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Special Weather Statement, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

February 23, 2016McMullen County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this special weather statement at Feb 23, 2016, 2:02 AM CST for McMullen County, Texas. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Feb 23, 2016, 2:02 AM CST (08:02 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2016, 2:30 AM CST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX

County McMullen County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Feb 23, 1:58 AM CST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 1:58 AM CST, 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
158 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

.DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EXTENDED ACROSS
REFUGIO...ARANSAS...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. STORMS CONTINUE CLIPPING
NORTHERN ZONES...AND SHOWING THEY COULD SINK FURTHER SOUTH INTO
THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND AS THEY PROPAGATE EASTWARD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI    87  47  72  42  76  /  10   0   0   0   0
VICTORIA          78  45  67  37  73  /  40  10   0   0   0
LAREDO            86  47  70  41  76  /  10   0   0   0   0
ALICE             86  46  71  38  77  /  10   0   0   0   0
ROCKPORT          83  50  74  48  70  /  20   0   0   0   0
COTULLA           79  46  70  37  76  /  10   0   0   0   0
KINGSVILLE        87  47  71  39  75  /  10   0   0   0   0
NAVY CORPUS       82  51  71  49  67  /  10   0   0   0   0

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BEE...DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...LA
     SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...WEBB.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...DUVAL...GOLIAD...
     JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...
     NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...VICTORIA...WEBB.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

     GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

     GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO
     PORT ARANSAS...BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT
     O'CONNOR.

&&

LK/84...SHORT TERM

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 4:23 PM CST, 9 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
423 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

TXZ229>234-239>247-231200-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
423 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A CONVECTIVE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME...HOWEVER A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL
AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN BRUSH
COUNTRY AND COASTAL PLAINS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM TUESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND
AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE 10 AM. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER A FEW STORMS
COULD BECOME STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50
MPH...MAINLY ACROSS THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH 4 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEE THE NPWCRP PRODUCT
(WWUS74 KCRP) FOR MORE DETAILS.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BRUSH
COUNTRY AND SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ESSENTIALLY
WEST OF INTERSTATE 37. SEE THE PRODUCT RFWCRP (WWUS74 KCRP) FOR
COMPLETE DETAILS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SPOTTER REPORTS
MAY BE REQUESTED TUESDAY MORNING FOR STORMS WHICH MAY IMPACT THE
AREA OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-231200-
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-
423 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARD SUNRISE ACROSS THE
BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE BAYS AND GULF
WATERS...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF PORT ARANSAS. WINDS COULD GUST
IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS WITH SOME OF THE STORMS IN THE MORNING.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE BAYS AND GULF WATERS.

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS TUESDAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND FOR THE GULF WATERS TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEE THE PRODUCT MWWCRP
(WHUS74 KCRP) FOR MORE DETAILS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
WILL LINGER OVER THE COASTAL WATERS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GW/LK/TMT

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 23, 1:47 AM CST, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
147 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

TXZ231-232-230815-
BEE-LIVE OAK-
147 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LIVE OAK AND
NORTHWESTERN BEE COUNTIES...

AT 146 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER THREE RIVERS...
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEEVILLE...THREE RIVERS...CHOKE CANYON...OAKVILLE...TULETA...RAY POINT...
NELL...TULSITA...NORMANNA...PAWNEE...KARON...WHITSETT...PETTUS...MINERAL...
SIMMONS AND ESSEVILLE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR
SOUTH TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2869 9801 2872 9792 2869 9788 2867 9782
      2868 9779 2864 9774 2832 9774 2841 9833
      2861 9834 2879 9810
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 279DEG 47KT 2850 9815

HART

Special weather statement, Feb 23, 2:02 AM CST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
202 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

TXZ229-230-230830-
MCMULLEN-LA SALLE-
202 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN MCMULLEN AND
NORTHEASTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES...

AT 201 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF DERBY...OR 11 MILES EAST OF DILLEY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ZELLA...FOWLERTON AND CROSS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR
SOUTH TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2864 9847 2841 9858 2851 9902 2860 9923
      2864 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 0801Z 291DEG 41KT 2870 9898

HART

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 22, 9:28 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	CRP		21 hr
Feb 23, 12:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	29 min
Feb 23, 12:59 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen	46 min
Feb 23, 1:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee	28 min
Feb 23, 2:21 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee	24 min
Feb 23, 2:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	47 min
Feb 23, 2:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	29 min
Feb 23, 2:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Live Oak, McMullen	37 min
Feb 23, 3:01 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria	44 min
Feb 23, 3:07 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	CRP		23 min
Feb 23, 3:07 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	CRP		2 hr
Feb 23, 3:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Live Oak	46 min
Feb 23, 3:18 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	CRP	Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more	16 hr
Feb 23, 3:20 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	55 min
Feb 23, 3:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	McMullen	41 min
Feb 23, 3:51 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad	13 min
Feb 23, 4:11 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak	49 min
Feb 23, 4:37 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	3 hr
Feb 23, 4:53 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Refugio	52 min
Feb 23, 5:32 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	CRP		88 min
Feb 23, 5:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas, Refugio	33 min
Feb 23, 6:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee, Goliad	47 min
Feb 23, 6:58 AM CST	Tornado Warning	CRP	Bee, Refugio, San Patricio	25 min
Feb 23, 8:06 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	CRP	San Patricio	39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.