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Special Weather Statement, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 30, 2021, 6:46 PM CDT for La Salle County, Texas. It was in force for 44 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
- Apr 30, 2021, 6:46 PM CDT (23:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
County La Salle County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 Apr 30, 3:46 PM CDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 3:46 PM CDT, 3 hours before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 353 PM CDT Fri Apr 30 2021 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-012100- 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- 353 PM CDT Fri Apr 30 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect through 1 PM Saturday. There is a High risk of rip currents for Gulf facing beaches through this evening. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Some of the storms will be capable of producing strong wind gusts and locally heavy rainfall. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Saturday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday morning as the upper level disturbance continues to shift east. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible again Tuesday ahead of another frontal boundary. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-012100- 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- 353 PM CDT Fri Apr 30 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the northern bays and coastal waters from 1 PM today through 1 AM Saturday. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today through tonight. Some of the storms will be capable of producing strong wind gusts and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Isolated thunderstorms Sunday morning. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible again Tuesday ahead of another frontal boundary.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 6:46 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
646 PM CDT Fri Apr 30 2021
TXZ229-010030-
La Salle-
646 PM CDT Fri Apr 30 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LA SALLE COUNTY...
At 645 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Cotulla, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Cotulla, Los Angeles and Gardendale.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 61 and 77.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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 2865 9880 2860 9880 2828 9921 2842 9935
2864 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 230DEG 33KT 2842 9919
EMF/PHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 34 min | |
| Apr 30, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 43 min | |
| Apr 30, 3:40 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 50 min | |
| Apr 30, 4:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kleberg and 5 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:22 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces | 15 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:24 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 21 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 5:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 5:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | San Patricio | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 7:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Goliad | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 8:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 66 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.