Tornado Warning 4, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Apr 16, 2012, 6:31 AM CDT (11:31 UTC)

Expired

Apr 16, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Aransas County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 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.

612 
WFUS54 KCRP 161131
TORCRP
TXC007-409-161200-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0004.120416T1131Z-120416T1200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL ARANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  EAST CENTRAL SAN PATRICIO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 700 AM CDT

* AT 629 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NORTHWEST OF
  PALM HARBOR...ALONG HIGHWAY 188...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

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

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2801 9704 2797 9706 2791 9717 2803 9728
      2807 9719 2805 9715 2808 9711 2810 9706
      2813 9705 2813 9703 2810 9701 2807 9703
      2803 9701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1131Z 233DEG 11KT 2799 9717

$$

TMT

762 
WWUS54 KCRP 161153
SVSCRP

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

TXC409-161203-
/O.CAN.KCRP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120416T1200Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
653 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SAN PATRICIO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 2801 9704 2797 9706 2792 9715 2805 9724
      2807 9719 2804 9715 2808 9711 2810 9706
      2813 9705 2813 9703 2812 9703 2810 9701
      2807 9703 2803 9701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1153Z 235DEG 6KT 2800 9715

$$

TXC007-161200-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120416T1200Z/
ARANSAS-
653 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ARANSAS COUNTY...

AT 649 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
ROCKPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROCKPORT...

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2801 9704 2797 9706 2792 9715 2805 9724
      2807 9719 2804 9715 2808 9711 2810 9706
      2813 9705 2813 9703 2812 9703 2810 9701
      2807 9703 2803 9701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1153Z 235DEG 6KT 2800 9715

$$

Tornado Warnings in Texas, 2012Every tornado warning in 2012Tornadoes in 2012

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.