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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2012, 6:54 AM CDT for La Salle County, Webb County, Texas. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2012, 6:54 AM CDT (11:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties La Salle County, TX, Webb County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 10, 5:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 327 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1263 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
955
WFUS54 KCRP 101154
TORCRP
TXC283-479-101300-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0012.120510T1154Z-120510T1300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
654 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LA SALLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
EAST CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 800 AM CDT
* AT 650 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 22 MILES SOUTH
OF FORT EWELL SITE...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENCINAL...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT EWELL SITE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 100 PM CDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 2785 9930 2820 9904 2806 9880 2789 9880
2772 9915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1153Z 225DEG 17KT 2785 9915
$$
GW3 follow-up statements
362
WWUS54 KCRP 101208
SVSCRP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
708 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
TXC283-479-101300-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120510T1300Z/
LA SALLE-WEBB-
708 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WEBB AND SOUTHEASTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES...
AT 704 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTH OF FORT
EWELL SITE...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENCINAL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT EWELL SITE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 2785 9930 2820 9904 2806 9880 2789 9880
2772 9915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1208Z 217DEG 17KT 2792 9912
$$
GW433
WWUS54 KCRP 101220
SVSCRP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
720 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
TXC283-479-101300-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120510T1300Z/
LA SALLE-WEBB-
720 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WEBB AND SOUTHEASTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES...
AT 714 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTH OF FORT
EWELL SITE...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENCINAL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH. RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG ROTATION AND A HOOK ECHO WITH
THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FORT
EWELL SITE...SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW!
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT EWELL SITE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 2788 9928 2820 9904 2806 9880 2790 9881
2785 9890 2778 9906
TIME...MOT...LOC 1219Z 217DEG 17KT 2796 9908
$$
GW456
WWUS54 KCRP 101245
SVSCRP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
745 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
TXC283-479-101300-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120510T1300Z/
LA SALLE-WEBB-
745 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WEBB AND SOUTHEASTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES...
AT 742 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF FORT
EWELL SITE...OR 21 MILES EAST OF ENCINAL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF
DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 2797 9921 2820 9904 2806 9880 2799 9880
2790 9883 2786 9897
TIME...MOT...LOC 1244Z 224DEG 15KT 2802 9900
$$
GWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 5:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 52 min |
| May 10, 5:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 29 min |
| May 10, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 48 min |
| May 10, 6:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Webb | 53 min |
| May 10, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 54 min | |
| May 10, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen, Webb | 61 min |
| May 10, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 48 min | |
| May 10, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | McMullen | 47 min |
| May 10, 9:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | La Salle | 30 min |
| May 10, 9:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | McMullen | 24 min |
| May 10, 10:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 29 min |
| May 10, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 43 min |
| May 10, 10:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle | 113 min |
| May 10, 11:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 53 min |
| May 10, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 46 min |
| May 10, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 63 min |
| May 10, 12:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 41 min |
| May 10, 12:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | McMullen | 44 min |
| May 10, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces | 37 min |
| May 10, 12:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | La Salle | 40 min |
| May 10, 12:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces | 35 min |
| May 10, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Jim Wells, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 33 min |
| May 10, 12:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | McMullen | 46 min |
| May 10, 1:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 115 min |
| May 10, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 30 min |
| May 10, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 45 min |
| May 10, 1:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg | 56 min |
| May 10, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak, McMullen | 41 min |
| May 10, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 47 min |
| May 10, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 45 min |
| May 10, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 45 min |
| May 10, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 50 min |
| May 10, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | McMullen | 46 min |
| May 10, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 96 min | |
| May 10, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 47 min |
| May 10, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 46 min |
| May 10, 2:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 38 min |
| May 10, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Live Oak, McMullen | 35 min |
| May 10, 3:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen | 3 hr |
| May 10, 3:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | CRP | Bee, Goliad, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Victoria | 19 hr |
| May 10, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces | 31 min |
| May 10, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | McMullen | 46 min |
| May 10, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak, McMullen | 42 min |
| May 10, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Live Oak, McMullen | 43 min |
| May 10, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 114 min | |
| May 10, 3:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | McMullen | 33 min |
| May 10, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Live Oak, McMullen | 46 min |
| May 10, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 29 min |
| May 10, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio | 33 min |
| May 10, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak, McMullen | 60 min |
| May 10, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 57 min |
| May 10, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 37 min |
| May 10, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 35 min |
| May 10, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 45 min |
| May 10, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Duval, McMullen | 37 min |
| May 10, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| May 10, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 57 min |
| May 10, 6:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee | 115 min |
| May 10, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Refugio | 61 min |
| May 10, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Duval, Live Oak, McMullen | 45 min |
| May 10, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Duval, La Salle, McMullen, Webb | 41 min |
| May 10, 6:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen | 111 min |
| May 10, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Duval, McMullen, Webb | 47 min |
| May 10, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 43 min |
| May 10, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 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.