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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2021, 10:24 PM CDT for Webb County, Texas. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2021, 10:24 PM CDT (03:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Webb County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 10:27 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Sse Aguilares, TX | CITIZEN REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT LOW-HANGING CLOUDS OR A TORNADO WAS SIGHTED JUST SOUTH OF AGUILARES AT 10:27 PM CDT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1651 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 867 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
The text
As transmitted.
287
WFUS54 KCRP 140324
TORCRP
TXC479-140400-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0018.211014T0324Z-211014T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1024 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Webb County in south central Texas...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1024 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Aguilares, or 24 miles east of Laredo,
moving northeast at 20 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...
Oilton and Mirando City around 1050 PM CDT.
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 2739 9912 2744 9915 2755 9900 2744 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 244DEG 17KT 2742 9910
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
EMF1 follow-up statement
058
WWUS54 KCRP 140346
SVSCRP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1046 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
TXC479-140400-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-211014T0400Z/
Webb TX-
1046 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
WEBB COUNTY...
At 1046 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Oilton, or 21 miles northwest of Hebbronville,
moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Oilton around 1050 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2744 9900 2747 9903 2751 9898 2745 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 244DEG 17KT 2747 9899
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
EMFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 7:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 115 min |
| Oct 13, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 48 min |
| Oct 13, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Webb | 34 min |
| Oct 13, 8:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 5 hr |
| Oct 13, 9:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 112 min |
| Oct 14, 2:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Victoria | 7 days |
| Oct 14, 2:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 11 days |
| Oct 14, 4:37 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 24 hr |
| Oct 14, 6:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Live Oak | 105 min |
| Oct 14, 7:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Live Oak, Refugio, Victoria | 5 hr |
| Oct 14, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | San Patricio | 41 min |
| Oct 14, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Refugio, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 8:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Refugio | 43 min |
| Oct 14, 9:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 40 min |
| Oct 14, 10:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas, Nueces | 58 min |
| Oct 14, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas | 42 min |
| Oct 14, 10:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 65 min | |
| Oct 14, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas | 33 min |
| Oct 14, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 47 min | |
| Oct 14, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces | 43 min |
| Oct 14, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Kleberg | 59 min |
| Oct 14, 1:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 110 min |
| Oct 14, 3:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Refugio | 23 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.