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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

June 5, 2021Victoria County, Texas

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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1067 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

PH
1 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 

$$

PH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPCalhoun30 min
Jun 5, 12:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPCalhoun28 min
Jun 5, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPVictoria21 min
Jun 5, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPVictoria44 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.