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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

June 24, 2019Kleberg County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2019, 3:18 PM CDT for Kleberg County, Texas. It was in force for 19 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
Jun 24, 2019, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2019, 3:37 PM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Kleberg County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 12:00Z on 2019-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3165 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 12:00Z on 2019-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3165 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
8.9

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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 Jun 24, 12:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 12:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 12:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1242 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-251745-
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-
1242 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms today and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Tuesday, with rain chances
decreasing Tuesday night. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will
be possible Friday through Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-251745-
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-
1242 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms today and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms through Tuesday. Isolated to
scattered thunderstorms possible Friday through Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 1:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
119 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 1 E PORT ARANSAS        27.83N  97.05W
06/24/2019  M44 MPH          GMZ250             TX   C-MAN STATION

&&

EVENT NUMBER CRP1900097

HARNESS
Local storm report, Jun 24, 1:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
122 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0119 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 45 SSE MATAGORDA ISLAND 27.73N  96.19W
06/24/2019  M48 MPH          GMZ275             TX   AWOS

&&

EVENT NUMBER CRP1900098

HARNESS
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:24 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
224 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

TXZ242-242015-
Inland Kleberg-
224 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN KLEBERG COUNTY...

At 224 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Riviera, or 8
miles north of Sarita. The storm is nearly stationary.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kingsville, Riviera, Ricardo and Kingsville Naval Air Station.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 2752 9795 2751 9771 2726 9772 2728 9776
      2727 9777 2728 9778 2727 9780 2727 9781
      2726 9781 2724 9784 2725 9785 2724 9788
      2724 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 353DEG 4KT 2734 9782

PH
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:08 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
308 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

TXZ242-242100-
Inland Kleberg-
308 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN KLEBERG COUNTY...

At 308 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Riviera, or
near Sarita. The storm is nearly stationary.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Riviera.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 2722 9796 2738 9797 2739 9775 2726 9772
      2728 9776 2727 9777 2728 9778 2727 9780
      2727 9781 2726 9781 2725 9783 2724 9788
      2724 9792 2723 9795
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 208DEG 4KT 2729 9786

PH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 9:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP96 min
Jun 24, 10:49 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP116 min
Jun 24, 12:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP117 min
Jun 24, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP84 min
Jun 24, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg51 min
Jun 24, 2:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPKleberg86 min
Jun 24, 3:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg52 min
Jun 24, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP94 min
Jun 24, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle66 min
Jun 24, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPLa Salle, Webb44 min
Jun 24, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPLa Salle, Webb49 min
Jun 24, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb55 min
Jun 24, 6:34 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPWebb41 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.