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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Feb 14, 2017, 7:00 AM CST for Goliad County, Refugio County, Victoria County, Texas. It was in force for 30 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
- Feb 14, 2017, 7:00 AM CST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2017, 7:30 AM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Goliad County, TX, Refugio County, TX, Victoria County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 5:09 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 80 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1811 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 16.1
The text
As transmitted.
775
WFUS54 KCRP 141300
TORCRP
TXC175-391-469-141330-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0002.170214T1300Z-170214T1330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
700 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Goliad County in south central Texas...
Southwestern Victoria County in south central Texas...
Northern Refugio County in south central Texas...
* Until 730 AM CST
* At 659 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Blanconia, or 10 miles northwest of Refugio,
moving northeast at 45 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...
McFaddin 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 2844 9690 2836 9739 2839 9738 2840 9739
2839 9740 2840 9740 2841 9741 2850 9743
2870 9701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 239DEG 41KT 2843 9736
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PZ1 follow-up statement
420
WWUS54 KCRP 141319
SVSCRP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
719 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
TXC175-391-469-141330-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170214T1330Z/
Goliad TX-Victoria TX-Refugio TX-
719 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GOLIAD...SOUTH CENTRAL VICTORIA AND NORTHEASTERN REFUGIO
COUNTIES...
At 718 AM CST, a severe squall line capable of producing brief
tornadoes was located 8 miles west of McFaddin, moving northeast at
45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
These dangerous storms will be near...
McFaddin around 725 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2844 9690 2838 9727 2851 9727 2870 9701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1318Z 239DEG 41KT 2854 9715
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 6:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Refugio | 45 min |
| Feb 14, 6:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio | 21 min |
| Feb 14, 6:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Victoria | 27 min |
| Feb 14, 6:48 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 117 min | |
| Feb 14, 7:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Nueces, Refugio | 61 min |
| Feb 14, 7:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio | 27 min |
| Feb 14, 8:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun | 18 min |
| Feb 14, 8:42 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 93 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.