Tornado Warning 1, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Feb 23, 2016, 6:58 AM CST (12:58 UTC)

Expired

Feb 23, 2016, 7:23 AM CST

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Bee County, TX, Refugio County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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745 
WFUS54 KCRP 231258
TORCRP
TXC025-391-409-231345-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0001.160223T1258Z-160223T1345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
658 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL SAN PATRICIO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN BEE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN REFUGIO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 AM CST
    
* AT 657 AM CST...A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
  LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SKIDMORE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  40 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ST. PAUL AROUND 710 AM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 2829 9778 2842 9763 2818 9743 2800 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 1257Z 331DEG 68KT 2827 9767 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GW

270 
WWUS54 KCRP 231315
SVSCRP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
715 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

TXC025-391-409-231345-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160223T1345Z/
SAN PATRICIO TX-BEE TX-REFUGIO TX-
715 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL SAN PATRICIO...SOUTHEASTERN BEE AND SOUTHWESTERN REFUGIO
COUNTIES...
    
AT 713 AM CST...A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR PAPALOTE...OR NEAR SKIDMORE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH. THIS STORM HAS LOST ITS BEST CIRCULATION SINCE 7 AM...BUT COULD
REGAIN THE CIRCULATION AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH
THE WARNING FOR NOW. 

HAZARD...POSSIBLE TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ST. PAUL AROUND 730 AM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 2829 9778 2842 9763 2818 9743 2800 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 1313Z 314DEG 25KT 2823 9759 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GW

630 
WWUS54 KCRP 231323
SVSCRP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
723 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

TXC025-391-409-231332-
/O.CAN.KCRP.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160223T1345Z/
SAN PATRICIO TX-BEE TX-REFUGIO TX-
723 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SAN PATRICIO...SOUTHEASTERN
BEE AND SOUTHWESTERN REFUGIO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED...AND NO LONGER
APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 2829 9778 2842 9763 2818 9743 2800 9766
TIME...MOT...LOC 1321Z 331DEG 68KT 2807 9749 

$$

GW

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