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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

June 30, 2010Aransas County, Refugio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2010, 9:27 PM CDT for Aransas County, Refugio County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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 30, 2010, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2010, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Aransas County, TX, Refugio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 53 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2010-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1766 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2010-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1766 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
444 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 30, 8:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 8:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 5:49 AM CDT, 15 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
549 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ242>247-011100-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
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-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
549 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE COUNTIES OF KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...
REFUGIO AND CALHOUN THROUGH THURSDAY. PERIODS OF
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND SQUALLS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. ISOLATED TORNADOES
OR WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH FLOODING WHERE HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL REMAIN PERSISTENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ISOLATED TROPICAL FUNNELS OR BRIEF TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4
TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE HURRICANE
CENTER EXPECTS ALEX TO INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AND
MOVE INTO NORTHERN MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES INLAND. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE
ALEX PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WEBSITE AT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER EMERGENCY MANAGERS
AND SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ALSO..REPORT ANY FLOODING OR FUNNEL CLOUDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

TXZ240-241-011100-
DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
549 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DUVAL AND JIM WELLS COUNTIES
OF SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY.
PERIODS OF SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND SQUALLS WILL PRODUCE VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. ISOLATED
TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH FLOODING
WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN PERSISTENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ISOLATED TROPICAL FUNNELS OR BRIEF TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE HURRICANE CENTER EXPECTS
ALEX TO INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AND MOVE INTO
NORTHERN MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INLAND. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE
ALEX PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WEBSITE AT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER EMERGENCY MANAGERS
AND SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ALSO..REPORT ANY FLOODING OR FUNNEL CLOUDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

TXZ229>234-239-011100-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-
549 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY. PERIODS OF
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND SQUALLS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. ISOLATED TORNADOES
OR WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH FLOODING WHERE HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL REMAIN PERSISTENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ISOLATED TROPICAL FUNNELS OR BRIEF TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THURSDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE HURRICANE CENTER EXPECTS
ALEX TO INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AND MOVE INTO
NORTHERN MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INLAND. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE
ALEX PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WEBSITE AT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER EMERGENCY MANAGERS
AND SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ALSO..REPORT ANY FLOODING OR FUNNEL CLOUDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

GW/AK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP32 min
Jun 30, 9:42 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPKleberg, Nueces33 min
Jun 30, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP11 min
Jun 30, 10:12 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPKleberg31 min
Jun 30, 11:16 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPKleberg29 min
Jul 1, 12:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPKleberg112 min
Jul 1, 2:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces2 hr
Jul 1, 4:33 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP64 hr
Jul 1, 4:56 AM CDTCoastal Flood WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio5 hr
Jul 1, 5:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPWebb63 min
Jul 1, 8:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPJim Wells, Nueces117 min
Jul 1, 8:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPLive Oak, McMullen3 days
Jul 1, 9:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, McMullen, Webb85 min
Jul 1, 9:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPLive Oak, San Patricio95 min
Jul 1, 9:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPLive Oak2 hr
Jul 1, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPWebb49 days
Jul 1, 10:01 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPAransas, San Patricio29 min
Jul 1, 10:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio81 min
Jul 1, 10:19 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio39 hr
Jul 1, 12:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria112 min
Jul 1, 2:29 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPJim Wells, Nueces6 hr
Jul 1, 3:04 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval41 min
Jul 1, 3:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Victoria4 days
Jul 1, 3:43 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval47 min
Jul 1, 3:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg3 hr
Jul 1, 5:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces117 min
Jul 1, 5:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Refugio, San Patricio60 min
Jul 1, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPJim Wells, Kleberg36 min
Jul 1, 6:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio2 hr
Jul 1, 6:27 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells33 min
Jul 1, 6:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Refugio, San Patricio3 hr

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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.