Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 7:05 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Charco, TX | 5 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 11:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 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.
- 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
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.
JMLocal 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
JMSpecial 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
JMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 6:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 60 min |
| Nov 14, 6:35 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, McMullen | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | McMullen | 56 min |
| Nov 14, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 51 min |
| Nov 14, 7:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 8:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 42 min |
| Nov 14, 9:35 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Live Oak, McMullen | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 9:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 56 min |
| Nov 15, 11:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Nueces | 45 min |
| Nov 15, 12:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 39 min |
| Nov 15, 12:46 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 59 min | |
| Nov 15, 12:46 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 59 min | |
| Nov 15, 12:46 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 59 min | |
| Nov 15, 1:06 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | McMullen | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 1:40 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 65 min | |
| Nov 15, 1:40 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 65 min | |
| Nov 15, 1:40 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 65 min | |
| Nov 15, 2:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 31 min |
| Nov 15, 3:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 66 min |
| Nov 15, 3:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee | 62 min |
| Nov 15, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee | 37 min |
| Nov 15, 4:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee | 30 min |
| Nov 15, 5:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad | 30 min |
| Nov 15, 5:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee | 27 min |
| Nov 15, 5:17 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Goliad | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Duval | 33 min |
| Nov 15, 5:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 41 min |
| Nov 15, 5:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Live Oak, McMullen | 3 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.