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Special Weather Statement, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

July 20, 2021Kleberg County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2021, 7:55 PM CDT for Kleberg County, Texas. It was in force for 35 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
Jul 20, 2021, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

County Kleberg County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 373 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 2021-07-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1001 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-07-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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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 Jul 20, 7:06 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 7:06 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 4:02 AM CDT, 15 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
402 AM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-210915-
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-
402 AM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across South Texas, some of
which could produce locally heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Wednesday and
Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible.

Heat indices of 105 to 109 are possible Friday through Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-210915-
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-
402 AM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas
Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Wednesday and
Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
537 PM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

TXZ245-345-346-447-202315-
Calhoun Islands-Coastal Refugio-Coastal Aransas-Aransas Islands-
537 PM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN...ARANSAS
AND EAST CENTRAL REFUGIO COUNTIES...

At 536 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, or 16 miles southwest of Seadrift,
moving south at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rockport, Lamar, Holiday Beach, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Key
Allegro and Fulton.

LAT...LON 2811 9667 2795 9683 2792 9700 2825 9708
      2836 9671 2832 9671 2833 9669 2814 9661
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 002DEG 11KT 2820 9685

ANM
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
539 PM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

TXZ242-243-202330-
Inland Nueces-Inland Kleberg-
539 PM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN NUECES AND
NORTHWESTERN KLEBERG COUNTIES...

At 539 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Banquete, or
near Driscoll, moving south at 5 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kingsville, Robstown, Driscoll, Bishop, Kingsville Naval Air Station,
Petronila and North San Pedro.

This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 672 and 694.

LAT...LON 2781 9790 2780 9767 2748 9765 2750 9797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 008DEG 7KT 2775 9780

ANM
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 6:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 7:00 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 7:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells45 min
Jul 20, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg35 min
Jul 21, 6:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPNueces31 min
Jul 21, 2:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg23 min
Jul 21, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPRefugio35 min
Jul 21, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPBrooks47 min
Jul 21, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells28 min
Jul 21, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPSan Patricio25 min
Jul 21, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPGoliad35 min
Jul 21, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPGoliad36 min
Jul 21, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPGoliad29 min
Jul 21, 6:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLive Oak38 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.