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Special Weather Statement, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this special weather statement at Sep 3, 2018, 6:21 PM CDT for La Salle County, Texas. It was in force for 24 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
- Sep 3, 2018, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
County La Salle County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 1831 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 758 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Sep 3, 3:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 3:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 5:49 AM CDT, 12 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 549 AM CDT Mon Sep 3 2018 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-041100- La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval- Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-Inland San Patricio- Coastal Aransas-Inland Refugio-Inland Calhoun-Coastal Kleberg- Coastal Nueces-Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands- Coastal Refugio-Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands- Calhoun Islands- 549 AM CDT Mon Sep 3 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are possible today across much of the region. Heavy rainfall is possible with any of the stronger storms. Severe thunderstorms are not anticipated at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Isolated to numerous thunderstorms are expected across South Texas through much of next week. Some storms will contain heavy rainfall and brief gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-041100- 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- 549 AM CDT Mon Sep 3 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across the coastal waters through much of next week. Some storms will contain brief gusty winds. Increasing swells across the coastal waters and an increasing rip current threat along Gulf-facing beaches will be possible by Wednesday due to the high likelihood of a tropical cyclone developing across northern Gulf of Mexico. All marine interests should closely monitor the forecasts from the National Hurricane Center over the next several days. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 3, 6:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 621 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2018 TXZ229-032345- La Salle- 621 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTY... At 620 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Fort Ewell Site, or 20 miles southeast of Cotulla, moving north at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Fort Ewell Site. 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 2815 9890 2808 9911 2836 9927 2845 9893 TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 161DEG 16KT 2820 9903 TC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 4:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 24 min |
| Sep 3, 8:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Calhoun | 116 min |
| Sep 3, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | La Salle | 32 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.