Tornado Warning 21, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Jul 20, 2005, 12:26 PM CDT (17:26 UTC)

Expired

Jul 20, 2005, 1:15 PM CDT

In force

49 min

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Goliad County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KCRP 201726
TORCRP
TXC175-201815-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0021.050720T1726Z-050720T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1226 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN GOLIAD COUNTY IN TEXAS

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1219 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FANNIN...OR
  ABOUT 9 MILES EAST OF GOLIAD...MOVING WEST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  GOLIAD BY 1235 PM CDT
  7 MILES SOUTH OF WEESATCHE BY 1245 PM CDT
  CHARCO BY 100 PM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2857 9724 2874 9716 2898 9776 2875 9786

$$

JR

000 
WWUS54 KCRP 201752
SVSCRP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1251 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

TXC175-201815-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050720T1815Z/
GOLIAD-
1251 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN GOLIAD
COUNTY...

AT 1246 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF 
WEESATCHE...OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF GOLIAD...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 
30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARCO BY 110 PM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2857 9724 2874 9716 2898 9776 2875 9786

$$

JR

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