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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2021, 1:08 PM CDT for Victoria County, Texas. It was in force for 12 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
- Jun 5, 2021, 1:08 PM CDT (18:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2021, 1:20 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Victoria County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 1067 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 884 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
560
WFUS54 KCRP 051808
TORCRP
TXC469-051845-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0012.210605T1808Z-210605T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
108 PM CDT Sat Jun 5 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Victoria County in south central Texas...
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 108 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near McFaddin, moving northeast at 5 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Bloomington around 145 PM CDT.
This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 592 and 594.
&&
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.
LAT...LON 2856 9698 2862 9706 2876 9695 2865 9683
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 223DEG 5KT 2860 9700
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PH1 follow-up statement
955
WWUS54 KCRP 051820
SVSCRP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
120 PM CDT Sat Jun 5 2021
TXC469-051829-
/O.CAN.KCRP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210605T1845Z/
Victoria TX-
120 PM CDT Sat Jun 5 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VICTORIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 2856 9698 2862 9706 2876 9695 2865 9683
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 223DEG 5KT 2861 9699
$$
PHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Calhoun | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Calhoun | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Victoria | 21 min |
| Jun 5, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Victoria | 44 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.