Tornado Warning 34, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Jul 20, 2005, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)

Expired

Jul 20, 2005, 6:15 PM CDT

In force

62 min

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Webb County, TX

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KCRP 202214
TORCRP
TXC479-202315-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0034.050720T2213Z-050720T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST-CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY IN TEXAS

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 506 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES NORTH  
  OF LAREDO ALONG INTERSTATE 35.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  LAS TIENDAS BY 525 PM CDT
  8 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA BRIDGE BY 530 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 2753 9923 2785 9902 2812 9996 2786 10026

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KCRP 202242
SVSCRP

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

TXC479-202315-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050720T2315Z/
WEBB-
541 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR WEBB COUNTY...

AT 538 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH 
OF LAS TIENDAS...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAREDO...MOVING WEST 
AT 20 MPH.  OTHER STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ARE MOVING 
INTO SOUTHEASTERN WEBB COUNTY...NEAR MIRANDO CITY AND AGUILARES.  
THESE STORMS ARE MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA BRIDGE BY 550 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 2723 9884 2791 9885 2812 9996 2786 10026

$$

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