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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

October 13, 2021Webb County, Texas

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 13, 10:27 PM CDTTORNADO1 Sse Aguilares, TXCITIZEN 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-10-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1651 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

EMF
1 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

$$

EMF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 13, 7:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPWebb115 min
Oct 13, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb48 min
Oct 13, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPWebb34 min
Oct 13, 8:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPLa Salle, Webb5 hr
Oct 13, 9:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPWebb112 min
Oct 14, 2:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPVictoria7 days
Oct 14, 2:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Refugio, Victoria11 days
Oct 14, 4:37 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPKleberg, Nueces24 hr
Oct 14, 6:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPBee, Goliad, Live Oak105 min
Oct 14, 7:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPBee, Goliad, Live Oak, Refugio, Victoria5 hr
Oct 14, 8:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPSan Patricio41 min
Oct 14, 8:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPRefugio, San Patricio3 hr
Oct 14, 8:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPRefugio43 min
Oct 14, 9:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPNueces, San Patricio40 min
Oct 14, 10:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria3 hr
Oct 14, 10:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPKleberg, Nueces, San Patricio3 hr
Oct 14, 10:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPAransas, Nueces58 min
Oct 14, 10:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPAransas42 min
Oct 14, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP65 min
Oct 14, 11:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPAransas33 min
Oct 14, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP47 min
Oct 14, 12:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPNueces43 min
Oct 14, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg59 min
Oct 14, 1:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPKleberg, Nueces110 min
Oct 14, 3:27 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPRefugio23 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.