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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 11, 2021Nueces County, San Patricio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2021, 11:56 PM CDT for Nueces County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 11, 2021, 11:56 PM CDT (04:56 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2021, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 12, 12:10 AM CDTMARINE TSTM WIND 411 E Corpus Christi, TXPEOPLES STREET T-HEAD WEATHERFLOW SITE MEASURED A GUST TO 36 KNOTS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 11, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 17 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 2021-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2320 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 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
2320 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
854 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
4.2

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The text

As transmitted.

615 
WUUS54 KCRP 120456
SVRCRP
TXC355-409-120545-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SV.W.0025.210512T0456Z-210512T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1156 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Nueces County in south central Texas...
  South central San Patricio County in south central Texas...

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 1155 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Annaville,
  or 7 miles north of Corpus Christi International Airport, moving
  southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Corpus Christi International Airport around 1215 AM CDT.
  Corpus Christi North Beach around 1225 AM CDT.
  Downtown Corpus Christi and Del Mar College West Campus around 
  1230 AM CDT.
  Cole Park and Del Mar College East Campus around 1235 AM CDT.
  Driscoll Childrens Hospital and Cabaniss Field around 1245 AM CDT.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 8.
 US Highway 181 between mile markers 646 and 648.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2789 9756 2794 9748 2779 9727 2768 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 321DEG 11KT 2788 9748 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PH
1 follow-up statement
252 
WWUS54 KCRP 120512
SVSCRP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1212 AM CDT Wed May 12 2021

TXC355-409-120545-
/O.CON.KCRP.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210512T0545Z/
Nueces TX-San Patricio TX-
1212 AM CDT Wed May 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL NUECES AND SOUTH CENTRAL SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES...

At 1211 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Corpus Christi
North Beach, or near Corpus Christi International Airport, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Corpus Christi International Airport around 1220 AM CDT.
  Corpus Christi North Beach around 1225 AM CDT.
  Downtown Corpus Christi and Del Mar College West Campus around 
  1230 AM CDT.
  Cole Park and Del Mar College East Campus around 1240 AM CDT.
  Driscoll Childrens Hospital around 1245 AM CDT.
  Cabaniss Field around 1250 AM CDT.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 7.
 US Highway 181 between mile markers 646 and 648.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2784 9753 2791 9744 2779 9727 2768 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 321DEG 11KT 2784 9744 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval, McMullen45 min
May 11, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb40 min
May 11, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPLa Salle, Webb45 min
May 11, 7:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, Live Oak, McMullen3 hr
May 11, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen49 min
May 11, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPWebb52 min
May 11, 8:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPLa Salle, McMullen3 hr
May 11, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Live Oak51 min
May 11, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Live Oak41 min
May 11, 8:32 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval28 min
May 11, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb43 min
May 11, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces, San Patricio38 min
May 11, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval44 min
May 11, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval, Webb45 min
May 11, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval39 min
May 11, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells47 min
May 11, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPJim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces52 min
May 11, 9:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio3 hr
May 11, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval40 min
May 11, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg32 min
May 11, 10:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces3 hr
May 11, 10:26 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPJim Wells, Kleberg34 min
May 11, 10:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg, Nueces, San Patricio44 min
May 11, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPJim Wells, Kleberg45 min
May 11, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP2 hr
May 11, 10:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPBee, Jim Wells, Live Oak, San Patricio110 min
May 11, 11:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPSan Patricio39 min
May 11, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg45 min
May 11, 11:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP95 min
May 11, 11:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPNueces, San Patricio28 min
May 12, 12:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces3 hr
May 12, 12:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPNueces31 min
May 12, 12:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPKleberg, Nueces, San Patricio3 hr
May 12, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP93 min
May 12, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPNueces46 min
May 12, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP60 min
May 12, 1:06 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningCRPNueces114 min
May 12, 1:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPNueces31 min
May 12, 1:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP117 min
May 12, 10:38 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP6 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.