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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 6, 2004, 10:27 AM CDT for Kleberg County, Nueces County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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 6, 2004, 10:27 AM CDT (15:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2004, 11:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 15 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
- 1044 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 9.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
480 WFUS54 KCRP 061527 TORCRP TXC273-355-061615- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1027 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN KLEBERG COUNTY IN TEXAS SOUTHEASTERN NUECES COUNTY IN TEXAS * UNTIL 1115 AM CDT * AT 1022 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLOUR BLUFF...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF CORPUS CHRISTI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... FLOUR BLUFF AROUND 1050 AM CDT... PADRE ISLAND BY 1100 AM CDT... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR TEXAS. LAT...LON 2752 9751 2740 9736 2770 9696 2787 9716 $$ MB
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 Apr 6, 10:05 AM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 10:05 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1005 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004
.UPDATE...ETA/GFS SUGGEST THAT MUCH OF THE UPPER ENERGY WILL MOVE
EAST OF THE CWFA BY 00Z WED. MESO-ALPHA BOUNDARY...GENERATED BY
CONVECTION OVR THE HILL COUNTRY...EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN FFA AT LEAST
THROUGH 2PM OVER THE NRN CWFA...ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST CHANCE WL BE
OVER THE NERN SECTIONS OWING TO PW CONSIDERATIONS. TORNADO WATCH
STILL VALID OVR THE ERN CWFA OWING TO THE SFC BNDRY/VERTICAL SHEAR.
WL INCREASE POPS OVER THE SERN PORTIONS. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEED WILL
REMAIN IN THE SCEC CATEGORY...WL MAINTAIN SCA OVR THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OWING TO EXPECT SEAS IN THE 6-7 FT RANGE.
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 19Z
TXZ229>234-245>247
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 18Z
TXZ231>234-243>247
SCA FOR OFFSHORE WATERS.
87/SHORT-TERMHazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 8:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 810 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-071100- ARANSAS-BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR-BEE-CALHOUN- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN-NUECES- REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-WEBB- 810 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR THE COUNTIES OF ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN... GOLIAD...LIVE OAK...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO AND VICTORIA. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS NORTH OF AN ENCINAL TO TYNAN TO ROCKPORT LINE. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD OCCUR WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SEABREEZE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. TMT/TR/WC
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 8:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 800 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004 TXZ231>234-243>247-061800- ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-GOLIAD-LIVE OAK-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO- VICTORIA- 800 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH VALID UNTIL 100 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...GOLIAD...LIVE OAK...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO AND VICTORIA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ARANSAS PASS...BEEVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...GEORGE WEST...GOLIAD... INGLESIDE...MATHIS...PORT ARANSAS...PORT LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR... PORTLAND...REFUGIO...ROBSTOWN...ROCKPORT...SEADRIFT...SINTON... SKIDMORE...THREE RIVERS AND VICTORIA. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES TO OCCUR IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF TORNADOES DO IN FACT DEVELOP OR ARE SPOTTED...THEN A TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO QUICKLY ACT 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 TE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad | 37 min |
| Apr 6, 9:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 9:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Apr 6, 10:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 10:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 10:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 10:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 10:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Victoria | 50 min |
| Apr 6, 10:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Nueces | 40 min |
| Apr 6, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Refugio, San Patricio | 65 min |
| Apr 6, 11:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Nueces | 44 min |
| Apr 6, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Apr 6, 11:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 61 min |
| Apr 6, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 21 min |
| Apr 6, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 83 min | |
| Apr 6, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 66 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.