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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2012, 7:27 AM CDT for Aransas County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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, 7:27 AM CDT (12:27 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT
In force: 33 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), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:29 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, 7:35 AM CDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Aransas Pass, TX	TORNADO AFFECTED OPEN LAND AND SMALL BUSINESS ALONG HWY 35 BETWEEN ARANSAS PASS AND GREGORY. TIME IS APPROX.

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 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 32 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: 2418 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 450 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 5.0

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The text

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

044 
WFUS54 KCRP 161227
TORCRP
TXC007-409-161300-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0005.120416T1227Z-120416T1300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
727 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 800 AM CDT

* AT 724 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR   
INGLESIDE...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF PORTLAND...SLOWLY MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2792 9705 2793 9706 2792 9706 2787 9725
      2795 9731 2805 9715 2805 9713 2793 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1226Z 246DEG 6KT 2794 9721

$$

HART

2 follow-up statements

527 
WWUS54 KCRP 161239
SVSCRP

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

TXC007-409-161300-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120416T1300Z/
ARANSAS-SAN PATRICIO-
739 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ARANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES...

AT 737 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF ARANSAS 
PASS...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF PORTLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

&&

LAT...LON 2792 9705 2793 9706 2792 9706 2788 9723
      2794 9728 2805 9715 2805 9713 2793 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1238Z 246DEG 6KT 2794 9718

$$

HART

748 
WWUS54 KCRP 161302
SVSCRP

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

TXC007-409-161312-
/O.EXP.KCRP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120416T1300Z/
ARANSAS-SAN PATRICIO-
802 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ARANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN SAN
PATRICIO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2792 9705 2793 9706 2792 9706 2788 9723
      2794 9728 2805 9715 2805 9713 2793 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1239Z 246DEG 6KT 2794 9718

$$

HART

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, 5:58 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	32 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, 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.