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Special Weather Statement, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 21, 2020, 9:13 AM CDT for Live Oak County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 21, 2020, 9:13 AM CDT (14:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
County Live Oak County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 117 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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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 465 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 344 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 425 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
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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 Mar 21, 6:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 6:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 450 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2020 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-221000- 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- 450 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms expected today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-221000- 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- 450 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Small Craft Advisory for strong winds in effect through 1 PM for the gulf waters. Winds should diminish to below advisory levels during the rest of the afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Brief SCA conditions possible for the offshore waters Monday night through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. CB/LS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 21, 6:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
837 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2020
TXZ230-231-211415-
Live Oak-McMullen-
837 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MCMULLEN AND
NORTHWESTERN LIVE OAK COUNTIES...
At 836 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Simmons, or 10
miles south of Choke Canyon, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Three Rivers, Choke Canyon, Calliham, Crowther, Simmons, Whitsett and
Esseville.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 2862 9806 2858 9804 2826 9833 2836 9855
2864 9838 2864 9834 2861 9833 2870 9821
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 216DEG 22KT 2836 9838
PHSpecial weather statement, Mar 21, 9:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
913 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2020
TXZ230-231-211500-
Live Oak-McMullen-
913 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2020
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MCMULLEN
AND NORTHWESTERN LIVE OAK COUNTIES...
At 913 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Choke Canyon,
moving north at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Three Rivers, Choke Canyon, Calliham, Crowther, Simmons, Whitsett and
Esseville.
LAT...LON 2875 9807 2835 9822 2838 9848 2864 9841
2864 9834 2861 9833 2879 9810
TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 199DEG 19KT 2854 9832
PHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1:05 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Live Oak | 31 min |
| Mar 21, 8:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Live Oak | 38 min |
| Mar 21, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Live Oak | 37 min |
| Mar 21, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Karnes | 27 min |
| Mar 21, 11:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Duval | 40 min |
| Mar 21, 11:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Bee, Live Oak, McMullen | 82 min |
| Mar 21, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Jim Wells | 41 min |
| Mar 21, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Victoria | 36 min |
| Mar 21, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces | 46 min |
| Mar 21, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Victoria | 31 min |
| Mar 21, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 24 min |
| Mar 21, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 37 min |
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