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Special Weather Statement, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

March 9, 2016Webb County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 9, 2016, 2:49 AM CST for Webb County, Texas. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 9, 2016, 2:49 AM CST (08:49 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2016, 3:45 AM CST
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX

County Webb County, TX

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 215 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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Mixed-layer CAPE: 2133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 929 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.1

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 9, 2:07 AM CST, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 2:07 AM CST, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 1:53 AM CST, 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 8, 9:13 PM CST, 5 hours 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 8, 10:34 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 1:43 AM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 1:54 AM CST, 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 2:20 AM CST, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 2:49 AM CST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
249 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

TXZ239-090945-
WEBB-
249 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

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

AT 248 AM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES WEST OF EL
CENIZO...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAREDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAREDO...RIO BRAVO...BOTINES...LAREDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...RANCHITOS
LAS LOMAS...TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY...ORVIL...UNITED SOUTH
HIGH SCHOOL...CALLAGHAN...DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF LAREDO...UNITEC INDUSTRIAL
PARK...LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE...ST AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH
LAREDO...LAREDO COUNTRY CLUB AND RIO BRAVO--EL CENIZO.

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.

THIS STORM 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.

LAT...LON 2735 9951 2738 9949 2741 9949 2745 9950
      2749 9948 2750 9950 2750 9953 2757 9951
      2761 9954 2761 9956 2760 9958 2762 9958
      2764 9960 2764 9961 2763 9963 2791 9942
      2761 9907 2732 9954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0848Z 223DEG 36KT 2733 9972

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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
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, 2:51 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, 7:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio	47 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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