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Small Craft Advisory 34, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 8, 2012

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this small craft advisory at May 8, 2012, 5:16 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 2012, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at May 8, 3:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 3:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 10:32 AM CDT, 6 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1032 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

TXZ229>234-239>247-091545-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1032 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. MEANWHILE...AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL
INTERACT WITH THE COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA WITH
THE MAIN THREAT FROM LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE BEST
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS MORNING WILL OCCUR MAINLY WEST OF
A GEORGE WEST TO RIO BRAVO LINE. DURING THE AFTERNOON...THE THREAT
FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL BEND.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN UP TO SEVERAL INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...A GRADUAL
DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH AS THE FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SHIFT SOUTH OF THE
AREA. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF
SOUTHWEST TEXAS THURSDAY NIGHT PROVIDING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE
MAINLY OVER THE BRUSH COUNTRY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-091545-
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-
1032 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. MEANWHILE...AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL
INTERACT WITH THE COLD FRONT PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE BAYS
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE MAIN THREAT FROM LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 8, 2:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
234 PM CDT TUE MAY 08 2012

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

0221 PM     HAIL             4 SW SAN PATRICIO       27.94N 97.82W
05/08/2012  E0.75 INCH       NUECES             TX   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.

&&

HART

Local storm report, May 8, 2:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
239 PM CDT TUE MAY 08 2012

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

0156 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE ORANGE GROVE       27.97N 97.93W
05/08/2012                   JIM WELLS          TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TELEPHONE POLES SNAPPED ALONG WITH TREES DOWN IN ORANGE
            GROVE. ALSO POLES AND TREES DOWN NEAR ORANGE GROVE HIGH
            SCHOOL.

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Local storm report, May 8, 2:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 2:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 3:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 4:59 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	57 min
May 7, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	53 min
May 7, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	39 min
May 7, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	31 min
May 8, 2:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces, San Patricio	45 min
May 8, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Nueces, San Patricio	48 min
May 8, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		45 min

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