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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2018, 2:41 PM CDT for Bee County, Refugio 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2018, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2018, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bee County, TX, Refugio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 1341 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 874 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
111
WFUS54 KCRP 061941
TORCRP
TXC025-391-062015-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0009.180706T1941Z-180706T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
241 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2018
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Refugio County in south central Texas...
Southeastern Bee County in south central Texas...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 240 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Woodsboro, moving west at 25 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Refugio and southeastern Bee Counties.
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 2822 9728 2815 9745 2816 9746 2816 9747
2818 9748 2816 9751 2839 9755 2840 9740
2839 9740 2840 9739 2839 9738 2841 9735
2841 9732
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 078DEG 20KT 2830 9736
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GW2 follow-up statements
544
WWUS54 KCRP 061954
SVSCRP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
254 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2018
TXC025-391-062015-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180706T2015Z/
Refugio TX-Bee TX-
254 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL REFUGIO AND SOUTHEASTERN BEE COUNTIES...
At 253 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Woodsboro, moving west at 15 mph. This storm is
still showing good rotation, and has produced funnel clouds earlier
this afternoon.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Woodsboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2822 9728 2815 9745 2816 9746 2816 9747
2818 9748 2816 9751 2839 9755 2840 9740
2839 9740 2840 9739 2839 9738 2841 9735
2841 9732
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 084DEG 14KT 2830 9740
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GW968
WWUS54 KCRP 062014
SVSCRP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
314 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2018
TXC025-391-062023-
/O.EXP.KCRP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180706T2015Z/
Refugio TX-Bee TX-
314 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL REFUGIO AND SOUTHEASTERN BEE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 2822 9728 2815 9745 2816 9746 2816 9747
2818 9748 2816 9751 2839 9755 2840 9740
2839 9740 2840 9739 2839 9738 2841 9735
2841 9732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 078DEG 20KT 2828 9751
$$
GWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio | 114 min |
| Jul 6, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 53 min |
| Jul 6, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 2:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Bee, Refugio, San Patricio | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Bee | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Live Oak | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | La Salle | 45 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.