Tornado Warning 10, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED TO REMOVE WIND ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
950 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

.UPDATE...HURRICANE EMILY HAS MADE LANDFALL EARLY THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE TO THE WEST.  THE STORM TIGHTENED UP
OVERNIGHT AND THE RAIN BANDS DIMINISHED ACROSS OUR AREA.  EXPECT THE
STORM TO EXPAND AGAIN TODAY AND WILL KEEP CATEGORICAL AND HIGH END
CHC POPS.  NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA VEERING TO THE EAST
JUST OFF THE SURFACE ARE CREATING ENOUGH LOW-LEVEL SHEAR TO SUPPORT
ISOLATED TORNADOES.  WITH THAT IN MIND...SPC HAS ISSUED A TORNADO
WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN TIER COUNTIES THROUGH 7PM THIS EVENING.  HAVE
MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO THE GOING FORECAST OTHER THAT TWEAKING
WIND/TEMP FIELDS.  WILL UPDATE THE ZONES SHORTLY TO ADD THE HEADLINE
FOR THE TORNADO WATCH. WILL ALSO DROP THE WIND ADVISORY TODAY AS
MOST OF THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL RESIDE IN SQUALLS AND WILL BE
COVERED BY SHORT-FUSED SPS.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS STILL SUSTAINED 25-30 KNOTS OVER THE GULF WATERS AND
SOUTHERN BAYS THIS MORNING AND SEAS REMAIN 15 TO 20 FEET.  EXPECT
THESE VALUES TO DECREASE DURING THE DAY AS HURRICANE EMILY MOVES
FARTHER INLAND.  WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE SCA FOR THE GULF WATERS LATER
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR SEAS BUT EXPECT SCEC FOR THE BAYS.

&&

.AVIATION...WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BUT
SHOULD LIFT SLIGHTLY FOR THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST COUNTIES.  WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE ENE TODAY
AT 15-20KTS...WITH GUSTS OF 40-45KTS POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS. VSBYS WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 6SM TODAY...BUT AREAS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LOWER CIGS TEMPORARILY DOWN TO AROUND 1SM AT
TIMES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS

CORPUS CHRISTI  88 78 93 75 93 /  80 50 40 20 30
VICTORIA        90 76 94 74 95 /  70 30 40 20 30
LAREDO          89 77 94 79 99 / 100 70 40 20 30
ALICE           88 76 94 74 96 /  90 50 40 20 30
ROCKPORT        88 81 93 78 93 /  80 40 40 20 30
COTULLA         91 76 95 75 98 /  80 60 40 20 30

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ARANSAS...CALHOUN...
       KLEBERG...NUECES...REFUGIO AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES UNTIL 7
       PM THIS EVENING.
     FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEBB...DUVAL...JIM WELLS...
       KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM THIS
       EVENING.
     WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...
       NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...REFUGIO...AND ARANSAS UNTIL 4 PM
       THIS AFTERNOON.
     TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...
       NUECES...SAN PATRICIO AND WEBB COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM THIS
       EVENING.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS.

&&

JD/91...SHORT-TERM
MB/80...LONG-TERM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
537 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-202100-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LA SALLE-LIVE OAK-
MCMULLEN-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-WEBB-
537 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HURRICANE EMILY IS MAKING LANDFALL THIS MORNING ALONG THE NORTHEAST
MEXICAN COAST WITH OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVING INTO SOUTH TEXAS.  THESE
RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT PARTS OF SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.  WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH OVER
THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS THIS MORNING WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN SQUALLS.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 INCHES BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS.
COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE BARRIER ISLAND AND BAYS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND SWELLS CONTINUE.
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WAS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND TIDE LEVELS WILL
BEGIN TO FALL LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

OVER THE WATERS...DANGEROUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
AFTERNOON.  SEAS ARE RUNNING 10 TO 15 FEET IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS
AND 17 TO 21 FEET IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS.  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON.  IN ADDITION...WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF
THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)

LINGERING LARGE SWELLS PRODUCED BY HURRICANE EMILY WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY DECAY ON THURSDAY.  RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO LINGER ACROSS AREA
BEACHES ON THURSDAY.  THE COMBINATION OF SWELLS AND RIP CURRENTS
WILL MAKE CONDITIONS DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS.  CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS SEAS CONTINUE TO SETTLE
DOWN.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS A
TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS AND THE ADJACENT WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS MORNING IF INTENSE RAIN
BANDS DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE COASTAL BEND.

DUNN
MB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
946 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

TXZ239>244-210000-
DUVAL-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-WEBB-
946 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH VALID UNTIL
700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF
DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO AND WEBB. SOME
CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ALICE...ARANSAS PASS...BENAVIDES...
CORPUS CHRISTI...INGLESIDE...KINGSVILLE...LAREDO...MATHIS...PORT
ARANSAS...PORTLAND...ROBSTOWN AND SINTON.

SQUALLS FROM HURRICANE EMILY...NOW INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN
MEXICO...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND AND
SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.  SOME OF THESE
STRONGER STORMS AND SQUALLS CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES.

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.

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

GW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
948 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0947 AM     TORNADO          PREMONT                 27.36N 98.12W
07/20/2005                   JIM WELLS          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HOUSE DAMAGED AND UTILITY POLES DOWN NEAR PREMONT

&&

JMETZ