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Special Weather Statement, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

July 21, 2021Goliad County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2021, 5:55 PM CDT for Goliad 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 21, 2021, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX

County Goliad County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 129 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2238 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 21, 4:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 4:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 4:04 AM CDT, 13 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
404 AM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-220915-
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-
404 AM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Thursday.

Heat Advisory conditions are possible daily beginning Friday. Heat
indices may exceed 109, especially over the inland Coastal Plains
and westward. Heat indices of 105 to 109 are possible elsewhere
daily.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-220915-
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-
404 AM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Thursday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 3:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
325 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

TXZ232-246-212100-
Bee-Inland Refugio-
325 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN REFUGIO AND EAST
CENTRAL BEE COUNTIES...

At 325 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Woodsboro,
moving southwest at 10 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Refugio and Woodsboro.

This includes the following highways...
 US Highway 183 between mile markers 662 and 668.
 US Highway 77 between mile markers 620 and 638.

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 2842 9731 2827 9721 2812 9743 2813 9743
      2814 9742 2814 9744 2815 9744 2815 9745
      2832 9756 2839 9738 2840 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 060DEG 10KT 2829 9736

ANM

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
413 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

TXZ240-241-212200-
Jim Wells-Duval-
413 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN DUVAL AND
SOUTHWESTERN JIM WELLS COUNTIES...

At 412 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered 7 miles west of
Falfurrias moving north at 5 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Premont, Concepcion and Cruz Calle.

This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 698 and 704.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 2727 9839 2740 9842 2740 9811 2726 9814
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 181DEG 6KT 2723 9827

TE

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:47 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:50 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:55 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Jim Wells	45 min
Jul 20, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Kleberg	35 min
Jul 20, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Kleberg	35 min
Jul 21, 6:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Nueces	31 min
Jul 21, 2:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Kleberg	23 min
Jul 21, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Refugio	35 min
Jul 21, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Brooks	47 min
Jul 21, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Jim Wells	28 min
Jul 21, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	San Patricio	25 min
Jul 21, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad	36 min
Jul 21, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad	29 min
Jul 21, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak	38 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.