Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

998 
WWUS54 KCRP 161231
SVSCRP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
731 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXC311-161245-
/O.CON.KCRP.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-120416T1245Z/
MCMULLEN-
731 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN MCMULLEN COUNTY...

AT 729 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED OVER WEST CENTRAL MCMULLEN COUNTY...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TILDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 2845 9867 2831 9843 2807 9873 2809 9879
      2825 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 1231Z 214DEG 8KT 2822 9868

$$

TE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
659 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

.DISCUSSION...SEE AVIATION SECTION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...A MEANDERING COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS S TX IS
COMBINING WITH AN UPPER DISTURBANCE AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND IS
PRODUCING SCATTERED TSRA'S THIS MORNING. SCT TO NUM TSRA'S ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GENERALLY MVFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL BUT TSRA'S WILL LOWER CONDITIONS TO IFR AT
TIMES. THE BEST CHC FOR STRONG STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
ALONG AND NEAR THE BDRY. THERE MAY BE BREAKS IN CONVECTION BUT
WILL GENERALLY BE ONGOING MUCH OF THE DAY. RAIN CHCS WILL DIMINISH
FROM W TO E TONIGHT AND TUE MORNING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES E OF
THE AREA.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 404 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012/

SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY
DRAPED ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER
ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND NEAR SHORE WATERS THROUGH THE DAY. THIS
WILL PROVIDE FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT BEFORE
PUSHING OFFSHORE BY TUESDAY. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO
WHERE THE POSITION OF THE BDRY WILL BE TODAY WHICH WILL DETERMINE
WHERE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL WILL OCCUR. THE BDRY IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOMEWHERE EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. A DIFFLUENT FLOW
ALOFT WILL CONTINUE AS UPPER POLAR JET APPROACHES S TX AND
SUBTROPICAL JET REMAINS JUST TO THE S. ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH A LONG
WAVE TROF AND THE UPPER JETS WILL COMBINE WITH 2600 K/JG CAPE AND
LI'S OF -8 ACROSS THE SRN COASTAL BEND...PER THE GFS...THIS
AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE SCT TO NUM TSRA'S. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME
STRONG TO BRIEFLY PULSE SVR AT TIMES AS THE AIRMASS HEATS UP AFTER
SUNRISE...MAINLY ALONG THE BDRY AND IN THE WARM SECTOR. BEHIND THE
BDRY...SCT ELEVATED CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE DUE TO WEAK ISENTROPIC
LIFT AND CONVERGENCE AHD OF AND ALONG THE 850MB BDRY. MOST MODELS
AND HPC SHOW AROUND 1 INCH TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT ACROSS MAINLY THE FAR E TO SE PORTIONS OF THE CWA. AM
EXPECTING ISOLD AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...LEADING TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING.  THE UPPER TROF AXIS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND
EXIT THE AREA TO THE E BY TUE WITH RAIN ENDING FROM W TO E TONIGHT
THRU TUE MORNING.

TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY...DUE PARTLY TO WEAK CAA AND
PARTLY TO INCREASED CLOUDS/RAIN. THE BDRY IS PROGD TO SHIFT OFFSHORE
BY EARLY TUE WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER AIRMASS FILTERING INTO S TX.
HOWEVER TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES WARMER DUE TO
DECREASING CLOUDS AND THE DRIER AIRMASS.

MARINE... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE
WATERS UNTIL 1 PM FOR SEAS AROUND 7FT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE WEAK
TO MODERATE OUT OF THE SE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY.
HOWEVER...A MEANDERING COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO WINDS BEING MORE
VARIABLE ACROSS THE BAYS AND POSSIBLY NEARSHORE. THE BDRY IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH OFFSHORE BY TUE MORNING LEADING TO A WEAK TO MOD
NLY FLOW.

MOD TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES TODAY...AS A RESULT OF THE
LONG PERIOD LARGE SWELLS.

LONG TERM (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...A WEAK SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE NUDGES INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE MID LEVEL
SHORT WAVE TROUGH EXITS TO THE EAST. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ECMWF/CMC/GFS MODELS SHOW A
SHORT WAVE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY
FRIDAY. NOT CONFIDENT IN AMOUNT OF MOISTURE RTURN AVAILABLE IN
ADVANCE OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM. WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY-FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT COLD FRONT TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES IN
STORE FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI    81  69  83  64  82  /  70  50  20  10  10
VICTORIA          79  63  81  60  80  /  60  40  20  10  10
LAREDO            87  66  88  67  90  /  40  10  10  10  10
ALICE             82  66  84  63  84  /  70  30  10  10  10
ROCKPORT          78  71  80  68  81  /  70  50  20  10  10
COTULLA           86  60  87  62  86  /  30  10  10  10  10
KINGSVILLE        82  66  84  64  83  /  70  50  20  10  10
NAVY CORPUS       79  72  81  68  79  /  70  50  20  10  10

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

&&

TE/81...SHORT TERM
TT/89...LONG TERM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
420 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ229>234-239>247-170930-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
420 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL
AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH. BRIEF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS
ARE POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 1.5
INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE
AMOUNTS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY
MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-170930-
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-
420 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL
AND WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS OR GREATER. BRIEF ISOLATED SEVERE
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS DUE TO 7 FOOT SEAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

TE/TMT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
514 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ243-244-161045-
NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
514 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING SAN PATRICIO COUNTY...

AT 510 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PORTLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THERE
COULD ALSO BE A FUNNEL CLOUD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GREGORY BY 520 AM CDT.
  INGLESIDE BY 530 AM CDT.
  5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARANSAS PASS BY 545 AM CDT.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN PATRICIO AND SOUTHWESTERN ARANSAS
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTLAND...GREGORY...INGLESIDE AND
ARANSAS PASS...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

TMT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
624 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0539 AM     TORNADO          1 N PORTLAND            27.89N 97.33W
04/16/2012                   SAN PATRICIO       TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE TO HOMES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PORTLAND. FENCES AND
            TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0544 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE WOODSBORO          28.20N 97.28W
04/16/2012                   REFUGIO            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER THE ROAD ON FM 1360 AND ARANSAS RIVER ROAD
            BETWEEN WOODSBORO AND BAYVIEW.

0544 AM     TORNADO          GREGORY                 27.92N 97.29W
04/16/2012                   SAN PATRICIO       TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE TO COTTON GIN NEAR GREGORY ALONG WITH POWERLINES
            DOWN.

&&

TTINSLEY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
651 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ230-161230-
MCMULLEN-
651 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING MCMULLEN COUNTY...

AT 649 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES WEST OF LOMA ALTA...OR 21 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FREER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

HART