Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
950 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2003

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTS TO MOVE E AND SE ACROSS THE HILL
COUNTRY AND TOWARD THE NRN CWA. HOWEVER...THE MAIN PUSH IN THE LINE
IS TO THE E. THE SRN MOST PART OF THE LINE STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE NRN CWA AROUND NOON WITH THE MAIN SVR THREAT OVR THE NE
CWA. SVR TSRA WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY SPC TO COVER THIS AREA. WILL
UPDATE ZONES FOR WATCH AND TO TWEAK POPS/TEMPS.

.CRP...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 3 PM.

81/88/75

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1239 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE VICTORIA AREA AND
NORTHERN COASTAL BEND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SEA BREEZE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...AND PRODUCE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...MAINLY ACROSS VICTORIA AND
GOLIAD COUNTIES THROUGH 3 PM...THEN OVER PORTIONS OF WEBB...DUVAL...
JIM WELLS...NUECES...KLEBERG AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES AFTER 2 PM.
THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE HAIL PENNY SIZED OR LARGER...AND STRONG AND
POSSIBLY DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IN ADDITION...A FEW FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS DEVELOP
IN THE MOIST AND SOMEWHAT TROPICAL AIRMASS.  ALTHOUGH MOST OF THESE
FUNNELS REMAIN ALOFT AND DO NOT TOUCH THE GROUND...RESIDENTS SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF ANY
FUNNEL CLOUD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED AREAWIDE FRIDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WIND...AND
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. OTHERWISE...NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

GW

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1025 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2003

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3PM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
VALID UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE
COUNTIES OF GOLIAD...VICTORIA...REFUGIO...ARANSAS AND CALHOUN.
SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE GOLIAD...VICTORIA...TIVOLI...
SEADRIFT AND PORT LAVACA.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXITING
THE SOUTHERN HILL COUNTRY AND APPROACHING THE NORTHERN COASTAL
BEND. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER SOUTH TEXAS IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE...
THUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE
STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

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 PENNY
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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

JM

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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1242 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2003

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE COASTAL BEND UNTIL 3PM.

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING ACROSS MOST OF
THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS...

AT 1240 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM COTULLA TO CHOKE CANYON TO NURSERY. THIS LINE
WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST AND MOVING INLAND.

THESE STORMS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF SOUTH TEXAS.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.  A FEW
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...
MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A BERCLAIR TO ROCKPORT LINE.

IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA...THEN MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

JM