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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2021, 12:02 AM CDT for Nueces County, Texas. It was in force for 18 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
- May 1, 2021, 12:02 AM CDT (05:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2021, 12:20 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Nueces County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 15 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
- 42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -278 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
504
WFUS54 KCRP 010502
TORCRP
TXC355-010530-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0001.210501T0502Z-210501T0530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1202 AM CDT Sat May 1 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Nueces County in south central Texas...
* Until 1230 AM CDT.
* At 1201 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Downtown Corpus Christi, or near Corpus
Christi, moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Corpus Christi and Downtown Corpus Christi.
This includes Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 2.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2784 9749 2787 9743 2787 9742 2778 9739
2777 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 146DEG 10KT 2780 9742
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
EMF/871 follow-up statement
649
WWUS54 KCRP 010520
SVSCRP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1220 AM CDT Sat May 1 2021
TXC355-010529-
/O.CAN.KCRP.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210501T0530Z/
Nueces TX-
1220 AM CDT Sat May 1 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NUECES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 2784 9749 2787 9743 2787 9742 2778 9739
2777 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 146DEG 10KT 2784 9745
$$
JCPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | La Salle | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 8:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 21 days |
| Apr 30, 8:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Victoria | 21 days |
| Apr 30, 11:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 3 hr |
| May 1, 12:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 114 min |
| May 1, 12:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| May 1, 2:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 3 hr |
| May 1, 2:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio | 70 min |
| May 1, 2:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| May 1, 2:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 3 hr |
| May 1, 3:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 4:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 11 hr |
| May 1, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 2 hr |
| May 1, 5:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 2 hr |
| May 1, 6:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 38 min | |
| May 1, 6:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Jim Wells, Nueces, Refugio and 1 more | 94 min |
| May 1, 9:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Dimmit | 24 min |
| May 1, 9:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Dimmit | 26 min |
| May 1, 10:48 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 8 hr | |
| May 1, 11:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 2 hr |
| May 1, 3:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Nueces | 2 hr |
| May 1, 3:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Bee, Refugio, San Patricio | 2 hr |
| May 1, 5:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Victoria | 118 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.