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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2003, 1:09 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 111 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
- Jul 15, 2003, 1:09 PM CDT (18:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2003, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 111 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Aransas County, TX, Goliad County, TX, Refugio County, TX, Victoria County, TX
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 12:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 403 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KCRP 151809
TORCRP
TXC007-175-391-469-152000-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1259 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ARANSAS COUNTY IN TEXAS
EASTERN GOLIAD COUNTY IN TEXAS
EASTERN REFUGIO COUNTY IN TEXAS
VICTORIA COUNTY IN TEXAS
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 1256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THE EYEWALL FROM HURRICANE CLAUDETTE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN
COASTAL BEND REGION. THIS RAINBAND HAD PRODUCED SEVERAL TORNADOES
EARLIER IN THE DAY AS IT PUSHED ACROSS CALHOUN COUNTY. THIS
RAINBAND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ONE OR MORE SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES AS
IT MOVES WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
* THE TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
BLOOMINGTON AND MCFADDIN BY 115 PM CDT...
GOLIAD BY 200 PM CDT...
REFUGIO BY 145 PM CDT...
VICTORIA BY 130 PM CDT...
NORTHERN ARANSAS COUNTY BY 125 PM CDT...
IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...MOVE INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2819 9687 2831 9681 2853 9697 2872 9670
2893 9684 2886 9728 2860 9733 2819 9713
$$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 Jul 15, 9:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 9:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED FOR INLAND WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
955 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
EYE OF CLAUDETTE IS MAKING LANDFALL AS WE SPEAK AS PER RADAR AND NHC
COORDINATION CALL. WILL KEEP AND/OR INCREASE THE HIGH/CATEGORICAL
POPS FOR THE NORTHERN ZONES...WITH HIGH CHANCE POPS IN WEBB COUNTY
ONLY. ACCORDING TO FORECAST TRACK OF CLAUDETTE...HEAVIEST RAIN WILL
BE IN NORTHERN COUNTIES. WILL MENTION HEAVY RAINFALL IN SOUTHERN
COUNTIES BUT WILL NOT ISSUE FFA AT THIS TIME AND RE-EVALUATE THIS
AFTERNOON AS CLAUDETTES TRACK UNFOLDS. BASED ON RAINFALL POTENTIAL
TO THE NORTH...WILL ADJUST TEMPS ACCORDINGLY. MAY MAKE A FEW
CHANGES TO THE EVENING PERIOD...BUT AFTER THAT NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE LATER PERIODS AT THIS TIME.
.CRP...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TXZ230>234-244>247.
HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL COUNTIES
TXZ242>247 AND GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING TXZ230>234.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH TXZ229.
86/SHORT-TERM
89/LONG-TERMHazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 7:09 AM CDT, 6 hours before
TXZ229>234-239>247-161100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 709 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT OCONNOR. ALSO...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR VICTORIA...GOLIAD...BEE...JIM WELLS...LIVE OAK AND MCMULLEN COUNTIES. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DUVAL AND LASALLE COUNTIES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES OF ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...GOLIAD...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN... REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO AND VICTORIA. HIGH SWELLS PRODUCED BY TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS TODAY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. WATER LEVELS OVER THE BAYS AND WATERWAYS ARE AROUND 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THIS AFTERNOON...STORM TIDE LEVELS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF ROCKPORT. NORTH OF ROCKPORT...TIDES OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED. THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS FOR HURRICANE CLAUDETTE TO MOVE ONSHORE NEAR ROCKPORT THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL ENTER THE COUNTIES OF ARANSAS AND REFUGIO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AS CLAUDETTE GENERATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROCKPORT TO ENCINAL...AND LESS THAN 2 INCHES SOUTH OF THIS LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY BY WEDNESDAY...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM CLAUDETTE WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF THE LINE FROM ROCKPORT TO ENCINAL...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH OF THIS LINE. CLAUDETTE WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY COULD BE HEAVY AND CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE COASTAL BEND. WC/BB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 15, 11:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1153 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1145 AM PORT LAVACA TX TORNADO
07/15/03 CALHOUN TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR A
MINUTE CAUSED DAMAGE TO
HOMES IN PORT LAVACA.
REPORTED BY CALHOUN COUNTY
EOC.
1145 AM LONG MOTT TX HURRICANE
07/15/03 CALHOUN 70 TO 80 MPH SUSTAINED
WINDS REPORTED BY DOW
CHEMICAL PLANT.
TMTLocal storm report, Jul 15, 12:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1206 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1159 AM 10 SW PORT LAVACA TX HURRICANE
07/15/03 CALHOUN AT LEAST A DOZEN TELEPHONE
POLES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
HIGHWAY 35 SOUTHWEST OF
PORT LAVACA.
TMTSpecial weather statement, Jul 15, 12:18 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
TXZ232>234-244>247-151800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1218 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR VICTORIA CROSSROADS AND NORTHERN COASTAL BEND... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AND NORTHERN COASTAL BEND UNTIL 7 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ...BEE...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...SAN PATRICIO...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO AND CALHOUN. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL EXIST AS THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE CLAUDETTE CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN PORT LAVACA AT 1145 AM WHICH CAUSED ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES. TMT
Local storm report, Jul 15, 12:23 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1223 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1215 PM TIVOLI TX HURRICANE
07/15/03 REFUGIO BUILDINGS DAMAGED AND POWER
POLES DOWN.
TMTLocal storm report, Jul 15, 12:29 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1229 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1215 PM PORT LAVACA TX HURRICANE
07/15/03 CALHOUN ROOF BLOWN OFF PORTION OF
THE HIGH SCHOOL. OLD
HISTORIC BUILDING IN TOWN
LEANING AND POSSIBLY
DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR
ACCORDING TO SHERIFF.
ENTIRE TREES OBSERVED
BLOWING DOWN THE STREET.
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE ACROSS
THE COUNTY.
TMTLocal storm report, Jul 15, 12:43 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1243 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1200 PM LONG MOTT TX HURRICANE
07/15/03 CALHOUN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 80 MPH
WITH GUST TO 96 MPH AT DOW
CHEMICAL PLANT.
JRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 12:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:34 PM CDT | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.