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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Feb 14, 2017, 8:12 AM CST for Aransas County, Calhoun County, Texas. It was in force for 18 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2017, 8:12 AM CST (14:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2017, 8:30 AM CST
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 8:17 AM CST | MARINE TSTM WIND 49 | 12 E Lamar, TX | MATAGORDA ISLAND RAWS MEASURED A GUST TO 43 KNOTS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.
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WFUS54 KCRP 141412
TORCRP
TXC007-057-141430-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0004.170214T1412Z-170214T1430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
812 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Calhoun County in south Texas...
Southeastern Aransas County in south central Texas...
* Until 830 AM CST
* At 811 AM CST, a line of strong thunderstorms capable of producing
brief tornadoes was located along a line extending from near
Seadrift to near Port Aransas, moving east 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.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
Seadrift around 815 AM CST.
Indianola and Magnolia Beach around 825 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 2855 9652 2835 9634 2827 9638 2801 9679
2780 9696 2780 9708 2859 9662 2857 9660
2859 9657 2871 9655 2872 9641 2864 9642
2863 9639 2865 9636 2867 9639 2868 9633
2864 9632
TIME...MOT...LOC 1411Z 261DEG 36KT 2844 9665 2787 9699
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
PZ2 follow-up statements
490
WWUS54 KCRP 141422
SVSCRP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
822 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
TXC007-141430-
/O.CAN.KCRP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170214T1430Z/
Aransas TX-
822 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARANSAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 PM CST for south Texas.
LAT...LON 2855 9652 2854 9652 2835 9634 2828 9638
2804 9675 2805 9679 2811 9680 2857 9656
2857 9654 2856 9653 2865 9651 2870 9647
2872 9641 2864 9642 2863 9637 2866 9636
2867 9639 2868 9634 2864 9632
TIME...MOT...LOC 1420Z 261DEG 36KT 2845 9658 2788 9692
$$
TXC057-141430-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170214T1430Z/
Calhoun TX-
822 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
CALHOUN COUNTY...
At 820 AM CST, a line of strong thunderstorms capable of producing
brief tornadoes was located along a line extending from 7 miles
southwest of Indianola to 9 miles east of Port Aransas, moving east
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.
These dangerous storms will be near...
Magnolia Beach around 825 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 2855 9652 2854 9652 2835 9634 2828 9638
2804 9675 2805 9679 2811 9680 2857 9656
2857 9654 2856 9653 2865 9651 2870 9647
2872 9641 2864 9642 2863 9637 2866 9636
2867 9639 2868 9634 2864 9632
TIME...MOT...LOC 1420Z 261DEG 36KT 2845 9658 2788 9692
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PZ385
WWUS54 KCRP 141432
SVSCRP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
832 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
TXC057-141440-
/O.EXP.KCRP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170214T1430Z/
Calhoun TX-
832 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The leading edge of the line of storms which prompted the warning
has moved out of the area. Therefore the warning has been allowed to
expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 PM CST for south Texas.
LAT...LON 2855 9652 2854 9652 2835 9634 2828 9638
2804 9675 2805 9679 2811 9680 2857 9656
2857 9654 2856 9653 2865 9651 2870 9647
2872 9641 2864 9642 2863 9637 2866 9636
2867 9639 2868 9634 2864 9632
TIME...MOT...LOC 1430Z 261DEG 36KT 2846 9648 2789 9682
$$
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, 7:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 30 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, 8:42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.