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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2009, 5:22 PM CDT for Live Oak County, Texas. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2009, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2009, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Live Oak County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 3206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 670 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 3, 2:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 2:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 245 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...STORMS TO THE NORTHEAST...TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH BUT AS OF THIS WRITING NOT MUCH OVER THE CWFA EXCEPT CALHOUN/ARANSAS AREA. HOWEVER...STORMS STILL HAVE TIME TO GET GOING THE OUR CWFA AS SEVERAL HOURS OF HEATING TO GO AND ALSO STORMS DEVELOPING IN SAN ANTONIO AREA ALONG FRONT HAVE POTENTIAL TO MOVE SOUTH DURING THE EVENING. ALSO...MODELS (FOR WHAT THEY ARE WORTH)...SHOWING A WEAK JET STREAK COMING DOWN LATER THIS EVENING WHICH COULD/SHOULD HELP KEEP AT LEAST SOME OF THE ACTIVITY GOING DESPITE THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. OVERALL...AM LEANING MORE TOWARD THE GFS FORECAST WHICH IS A BIT WETTER BUT...AS HAS BEEN SEEN DURING THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...HAS ISSUES (SOME CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK AGAIN). THUS...WILL CALL FOR LOW CHANCE POPS MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS OVER THE NORTHEAST AS JET REMAINS AND BOUNDARY MOVES IN. STILL SOME WEAK MID LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTION AND BORDERLINE PWATS DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...SO HAVE KEPT 20 POPS OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS. SHOULD BE A QUIET NIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AS UPPER RIDGE BRINGS THE DRIER AIR IN. GENERALLY STAYED ON THE COOL SIDE OF GUIDANCE FOR LOWS TONIGHT BUT THE HIGHER SIDE OF GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS ON THURSDAY. && .MARINE (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...SEAS 2 TO AT MOST 3 FEET WITH WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT (OUTSIDE OF ANY CONVECTION)...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF RETURN FLOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTH AGAIN TOWARD FRIDAY MORNING. SHOULD BE WELL BELOW SCA. && .LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE LONG TERM. EXPECT UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL WARMING IN THE MID LEVELS CAPPING OUR ATMOSPHERE AND KEEPING THINGS DRY. FRI MORNING WILL START OUT COOL DUE TO A WEAK SFC FRONT PUSHING THROUGH HOWEVER WINDS WILL TURN AROUND WHEN THE SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE UPPER RIDGE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NO SENSIBLE WEATHER ANTICIPATED. IT WILL BE UNSEASONABLY HOT WITH TEMPERATURES OUT WEST REACHING TRIPLE DIGITS EACH DAY AND LOW/MID 90S ELSEWHERE. THE RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BREAK DOWN WED AS A S/W MOVES ACROSS THE STATE...HOWEVER ALL OF THE DYNAMICS LOOK TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA KEEPING SOUTH TEXAS DRY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 70 93 69 93 73 / 30 20 10 10 0 VICTORIA 68 94 64 94 68 / 40 10 10 10 0 LAREDO 75 101 74 104 76 / 20 20 10 10 0 ALICE 72 100 70 98 72 / 30 20 10 10 0 ROCKPORT 74 91 73 90 76 / 30 10 10 10 0 COTULLA 71 99 69 101 72 / 30 10 10 10 0 KINGSVILLE 69 96 68 96 73 / 30 20 10 10 0 NAVY CORPUS 74 91 74 89 77 / 30 20 10 10 0 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && GW/86...SHORT TERM JM/75...LONG TERM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 4:48 AM CDT, 12 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 448 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-040000- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 448 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TMT/RG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 113 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 TXZ247-031915- CALHOUN- 113 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING CALHOUN COUNTY... AT 113 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF MAGNOLIA BEACH...OR 8 MILES WEST OF PORT OCONNOR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GW
Local storm report, Jun 3, 2:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
256 PM CDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0252 PM HAIL 9 S AUSTWELL 28.26N 96.84W
06/03/2009 M1.00 INCH ARANSAS TX PARK/FOREST SRVC
ARANSAS WILDLIFE REFUGE REPORTED NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZED
HAIL.
&&
JMETZLocal storm report, Jun 3, 3:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
325 PM CDT WED JUN 03 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM HAIL 9 S AUSTWELL 28.26N 96.84W
06/03/2009 E1.75 INCH ARANSAS TX PARK/FOREST SRVC
PUBLIC REPORTS OF UP TO GOLFBALL HAIL COMING INTO ARANSAS
WILDLIFE REFUGE.
&&
GWILKSpecial weather statement, Jun 3, 4:51 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 48 min | |
| Jun 3, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Aransas, Refugio | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Aransas | 61 min |
| Jun 3, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Aransas | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | McMullen | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 61 min |
| Jun 3, 6:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Goliad, La Salle, McMullen, Refugio and 2 more | 145 days |
| Jun 3, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 53 min |
| Jun 3, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Victoria | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Refugio, San Patricio | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Victoria | 48 min |
Nearby
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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.