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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

April 16, 2015Calhoun County, Victoria County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2015, 4:12 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Victoria County, Texas. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 2015, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Calhoun County, TX, Victoria County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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
Apr 16, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 112 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: 1748 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 8.9

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 16, 3:45 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 3:45 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 5:37 AM CDT, 10 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
537 AM CDT THU APR 16 2015

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-171045-
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-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
537 AM CDT THU APR 16 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAJOR THREATS ALONG WITH FLASH
FLOODING. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND A
SLIGHT RISK IN NORTHERN COUNTIES SATURDAY. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT
BE RULED OUT.

IN ADDITION...FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME A THREAT WITH ANY HEAVY
AND PERSISTENT RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION
MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PZ/TB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 16, 2:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
216 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015

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

0134 PM     HAIL             GOLIAD                  28.67N 97.39W
04/16/2015  1.00 INCH        GOLIAD             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS REPORTED BY GOLIAD SHERIFF
            OFFICE.

&&

LKEYS

Local storm report, Apr 16, 2:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
222 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015

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

0205 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 NW WOODSBORO          28.28N 97.37W
04/16/2015                   REFUGIO            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FUNNEL CLOUD LOW TO THE GROUND.

&&

LKEYS

Local storm report, Apr 16, 2:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
226 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015

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

0216 PM     TORNADO          3 W REFUGIO             28.31N 97.32W
04/16/2015                   REFUGIO            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BRIEF ROPE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN FOR 30 SECONDS.

&&

LKEYS

Local storm report, Apr 16, 3:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
304 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015

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

0252 PM     TORNADO          8 E REFUGIO             28.31N 97.14W
04/16/2015                   REFUGIO            TX   PUBLIC

            BRIEF RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. SHED IN BACKYARD
            DAMAGED...TWO TREES DOWN.

&&

LKEYS

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 3:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
305 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015

TXZ234-162030-
VICTORIA-
305 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN VICTORIA
COUNTY...

AT 305 PM CDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER SALEM...OR
10 MILES NORTHEAST OF VICTORIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VICTORIA...SALEM...FORDTRAN...TELFERNER...NURSERY...VICTORIA MALL AND
VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2906 9694 2902 9683 2897 9681 2896 9681
      2892 9679 2881 9687 2890 9713 2899 9713
      2910 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 211DEG 37KT 2896 9690

TE

Local storm report, Apr 16, 3:39 PM CDT, 33 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
Apr 16, 12:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Refugio	30 min
Apr 16, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad	33 min
Apr 16, 1:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee	31 min
Apr 16, 1:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee	29 min
Apr 16, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Goliad	23 min
Apr 16, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Refugio	28 min
Apr 16, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	33 min
Apr 16, 2:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Refugio	45 min
Apr 16, 2:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Refugio	32 min
Apr 16, 2:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio	32 min
Apr 16, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	25 min
Apr 16, 3:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Refugio	114 min
Apr 16, 3:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria	31 min
Apr 16, 3:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Calhoun, Refugio	35 min
Apr 16, 3:45 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.