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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

April 16, 2012Aransas County, San Patricio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2012, 5:58 AM CDT for Aransas County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 32 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: Apr 16, 2012, 5:58 AM CDT (10:58 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2012, 6:30 AM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Aransas County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:59 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 16, 6:20 AM CDT	TORNADO 0	4 Nnw Ingleside, TX	NWS STORM SURVEY CONCLUDED A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 361 ABOUT TWO MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREGORY. THE TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 361 DAMAGING A FEW POWER POLES. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 70 MPH WERE ESTIMATED. THE TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 1

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 35 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3768 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1113 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

699 
WFUS54 KCRP 161058
TORCRP
TXC007-409-161130-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0003.120416T1058Z-120416T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
558 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN ARANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 630 AM CDT

* AT 554 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF INGLESIDE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT   15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ARANSAS PASS...
  PALM HARBOR...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

&&

LAT...LON 2799 9706 2794 9705 2785 9720 2797 9730
      2808 9710 2801 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 245DEG 13KT 2792 9723

$$

TMT

1 follow-up statement

047 
WWUS54 KCRP 161112
SVSCRP

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

TXC007-409-161130-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120416T1130Z/
ARANSAS-SAN PATRICIO-
612 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ARANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES...

AT 609 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE 
A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF  
ARANSAS PASS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PALM HARBOR...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2799 9706 2794 9705 2785 9720 2797 9730
      2808 9710 2801 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1111Z 245DEG 13KT 2795 9720

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Victoria	63 min
Apr 15, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	36 min
Apr 15, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg	49 min
Apr 15, 10:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Calhoun	2 hr
Apr 15, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Refugio	50 min
Apr 15, 11:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Refugio	65 min
Apr 16, 12:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Refugio	3 hr
Apr 16, 1:31 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		119 min
Apr 16, 1:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio	57 min
Apr 16, 1:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun	2 hr
Apr 16, 2:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Refugio	18 hr
Apr 16, 3:34 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		56 min
Apr 16, 5:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio	115 min
Apr 16, 5:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	San Patricio	32 min
Apr 16, 5:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	San Patricio	118 min
Apr 16, 6:31 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	29 min
Apr 16, 7:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	McMullen	37 min
Apr 16, 7:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	41 min
Apr 16, 7:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	113 min
Apr 16, 7:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	33 min
Apr 16, 8:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	45 min
Apr 16, 8:08 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		52 min
Apr 16, 8:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Kleberg	51 min
Apr 16, 8:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Kleberg	31 min
Apr 16, 9:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio	43 min
Apr 16, 9:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio	118 min
Apr 16, 9:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	37 min
Apr 16, 9:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Kleberg	31 min
Apr 16, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		64 min
Apr 16, 9:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio	2 hr
Apr 16, 9:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio	44 min
Apr 16, 10:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Nueces	59 min
Apr 16, 10:39 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		81 min
Apr 16, 10:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio	5 hr
Apr 16, 10:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	115 min
Apr 16, 10:58 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Aransas	32 min
Apr 16, 11:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio	112 min
Apr 16, 11:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Nueces	33 min
Apr 16, 12:01 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		59 min
Apr 16, 12:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	111 min
Apr 16, 12:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	2 hr
Apr 16, 12:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	36 min
Apr 16, 12:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		82 min
Apr 16, 1:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	6 hr
Apr 16, 1:50 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		85 min
Apr 16, 2:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		52 min
Apr 16, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		101 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.