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Special Weather Statement, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this special weather statement at Feb 11, 2021, 4:24 AM CST for Dimmit County, Texas. It was in force for 36 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
- Feb 11, 2021, 4:24 AM CST (10:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2021, 5:00 AM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
County Dimmit County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 871 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 998 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Feb 11, 4:05 AM CST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 4:05 AM CST, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 553 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-111200- 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- 553 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect for portions of the coastal counties though 9 AM today. Visibilities of 1-3 miles will be possible across the Coastal Plains and Victoria Crossroads region through the morning. Fog may redevelop tonight over portions of the Coastal Bend. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible today and tonight across South Texas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Thursday and Thursday night. Freezing temperatures are possible nightly Saturday night through Tuesday night for most locations excluding the islands. A Freeze Warning may be necessary. Wind Chill Advisory conditions are possible during the mentioned time frame of freezing temperatures. Sleet and light freezing rain are possible late Sunday night into early Monday morning for the Coastal Plains. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-111200- 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- 553 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Marine Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until 9 AM today for the bays and nearshore waters. The fog may redevelop later this evening. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Thursday. Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected Thursday night through early next week. ANM/LS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 11, 12:16 AM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1216 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-111200- 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- Including the cities of Cotulla, Calliham, Cross, Loma Alta, Tilden, George West, Three Rivers, Beeville, Goliad, Victoria, Aguilares, Columbia Bridge, Laredo, Orvil, Freer, Benavides, San Diego, Alice, Orange Grove, Kingsville, Loyola Beach, Ricardo, Riviera, Robstown, Tuloso, Bishop, Sinton, Mathis, Taft, Odem, Rockport, Fulton, Refugio, McFaddin, Woodsboro, Kamay, Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Portland, Ingleside, Bayside, Austwell, Magnolia Beach, and Port Lavaca 1216 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021 ...PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING... Patchy to areas of fog have develop across portions of South Texas early this morning. Expect visibilities generally 1 to 3 miles, with a few locations seeing visibilities 1/4 mile or less at times. Use caution if traveling as visibility may change rapidly in a short amount of time. Use low beam headlights and leave extra distance between your vehicle and others on the road. ANM
Special weather statement, Feb 11, 4:24 AM CST, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 3:23 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 67 hr | |
| Feb 11, 6:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | La Salle | 30 min |
| Feb 11, 6:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 25 min |
| Feb 11, 6:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | McMullen | 31 min |
| Feb 11, 6:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 14 min |
| Feb 11, 8:25 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | La Salle | 50 min |
| Feb 11, 1:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Victoria | 32 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.