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Special Weather Statement, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this special weather statement at Sep 30, 2021, 12:36 PM CDT for San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 24 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
- Sep 30, 2021, 12:36 PM CDT (17:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County San Patricio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:36 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 3969 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 581 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.4
- Supercell composite
- -2.2
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 30, 6:19 AM CDT, 6 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 6:19 AM CDT, 6 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 415 AM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-010915- 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- 415 AM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today. Gusty winds, small hail and locally heavy rainfall are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast through the weekend. Heavy rain at times may lead to localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-010915- 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- 415 AM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today. Gusty winds, small hail and locally heavy rainfall are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast through Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. TC/MCZ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 12:18 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1218 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021
TXZ246-346-301745-
Coastal Refugio TX-Inland Refugio TX-
1218 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Refugio
County through 1245 PM CDT...
At 1217 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported a possible funnel
cloud associated with a thunderstorm near Quintana, or 10 miles east
of Refugio. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Landspouts, winds in excess of 40 mph, and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds
could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured
objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Refugio
County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2829 9700 2828 9706 2828 9714 2833 9715
2839 9704 2830 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 252DEG 4KT 2831 9711
LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
87Special weather statement, Sep 30, 12:34 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1234 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021 TXZ231>234-241>247-342>347-442-443-447-302200- Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-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 George West, Three Rivers, Beeville, Goliad, Victoria, 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 1234 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... Law enforcement officials reported a funnel cloud east of Refugio earlier this afternoon. The atmosphere will be favorable for the development of additional funnel clouds through the afternoon. Most of these funnel clouds will be short lived. However, you should be prepared to seek shelter in the event a funnel does reach the ground and becomes a landspout. TE
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 12:36 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1236 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021
TXZ244-246-344-346-301800-
Inland San Patricio TX-Coastal Refugio TX-Coastal San Patricio TX-
Inland Refugio TX-
1236 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern San
Patricio and south central Refugio Counties through 100 PM CDT...
At 1236 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bonnie View, or 9 miles northeast of Taft. This storm was nearly
stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Bayside and Bonnie View.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2804 9733 2811 9740 2820 9730 2811 9719
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 237DEG 4KT 2810 9732
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
87The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 38 min | |
| Sep 30, 10:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 43 min | |
| Sep 30, 10:50 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 55 min | |
| Sep 30, 12:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Refugio | 27 min |
| Sep 30, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 58 min | |
| Sep 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas | 37 min |
| Sep 30, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 60 min | |
| Sep 30, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas | 32 min |
| Sep 30, 2:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio | 115 min |
| Sep 30, 2:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | San Patricio | 113 min |
| Sep 30, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 23 min | |
| Sep 30, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 64 min | |
| Sep 30, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 24 min | |
| Sep 30, 3:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces | 33 min |
| Sep 30, 3:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces | 42 min |
| Sep 30, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces | 25 min |
| Sep 30, 4:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Nueces | 2 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces | 46 min |
| Sep 30, 4:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Nueces | 118 min |
| Sep 30, 5:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Bee, Live Oak, San Patricio | 116 min |
| Sep 30, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Kleberg | 38 min |
| Sep 30, 5:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 2 hr |
| Sep 30, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Kleberg | 30 min |
| Sep 30, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Kleberg | 25 min |
| Sep 30, 6:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg | 3 hr |
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