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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2004, 10:19 PM CDT for Webb County, Texas. It was in force for 56 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
- Apr 10, 2004, 10:19 PM CDT (03:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2004, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Webb County, TX
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 nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 2170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KCRP 110319
SVRCRP
TXC479-110415-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1019 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEBB COUNTY IN TEXAS
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 1016 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE COLUMBIA BRIDGE...OR ABOUT 20 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAREDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WINDS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.
LAT...LON 2820 9940 2804 9940 2805 9882 2728 9881
2727 9950 2750 9951 2783 9989 2814 10009
$$
GWWhat 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 Apr 10, 10:10 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 10:10 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1010 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004 .UPDATED...WL UPDATE ZONES TO BRING POPS BACK DOWN TO 70 PERCENT OVR E CWA AS THINGS HAVE CURRENTLY SETTLED DOWN FOR THE E CWA BEHIND THE CF THAT IS CURRENTLY PUSHING ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. HOWEVER...MORE TSRAS ARE FIRING ALONG THE RIO GRANDE AND AM EXPECTING ADDITIONAL TSRAS OVRNIGHT ACROSS ALL OF THE CWA AS ANOTHER S/WV TREKS ACRS THE REGION. THUS WL LEAVE POPS IN THE LIKELY CATEGORY AND CONT WITH THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WINDS BEHIND THE CF INCREASED TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOR FAR E AND NE CWA...BUT SHOULD SETTLE DOWN OVER NEXT HR...BUT REMAINING IN THE BREEZY TO WINDY CAT. FCSTD LOWS LOOK REASONABLE. && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL MARINE ZONES TONIGHT. FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL LAND ZONES TONIGHT. && TE/81...SHORT-TERM
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 6:45 AM CDT, 15 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 645 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2004 GMZ230-235-TXZ229>234-239>247-121000- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LA SALLE-LIVE OAK- MCMULLEN-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-WEBB- 645 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT BRISK OFFSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAYS COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT IN THE BAYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN 20 TO 25 KNOTS OFFSHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH LINGERING MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS SOME STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS. ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS FROM VICTORIA TO COTULLA. BECAUSE THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT APPEARS TO BE RATHER LOCALIZED...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS VERY SLIM TODAY...HOWEVER A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AREAS OF RAIN WILL AFFECT SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY MORNING AS THE LAST IN A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CROSSES THE REGION. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AS BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS AN OFFSHORE FLOW. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MJG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 4:38 PM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 438 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004 TXZ229>234-239>241-244>247-110100- ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-LA SALLE-LIVE OAK- MCMULLEN-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-WEBB- 438 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM WELLS...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...VICTORIA AND WEBB. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALICE...ARANSAS PASS... BEEVILLE...BENAVIDES...COTULLA...ENCINAL...GEORGE WEST...GOLIAD... INGLESIDE...LAREDO...MATHIS...PORT LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR... PORTLAND...REFUGIO...ROCKPORT...SEADRIFT...SINTON...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.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 7:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 717 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004 TXZ231-232-241-244-246-110045- BEE-JIM WELLS-LIVE OAK-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO- 717 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS BEE...JIM WELLS...LIVE OAK...REFUGIO AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT... AT 717 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF REFUGIO TO 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF MATHIS. THIS LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DINERO...SKIDMORE...LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI...LAKESIDE...LAGARTO...REFUGIO...MATHIS...TYNAN...PERNITAS POINT AND WOODSBORO. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TR
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 800 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004 TXZ232-241>246-110145- ARANSAS-BEE-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO- 800 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004 ...A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS ARANSAS...BEE...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...NUECES... REFUGIO AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM CDT... AT 800 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH WAS SITUATED ALONG A REFUGIO TO ALICE LINE MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH. STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SAN PATRICIO...WOODSBORO... SINTON...ALICE...ODEM...EDROY...ALICE AND CORPUS CHRISTI THROUGH 900 PM. TR
Local storm report, Apr 10, 8:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
815 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG SKIDMORE 28.23N 97.68W
04/10/2004 BEE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN AND BLOCKING ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 181 SOUTH IN
SKIDMORE
&&
SMARTLocal storm report, Apr 10, 8:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
851 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 PM HAIL MIRANDO CITY 27.43N 98.93W
04/10/2004 1.00 INCH WEBB TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
SMARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee | 113 min |
| Apr 10, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee | 49 min |
| Apr 10, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 3 hr | |
| Apr 10, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 3 hr | |
| Apr 10, 7:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Goliad | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | McMullen | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Refugio, Victoria | 59 min |
| Apr 10, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Duval | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Apr 10, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Apr 11, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 88 min | |
| Apr 11, 2:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 7:19 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 86 min | |
| Apr 11, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 24 min |
| Apr 11, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 23 min |
| Apr 11, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 52 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.