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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

October 15, 20216 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 15, 2021, 10:10 AM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 15, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 15, 2021, 10:10 AM CDT (15:10 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, Refugio County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 30 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 2021-10-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2150 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 2021-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 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
2150 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
667 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

162 
WWUS74 KCRP 151510
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1010 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

TXZ245-342>347-442-443-447-152315-
/O.NEW.KCRP.WI.Y.0007.211016T0300Z-211016T1500Z/
Coastal Aransas-Coastal Kleberg-Coastal Nueces-
Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-Coastal Refugio-
Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
Including the cities of Rockport, Fulton, Corpus Christi, 
Flour Bluff, Portland, Ingleside, Bayside, Austwell, 
Magnolia Beach, and Port Lavaca
1010 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Aransas, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, 
  Coastal San Patricio, Aransas Islands, Coastal Refugio, 
  Coastal Calhoun, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Calhoun 
  Islands Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

TE
3 follow-up statements
134 
WWUS74 KCRP 152250
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
550 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

TXZ245-342>347-442-443-447-161500-
/O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0007.211016T0300Z-211016T1500Z/
Coastal Aransas-Coastal Kleberg-Coastal Nueces-
Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-Coastal Refugio-
Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
Including the cities of Rockport, Fulton, Corpus Christi, 
Flour Bluff, Portland, Ingleside, Bayside, Austwell, 
Magnolia Beach, and Port Lavaca
550 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Nueces, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Calhoun, 
  Coastal Refugio, Aransas Islands, Coastal San Patricio, 
  Calhoun Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Coastal 
  Aransas Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
228 
WWUS74 KCRP 160811
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
311 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

TXZ245-342>347-442-443-447-161500-
/O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/
Coastal Aransas-Coastal Kleberg-Coastal Nueces-
Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-Coastal Refugio-
Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
Including the cities of Rockport, Fulton, Corpus Christi, 
Flour Bluff, Portland, Ingleside, Bayside, Austwell, 
Magnolia Beach, and Port Lavaca
311 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Nueces, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Calhoun, 
  Coastal Refugio, Aransas Islands, Coastal San Patricio, 
  Calhoun Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and Coastal 
  Aransas Counties.

* WHEN...Through 10 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
029 
WWUS74 KCRP 161443
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
943 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

TXZ245-342>347-442-443-447-161545-
/O.EXP.KCRP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/
Coastal Aransas-Coastal Kleberg-Coastal Nueces-
Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-Coastal Refugio-
Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
Including the cities of Rockport, Fulton, Corpus Christi, 
Flour Bluff, Portland, Ingleside, Bayside, Austwell, 
Magnolia Beach, and Port Lavaca
943 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

Winds along the coast have decreased to below Wind Advisory
levels with a few locations still gusting to around 30 mph. Winds
will continue to decrease, therefore the Wind Advisory will be 
allowed to expire at 10 AM CDT. Breezy conditions will continue 
through early afternoon, becoming light to moderate by late 
afternoon into early evening.

$$

TE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 9:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria4 days
Oct 15, 10:09 AM CDTGale WarningCRP27 hr
Oct 15, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Hogg30 min
Oct 15, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval, Jim Wells40 min
Oct 15, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPMcMullen44 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.