Tornado Warning 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Mar 13, 2007, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)

Expired

Mar 13, 2007, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Bee County, TX, Goliad County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KCRP 140016
TORCRP
TXC025-175-140100-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0002.070314T0016Z-070314T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
716 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL BEE COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS
  SOUTHERN GOLIAD COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 710 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NORMANNA...
  OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF BEEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BERCLAIR BY 735 PM CDT
  GOLIAD BY 755 PM CDT
  9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FANNIN BY 800 PM CDT

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

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2860 9788 2840 9784 2851 9721 2877 9723

$$

JM

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