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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2003, 10:33 PM CST for Live Oak County, McMullen County, Texas. It was in force for 72 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2003, 10:33 PM CST (04:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2003, 11:45 PM CST
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Live Oak County, TX, McMullen County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:37 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 8:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1379 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 745 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
975
WUUS54 KCRP 260433
SVRCRP
TXC297-311-260545-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1032 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LIVE OAK COUNTY IN TEXAS
MCMULLEN COUNTY IN TEXAS
* UNTIL 1145 PM CST
* AT 1032 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TILDEN...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
8 MILES SOUTH OF TILDEN AROUND 1050 PM CST...
3 MILES SOUTH OF SIMMONS...8 MILES SOUTH OF CALLIHAM AROUND 1110 PM
CST...
2 MILES NORTH OF GEORGE WEST...7 MILES SOUTH OF THREE RIVERS AROUND
1125 PM CST...
7 MILES SOUTH OF RAY POINT AROUND 1130 PM CST...
3 MILES SOUTH OF OAKVILLE AROUND 1135 PM CST...
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR...
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2863 9879 2809 9878 2812 9793 2873 9813
2862 9829
$$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 Mar 25, 8:40 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 8:40 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 840 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003 COMPLEX OF STORMS OVER SOUTH TEXAS IN TWO LOCATIONS. ONE AROUND SAN ANTONIO AREA NORTHEASTWARD AND ANOTHER NEAR THE RIO GRANDE...THE LATTER BEING THE STRONGEST. NEW WATCH BOX WILL COME OUT SHORTLY WHICH WILL INCLUDE ALL BUT COASTAL COUNTIES AND WILL OBVIOUSLY MENTION SEVERE THERE. MAIN THREAT WILL BE HAIL AND PERHAPS WIND DAMAGE THE LATTER MAINLY IN THE WEST. ZONE UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AFTER NEW WATCH COMES OUT. TEMPS LOOK FINE AT THIS TIME. NO CHANGES TO LATTER PERIODS. .CRP...NONE. 86/GW...92/TR
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 4:00 PM CST, 6 hours 33 minutes before
TXZ229>234-239>247-261200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 400 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS LATER THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...MAINLY NORTH OF A VICTORIA TO LAREDO LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESUME ON THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY PROVIDING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COASTAL BEND AND WINDY CONDITIONS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AS THE ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TR
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 25, 8:46 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
TXZ229>234-239>241-260800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 846 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 200 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF BEE...DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM WELLS...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK... MCMULLEN...VICTORIA AND WEBB. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALICE...BEEVILLE...BENAVIDES...COTULLA...ENCINAL...GEORGE WEST... GOLIAD...LAREDO...SKIDMORE...THREE RIVERS...TILDEN AND VICTORIA. 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 GW
Local storm report, Mar 25, 10:11 PM CST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
1011 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1002 PM COTULLA TX WIND DAMAGE
03/25/03 LASALLE SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY
SHERIFFS OFFICE
1225 AM 1 S ROBSTOWN TX .75 INCH HAIL
03/26/03 NUECES DIME HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY
77. REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1225 AM 1 S ROBSTOWN TX .75 INCH HAIL
03/26/03 NUECES
1245 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX .88 INCH HAIL
03/26/03 NUECES REPORTED BY PUBLIC
1255 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX .88 INCH HAIL
03/26/03 NUECES 115 AM ARANSAS PASS TX 76 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
03/26/03 SAN PATRICIO WIND GUST AND DIME SIZED
HAIL. REPORTED BY
RETIRED AIR FORCE
OBSERVER.
GEWLocal storm report, Mar 25, 10:11 PM CST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
1011 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1002 PM COTULLA TX WIND DAMAGE
03/25/03 LASALLE SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY
SHERIFFS OFFICE
1225 AM 1 S ROBSTOWN TX .75 INCH HAIL
03/26/03 NUECES DIME HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY
77. REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1225 AM 1 S ROBSTOWN TX .75 INCH HAIL
03/26/03 NUECES
1245 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX .88 INCH HAIL
03/26/03 NUECES REPORTED BY PUBLIC
1255 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX .88 INCH HAIL
03/26/03 NUECES
115 AM ARANSAS PASS TX 76 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
03/26/03 SAN PATRICIO WIND GUST AND DIME SIZED
HAIL. REPORTED BY
RETIRED AIR FORCE
OBSERVER.
GWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 9:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 69 min |
| Mar 25, 10:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 89 min |
| Mar 25, 11:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, San Patricio | 62 min |
| Mar 25, 11:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 76 min |
| Mar 26, 12:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces | 60 min |
| Mar 26, 12:14 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Mar 26, 12:14 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Mar 26, 12:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio | 55 min |
| Mar 26, 1:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 2:30 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 90 min | |
| Mar 26, 2:30 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 90 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.