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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 17, 2021La Salle County, Webb County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 7:42 PM CDT for La Salle County, Webb County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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
May 17, 2021, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties La Salle County, TX, Webb County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 17, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 191 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3577 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 98 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
3577 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-91 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.5
Supercell composite
6.5

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The text

As transmitted.

110 
WUUS54 KCRP 180042
SVRCRP
TXC283-479-180130-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SV.W.0029.210518T0042Z-210518T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
742 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Webb County in south central Texas...
  Southwestern La Salle County in south central Texas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 741 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
  of Encinal, moving south at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
  La Esperanza Ranch Airport.

This includes US Highway 83 near mile marker 676.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2820 9954 2820 9940 2821 9939 2821 9935
      2806 9936 2804 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 002DEG 19KT 2813 9944 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
899 
WWUS54 KCRP 180109
SVSCRP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
809 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

TXC283-479-180130-
/O.CON.KCRP.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210518T0130Z/
Webb TX-La Salle TX-
809 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WEBB AND SOUTHWESTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES...

At 808 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of 
Encinal, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

Locations impacted include...
La Esperanza Ranch Airport.

This includes US Highway 83 near mile marker 676.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2820 9954 2820 9940 2821 9939 2821 9935
      2806 9936 2804 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 002DEG 19KT 2798 9945 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle47 min
May 17, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle57 min
May 17, 10:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb40 min
May 17, 11:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPWebb3 hr
May 17, 11:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPZapata40 min
May 17, 11:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPWebb3 hr
May 17, 11:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb46 min
May 18, 12:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval49 min
May 18, 12:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, La Salle, McMullen, Webb3 hr
May 18, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval, Webb51 min
May 18, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg48 min
May 18, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval45 min
May 18, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces47 min
May 18, 1:51 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPJim Wells, Nueces24 min
May 18, 2:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPBee, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces, San Patricio44 min
May 18, 2:18 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP27 min
May 18, 2:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPNueces26 min
May 18, 2:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLive Oak29 min
May 18, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPBee, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio29 min
May 18, 3:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP41 min
May 18, 3:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchCRPAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more45 hr
May 18, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP31 min
May 18, 3:35 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP48 hr
May 18, 3:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPBee, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio33 min
May 18, 5:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells36 min
May 18, 12:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPLive Oak, McMullen3 hr
May 18, 12:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPLive Oak38 hr
May 18, 12:38 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPLive Oak55 hr
May 18, 12:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPJim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio9 hr
May 18, 12:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPNueces, San Patricio9 hr
May 18, 1:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPRefugio50 hr
May 18, 1:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPBee55 hr
May 18, 2:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPVictoria11 days
May 18, 2:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Refugio, Victoria25 days
May 18, 3:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria18 hr
May 18, 4:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPGoliad, Victoria12 hr
May 18, 5:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPNueces4 days
May 18, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle24 min
May 18, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPLa Salle46 min
May 18, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPMcMullen43 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.