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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 31, 2016Bee County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2016, 6:28 PM CDT for Bee County, Texas. It was in force for 16 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: May 31, 2016, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2016, 6:44 PM CDT
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Bee County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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 nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 94 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: 2719 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 624 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

316 
WFUS54 KCRP 312328
TORCRP
TXC025-010000-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0014.160531T2328Z-160601T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
628 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL BEE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
    
* AT 627 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER NORMANNA...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF BEEVILLE...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  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...
  BEEVILLE AROUND 640 PM CDT. 

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 2857 9771 2854 9770 2853 9765 2844 9754
      2829 9768 2848 9790 2863 9778
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 300DEG 24KT 2852 9777 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

TMT

1 follow-up statement

820 
WWUS54 KCRP 312344
SVSCRP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
644 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

TXC025-312354-
/O.CAN.KCRP.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160601T0000Z/
BEE TX-
644 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 2857 9771 2854 9770 2853 9765 2844 9754
      2829 9768 2848 9790 2863 9778
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 300DEG 24KT 2846 9766 

$$

TMT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at May 31, 5:31 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 5:31 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
531 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

.DISCUSSION...Developing MCS that was expected overnight has
formed several hours earlier...and is more widespread. As
such...have issued a Flash Flood Watch until midnight for much of
the area. Inverted V signature on IR satellite and cloud tops of
-83C indicate very heavy rainfall will accompany convection. A
quick 2 to 3 inches expected with convection with 4 to 6 inches
not out of the question across isolated locations.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Corpus Christi    76  89  76  84  72  /  90  30  50  70  60
Victoria          74  88  72  84  70  /  90  40  50  70  70
Laredo            77  93  73  86  71  /  50  30  70  60  50
Alice             74  90  74  85  71  /  80  30  60  70  60
Rockport          79  88  78  83  74  /  90  30  40  70  60
Cotulla           75  90  72  84  68  /  80  40  70  70  50
Kingsville        76  91  75  85  71  /  70  30  50  70  60
Navy Corpus       79  88  78  83  75  /  80  30  40  60  60

&&

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

GM...None.

&&

Update...Hart/79

Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 5:48 AM CDT, 12 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
548 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-011100-
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-
548 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THERE
IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND
STRONG WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR.
THERE REMAINS SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER WIDESPREAD FLASH
FLOODING WILL OCCUR. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 31, 4:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
442 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

TXZ241-243-312245-
NUECES-JIM WELLS-
442 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN NUECES AND NORTHERN
JIM WELLS COUNTIES...

AT 442 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ALFRED...OR 9
MILES NORTH OF ALICE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORANGE GROVE...BLUNTZER...ALFRED...SANDIA...WESTDALE...TECALOTE...LAKE
ALICE AND PERNITAS POINT.

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 2789 9819 2806 9801 2806 9790 2796 9781
      2794 9781 2794 9779 2790 9775 2776 9802
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 229DEG 12KT 2788 9802

TE

Special weather statement, May 31, 5:30 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
530 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

TXZ231-232-312330-
BEE-LIVE OAK-
530 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

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

AT 529 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WHITSETT...OR
NEAR CHOKE CANYON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THREE RIVERS...CHOKE CANYON...OAKVILLE...TULETA...RAY POINT...MINERAL...
NORMANNA...KARON AND WHITSETT.

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 2859 9773 2833 9782 2850 9833 2861 9834
      2868 9825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 286DEG 21KT 2859 9827

TE

Local storm report, May 31, 5:45 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
545 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

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

0543 PM     HAIL             KINGSVILLE              27.51N 97.86W
05/31/2016  E0.75 INCH       KLEBERG            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR TAMU KINGSVILLE

&&

HART

Local storm report, May 31, 5:49 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
549 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

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

0533 PM     TORNADO          CHOKE CANYON            28.51N 98.32W
05/31/2016                   LIVE OAK           TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATERSPOUT OVER CHOKE CANYON LAKE MOVED ONSHORE

&&

HART

Local storm report, May 31, 6:13 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
613 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

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

0510 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NE COTULLA            28.45N 99.22W
05/31/2016  M2.28 INCH       LA SALLE           TX   COCORAHS

            2.28 INCHES FELL IN 40 MINUTES.

&&

HART

Local storm report, May 31, 6:18 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
618 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016

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

0617 PM     HAIL             KINGSVILLE              27.51N 97.86W
05/31/2016  E1.00 INCH       KLEBERG            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

HART

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 8:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Victoria	12 days
May 31, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	27 min
May 31, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	46 min
May 31, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	McMullen	47 min
May 31, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Jim Wells	41 min
May 31, 4:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	McMullen	2 hr
May 31, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	McMullen	47 min
May 31, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Jim Wells, Nueces	46 min
May 31, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	57 min
May 31, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Jim Wells	63 min
May 31, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	23 min
May 31, 4:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	McMullen	83 min
May 31, 4:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Jim Wells, Nueces	2 hr
May 31, 5:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	118 min
May 31, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Live Oak, McMullen	43 min
May 31, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	38 min
May 31, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	37 min
May 31, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces	43 min
May 31, 5:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	CRP	Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more	4 days
May 31, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak	60 min
May 31, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	37 min
May 31, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, La Salle, McMullen	46 min
May 31, 5:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	28 min
May 31, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval	40 min
May 31, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Kleberg	47 min
May 31, 6:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Bee	28 min
May 31, 6:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	113 min
May 31, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	38 min
May 31, 6:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	82 min
May 31, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	32 min
May 31, 6:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Kleberg	26 min
May 31, 6:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces	114 min
May 31, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Webb	49 min
May 31, 6:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Webb	3 hr
May 31, 6:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Live Oak	2 hr
May 31, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval	15 min
May 31, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Kleberg	50 min
May 31, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas, Bee, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces and 3 more	54 min
May 31, 6:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Kleberg	24 min
May 31, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval	40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.