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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2001, 1:08 AM CST for Duval County, Texas. It was in force for 37 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
- Nov 16, 2001, 1:08 AM CST (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2001, 1:45 AM CST
- In force
- 37 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), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 2644 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 15.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
969 WFUS54 KCRP 160708 TORCRP TXC131-160745- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 108 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN DUVAL COUNTY IN TEXAS * UNTIL 145 AM CST * AT 104 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF SEVEN SISTERS...OR ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF BENAVIDES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... NEAR SEVEN SISTERS AROUND 125 AM CST... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 2799 9867 2783 9858 2798 9825 2806 9851
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Nov 15, 11:25 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 11:25 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1125 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
...DECIDED TO LOWER TEMPS A LITTLE IN RAIN COOLED AREAS..ALTHOUGH
TEMPS LIKELY TO INCREASE SOME AFTER RAINFALL ENDS. BUMPED WINDS UP
IN ALL ZONES AND REMOVED THE TOR WATCH THAT EXPIRED AT 11 PM...
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION..
EVENING SOUNDING ONCE AGAIN INDICATED A MOIST ATMOSPHERE WITH PWAT AT
1.53. THIS IS PLENTY GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP SHRA/TSRA GOING OVER THE
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWFA. ONE GOOD THING IS THAT THE REL
HELICITY VALUES ARE MUCH LOWER THIS EVENING THAN THIS MORNING AND
THIS HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE RADAR TRENDS SHOWING LESS ROTATION
THAN EARLIER TODAY. SLOW WEAKENING TREND SHOULD CONT OVERNIGHT WITH
THE CURRENT CONVECTION.
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER REPEAT ON FRI AS UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS IN THE
VCNTY OF GUADALUPE PASS. AS SPOKES OF ENERGY MOVE OVER THE AREA AND
INTERACT WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE..THIS WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHRA/TSRA. EXCELLENT DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT SHD ALSO AID IN
ADDITIONAL CONVECTION. CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN UP AS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL QUICKLY RUN
OFF..ADDING TO THE ALREADY SERIOUS FLOODING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE
IN SEVERAL COUNTIES. IF MOST RECENT GUIDANCE HOLDS TRUE..THE PCPN
MAY OCCUR CLOSER TO THE COAST..WHERE MUCH LESS PCPN HAS OCCURRED.
WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT TEMPS AND WINDS WHEN UPDATE IS SENT FOR
EXPIRING TOR WATCH.
MARINE...PRESSURE GRADIENT/INFLOW TOWARD ORGANIZED CONVECTION WILL
GENERATE ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE MARINE ZONES TONIGHT..AND
SEAS/SUFFICIENT GRADIENT WILL ALLOW SCA CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL
THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY AS WELL. OTHERWISE..DRY ADVECTION FROM THE
EAST WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND..WITH A DIMINISHED ELY GRADIENT EXPECTED.
MSL..73 / BML..76
.CRP...FFA ALL ZONES TXZ229>234-239>247 THROUGH TONIGHT.
SCA ALL MARINE ZONES.In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 15, 8:04 PM CST, 5 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
804 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0625 PM PETTUS TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 BEE SHERIFF REPORT.
BMLLocal storm report, Nov 15, 8:14 PM CST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
815PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT.
0810 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 5 S GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT.
0810 PM GOLIAD TX TORNADO
11/15/01 5 S GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT OF
TORNADO ON THE GROUND
ALONG THE WEST SIDE
OF HIGHWAY 183.
LAMARRELocal storm report, Nov 15, 8:15 PM CST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
815 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT.
0810 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 5 S GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT.
0810 PM GOLIAD TX TORNADO
11/15/01 5 S GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT OF
TORNADO ON THE GROUND
ALONG THE WEST SIDE
OF HIGHWAY 183.
LAMARRELocal storm report, Nov 15, 8:40 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
840 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0833 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 3 E FANNIN SHERIFF REPORT.
LAMARRELocal storm report, Nov 15, 9:20 PM CST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
920 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0905 PM GOLIAD TX FLOODING
11/15/01 2 E FANNIN SPOTTER REPORT.
NUMEROUS ROADS
FLOODED IN COLOGNE.
0915 PM GOLIAD TX 0.50 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 2 E FANNIN SKYWARN SPOTTER IN
COLOGNE.
LAMARRELocal storm report, Nov 15, 10:00 PM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
1000 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0955 PM VICTORIA TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 VICTORIA SPOTTER REPORT.
LAMARREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 6:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee | 48 min |
| Nov 15, 6:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 6:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad | 42 min |
| Nov 15, 7:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad | 45 min |
| Nov 15, 7:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 52 min |
| Nov 15, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Goliad | 46 min |
| Nov 15, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad | 49 min |
| Nov 15, 8:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Goliad | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 8:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 23 min |
| Nov 15, 8:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Goliad, Victoria | 51 min |
| Nov 15, 9:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee | 4 hr |
| Nov 15, 9:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Victoria | 58 min |
| Nov 15, 10:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 11:29 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Goliad | 106 min |
| Nov 15, 11:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Refugio | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 12:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Refugio, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Duval | 55 min |
| Nov 16, 2:06 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, Live Oak | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 5:50 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 6:15 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, Webb | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 6:42 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 6:50 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 8:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 116 min | |
| Nov 16, 8:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 116 min | |
| Nov 16, 8:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 2 hr |
| Nov 16, 9:45 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Nov 16, 9:45 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Nov 16, 1:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 88 min |
| Nov 16, 1:18 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 57 min | |
| Nov 16, 1:18 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 57 min | |
| Nov 16, 2:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 92 min |
| Nov 16, 2:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 75 min |
| Nov 16, 3:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 2 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:12 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 108 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.