15, 5:27 PM CSTTornado WarningCRPDuval33 min
Nov 15, 5:34 PM CSTTornado WarningCRPLive Oak41 min
Nov 15, 5:37 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPLive Oak, McMullen3 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.