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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2011, 3:52 AM CDT for Goliad County, Victoria County, Texas. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2011, 3:52 AM CDT (08:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Goliad County, TX, Victoria County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:55 AM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 2 Se Weesatche, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 4864 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
281
WFUS54 KCRP 260852
TORCRP
TXC175-469-260915-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0005.110526T0852Z-110526T0915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
352 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GOLIAD COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS...
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL VICTORIA COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS...
* UNTIL 415 AM CDT
* AT 346 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
WEESATCHE...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF YORKTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDER...
SCHROEDER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 2890 9734 2879 9717 2869 9738 2882 9756
2887 9752 2892 9744 2893 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0852Z 303DEG 21KT 2884 9742
$$
SCC1 follow-up statement
256
WWUS54 KCRP 260909
SVSCRP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
409 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011
TXC175-469-260915-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110526T0915Z/
GOLIAD-VICTORIA-
409 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GOLIAD AND EXTREME WEST CENTRAL VICTORIA COUNTIES...
AT 406 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
ANDER...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF WEESATCHE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SCHROEDER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 2890 9734 2879 9717 2869 9738 2882 9756
2887 9752 2892 9744 2893 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 309DEG 26KT 2876 9735
$$
SCCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 44 min |
| May 26, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Victoria | 32 min |
| May 26, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Victoria | 45 min |
| May 26, 3:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Goliad, Victoria | 50 min |
| May 26, 4:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad | 14 min |
| May 26, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Goliad | 29 min |
| May 26, 4:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Refugio | 13 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.