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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 19, 2016Bee County, Live Oak County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2016, 10:26 AM CDT for Bee County, Live Oak County, Texas. It was in force for 34 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: May 19, 2016, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Bee County, TX, Live Oak County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 19, 10:50 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Beeville, TX	7 TO 10 TREES DOWN

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 24 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 19, 7:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 91 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: 2030 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 661 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 291 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.4
Supercell composite: 14.9

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The text

As transmitted.

832 
WUUS54 KCRP 191526
SVRCRP
TXC025-297-191600-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SV.W.0075.160519T1526Z-160519T1600Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1026 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LIVE OAK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS...
  CENTRAL BEE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT

* AT 1025 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RIVER CREEK
  ACRES...OR 7 MILES EAST OF GEORGE WEST...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
           TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
           ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BEEVILLE...OAKVILLE AND RIVER CREEK ACRES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 2827 9811 2845 9812 2851 9768 2830 9767
TIME...MOT...LOC 1525Z 267DEG 38KT 2837 9801 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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 May 19, 7:59 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 7:59 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
759 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

.DISCUSSION...STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED ALL OF SOUTH
TEXAS IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. UPDATES WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /Issued 651 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016/

DISCUSSION...Updated for 12z aviation.

AVIATION...A wide range of flight conditions are occurring this
morning, from IFR at ALI/VCT...MVFR at LRD...and VFR at CRP. The
main story today will be showers and thunderstorms. Coverage
should increase from west to east as the morning progresses.
Brief gusty winds and locally reduced vsbys from heavy rain will
be possible if thunderstorms directly impact taf site. Convection
should diminish this afternoon from west to east. Winds through
the period will be out of the east and southeast, generally 10 to
15 knots today...and less than 10 knots tonight.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /Issued 430 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016/

SHORT TERM (Today through Friday)...Main issues during the short
term part of the forecast will be the potential for heavy rains
and severe thunderstorms. Currently, only isolated showers are
occurring over the Gulf Waters with isolated showers and storms
crossing the Texas/Mexico border. Upper level trough will shift
eastward today into the Central and Southern Plains. At the
surface, frontal boundary is draped along the coast and should
inland later today. These two features will combine with abundant
moisture (PWs 1.7 to 2.0 inches), resulting in increased chances
of showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall. A flash
flood watch is in effect for all of South Texas until midnight.
Any additional heavy rainfall, especially over the Coastal Bend,
could produce result in more flooding concerns. Overall, another 1
to 3 inches of rainfall appear likely over the region, with
locally heavier amounts possible. In addition, there is a slight
risk of severe thunderstorms across all of South Texas as shear
improves today. The main hazards will be large hail and damaging
winds.

Chances for showers and thunderstorms will decrease from west to
east late this afternoon and evening as trough axis shift east. If
flooding threat ends early, then the flash flood watch could be
cancelled before midnight. Upper ridge will begin to build into
South Texas on Friday. However, low chances for showers and
storms will continue as moisture remains sufficient across eastern
parts of the area.

Long term (Friday night through Wednesday)...Much more quiet period
ahead in the long term.  Weak riding develops overhead with a deep
trough/closed low pushing into the west coast. Residual moisture
will linger over the region over the weekend, and could see isolated
showers and thunderstorms over the weekend and Monday with a few
disturbances passing aloft as upper low opens and progresses
northeast. Cap strengthens further by Tuesday. Temperatures will be
on the rise with H85 temperatures rising above 20C across much of
the region through next week.  This will bring highs into the low to
mid 90s across most locations (except the immediate coast and
Victoria Crossroads), and lows staying up into the mid to upper 70s.
SCEC to SCA conditions are possible during the early to mid week
with strengthening onshore flow across the region.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Corpus Christi    72  86  74  86  76  /  50  20  10  20  10
Victoria          68  85  70  87  72  /  60  20  10  20  10
Laredo            70  90  74  90  76  /  40  10  20  20  20
Alice             71  88  72  88  74  /  50  20  10  20  10
Rockport          72  84  76  86  77  /  60  20  10  20  10
Cotulla           67  89  71  89  74  /  40  10  20  20  10
Kingsville        72  88  74  88  75  /  50  20  10  20  10
Navy Corpus       74  83  77  85  77  /  60  20  10  20  10

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Flash Flood Watch through this evening For the following zones:
     Aransas...Bee...Calhoun...Duval...Goliad...Jim Wells...
     Kleberg...La Salle...Live Oak...McMullen...Nueces...
     Refugio...San Patricio...Victoria...Webb.

GM...None.

&&

TE/81...SHORT TERM

Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 5:40 AM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
540 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-201045-
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-
540 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

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 ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH
TEXAS TODAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. 1 TO
3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

ADDITIONAL ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 19, 4:49 AM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
449 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

TXZ239-191015-
WEBB-
449 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY...

AT 448 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAS TIENDAS...OR
23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ENCINAL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA ESPERANZA RANCH AIRPORT...BOTINES...CALLAGHAN AND LAS TIENDAS.

LAT...LON 2820 9948 2820 9941 2817 9939 2803 9939
      2804 9931 2781 9918 2772 9975 2793 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 0948Z 240DEG 33KT 2787 9969

TB

Special weather statement, May 19, 5:19 AM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
519 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

TXZ239-191045-
WEBB-
519 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY...

AT 518 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBIA
BRIDGE...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAREDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAREDO...BOTINES...RANCHOS PENITAS WEST...ORVIL...UNITEC INDUSTRIAL PARK
AND COLUMBIA BRIDGE.

LAT...LON 2793 9952 2769 9923 2760 9954 2761 9955
      2760 9958 2761 9958 2764 9960 2764 9963
      2763 9962 2763 9964 2764 9967 2765 9966
      2767 9969 2765 9970 2766 9971 2773 9976
TIME...MOT...LOC 1018Z 236DEG 25KT 2767 9969

TB

Special weather statement, May 19, 5:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
548 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

TXZ239-191115-
WEBB-
548 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY...

AT 547 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOTINES...OR 14
MILES NORTH OF LAREDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOTINES...CALLAGHAN...UNITEC INDUSTRIAL PARK AND ORVIL.

LAT...LON 2763 9950 2773 9965 2805 9944 2787 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1047Z 224DEG 27KT 2775 9951

TB

Local storm report, May 19, 9:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
907 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

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

0831 AM     HAIL             10 SSE COTULLA          28.30N 99.20W
05/19/2016  E0.88 INCH       LA SALLE           TX   PUBLIC

            HEAVY NICKEL HAIL REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC VIA FACEBOOK.
            TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&

KWAGNER

Special weather statement, May 19, 9:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
907 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

TXZ229-230-191445-
MCMULLEN-LA SALLE-
907 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MCMULLEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES...

AT 906 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
FORT EWELL SITE...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COTULLA...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL MCMULLEN
AND SOUTHEASTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2815 9895 2833 9899 2847 9843 2821 9839
TIME...MOT...LOC 1406Z 260DEG 34KT 2824 9899

Special weather statement, May 19, 10:19 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1019 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

TXZ231>233-191545-
BEE-LIVE OAK-GOLIAD-
1019 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LIVE OAK...
WESTERN BEE AND WEST CENTRAL GOLIAD COUNTIES...

AT 1018 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR NELL TO JUST SOUTHWEST OF GEORGE
WEST. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEEVILLE...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...OAKVILLE...TULETA...RAY POINT...
TULSITA...NORMANNA...PAWNEE...KARON...RIVER CREEK ACRES...DINERO...PETTUS
AND MINERAL.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2876 9762 2820 9777 2819 9829 2867 9810
      2871 9790 2869 9788 2867 9782 2868 9779
      2867 9778 2875 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 236DEG 42KT 2872 9802 2834 9816

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 9:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Victoria	7 days
May 19, 3:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	6 days
May 19, 4:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	26 min
May 19, 5:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, Webb	38 min
May 19, 5:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	26 min
May 19, 5:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	27 min
May 19, 7:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, Webb	61 min
May 19, 8:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	58 min
May 19, 9:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	38 min
May 19, 10:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	26 min
May 19, 10:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad	40 min
May 19, 11:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Live Oak	3 hr
May 19, 12:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	3 hr
May 19, 12:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Calhoun, Victoria	3 hr
May 19, 2:14 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		91 min
May 19, 2:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio	3 hr
May 19, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		95 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.