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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

March 27, 2018Webb County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2018, 10:41 PM CDT for Webb County, Texas. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2018, 10:41 PM CDT (03:41 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2018, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Webb County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 196 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2018-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2154 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2018-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2154 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
579 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
6.4

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 27, 10:31 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 10:31 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 6:07 AM CDT, 16 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
607 AM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018

TXZ229>234-239>247-281115-
La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval-
Jim Wells-Kleberg-Nueces-San Patricio-Aransas-Refugio-Calhoun-
607 AM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a high risk of dangerous rip currents along Gulf facing
beaches today.

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible today and tonight
across South Texas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The rip current risk is expected to remain at least moderate through
the middle part of the week.

Thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday through Thursday across
South Texas. Strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday
afternoon into early Thursday morning. Damaging winds and large
hail will be primary hazards.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Wednesday afternoon into early
Thursday morning.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-281115-
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-
607 AM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas
Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Small craft advisory conditions will occur over the Gulf Waters
today and tonight.

There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight over
the Middle Texas Coastal Waters.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Small craft advisory conditions will continue into Wednesday.

Chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase Wednesday
afternoon into Thursday morning. A few storms may be strong to
severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Wednesday afternoon into early
Thursday morning.

TB/LB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 27, 10:35 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPWebb39 min
Mar 27, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle32 min
Mar 27, 10:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPWebb112 min
Mar 27, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle30 min
Mar 27, 11:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDimmit38 min
Mar 27, 11:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPWebb38 min
Mar 28, 4:35 AM CDTRip Current StatementCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces47 hr
Mar 28, 12:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLive Oak28 min

Nearby

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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.