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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 9, 2016, 7:58 AM CST for Aransas County, Refugio County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 47 min. 3 reports 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
- Mar 9, 2016, 7:58 AM CST (13:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2016, 8:45 AM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Aransas County, TX, Refugio County, TX, San Patricio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 7:59 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | S Ingleside, TX | VIDEO OF LARGE TREE BLOWN ONTO HOUSE NEAR 1069 IN INGLESIDE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Mar 9, 8:10 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Woodsboro, TX | REFUGIO LAW ENFORECMENT REPORTED WIND DAMAGE TO A BARN IN THE BONNIE VIEW AREA. RANCHER ESTIMATED WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. |
| Mar 9, 8:18 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Rockport, TX | ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME ALONG RATTLESNAKE POINT RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 7:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 1989 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KCRP 091358
SVRCRP
TXC007-391-409-091445-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SV.W.0013.160309T1358Z-160309T1445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
758 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ARANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS...
EASTERN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL REFUGIO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 845 AM CST
* AT 758 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GREGORY...OR
NEAR PORTLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CORPUS CHRISTI...PORTLAND...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...LAMAR...INGLESIDE...
ARANSAS PASS...GREGORY...INGLESIDE ON THE BAY...BAYSIDE...PALM HARBOR...
COPANO VILLAGE...INGLESIDE--ARANSAS PASS...HOLIDAY BEACH...KEY
ALLEGRO...BONNIE VIEW AND FULTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 2781 9721 2781 9722 2778 9724 2787 9740
2837 9727 2826 9685
TIME...MOT...LOC 1358Z 208DEG 35KT 2791 9726
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HART2 follow-up statements
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WWUS54 KCRP 091413
SVSCRP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
813 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
TXC007-391-409-091445-
/O.CON.KCRP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160309T1445Z/
ARANSAS TX-SAN PATRICIO TX-REFUGIO TX-
813 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CST
FOR ARANSAS...NORTHEASTERN SAN PATRICIO AND SOUTH CENTRAL REFUGIO
COUNTIES...
AT 812 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BAYSIDE...OR 8
MILES WEST OF ROCKPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...LAMAR...ARANSAS PASS...BAYSIDE...KEY ALLEGRO...PALM
HARBOR...COPANO VILLAGE...BONNIE VIEW...HOLIDAY BEACH...
INGLESIDE--ARANSAS PASS AND FULTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
CORPUS CHRISTI .
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 2786 9717 2803 9736 2837 9727 2826 9685
TIME...MOT...LOC 1412Z 208DEG 35KT 2804 9718
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
HART673
WWUS54 KCRP 091444
SVSCRP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
844 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
TXC007-391-409-091453-
/O.EXP.KCRP.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160309T1445Z/
ARANSAS TX-SAN PATRICIO TX-REFUGIO TX-
844 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ARANSAS...NORTHEASTERN SAN
PATRICIO AND SOUTH CENTRAL REFUGIO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM
CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE AS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FOR
SOUTH TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2786 9717 2803 9736 2837 9727 2826 9685
TIME...MOT...LOC 1440Z 208DEG 35KT 2804 9718
$$
HARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 8:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 26 min |
| Mar 8, 8:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 37 min |
| Mar 8, 10:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | La Salle | 26 min |
| Mar 9, 1:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Calhoun | 32 min |
| Mar 9, 1:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Refugio, San Patricio | 21 min |
| Mar 9, 2:20 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria | 25 min |
| Mar 9, 2:49 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 56 min |
| Mar 9, 2:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Victoria | 39 min |
| Mar 9, 4:28 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces | 16 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | La Salle | 34 min |
| Mar 9, 5:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 23 min |
| Mar 9, 6:19 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 26 min |
| Mar 9, 6:26 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 64 min | |
| Mar 9, 6:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 59 min |
| Mar 9, 6:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 34 min |
| Mar 9, 7:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 49 min |
| Mar 9, 7:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Duval, La Salle, McMullen, Webb | 26 min |
| Mar 9, 7:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 38 min |
| Mar 9, 7:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:24 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 36 min | |
| Mar 9, 8:03 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 87 min | |
| Mar 9, 8:09 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Kleberg, Nueces and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 9, 8:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Live Oak | 23 min |
| Mar 9, 8:25 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 8:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 42 min |
| Mar 9, 8:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Refugio | 27 min |
| Mar 9, 9:18 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Victoria | 26 min |
| Mar 9, 9:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 36 min |
| Mar 9, 9:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Victoria | 34 min |
| Mar 9, 9:31 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 29 min | |
| Mar 9, 9:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas | 35 min |
| Mar 9, 10:29 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:35 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:17 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Goliad, Victoria | 118 min |
| Mar 9, 11:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 2 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:28 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Calhoun, Victoria | 62 min |
| Mar 9, 1:58 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 62 min | |
| Mar 9, 2:50 PM CST | River Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 68 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:59 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 46 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.