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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

April 15, 20224 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 15, 2022, 3:34 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2022, 3:34 AM CDT (08:34 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2022, 6:00 AM CDT
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 23 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 2022-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1038 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

740 
WHUS44 KCRP 150834
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
334 AM CDT Fri Apr 15 2022

TXZ345-442-443-447-160000-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0005.220415T0834Z-220416T1100Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
334 AM CDT Fri Apr 15 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and 
  Calhoun Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Today through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$

CB
2 follow-up statements
059 
WHUS44 KCRP 151413
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
913 AM CDT Fri Apr 15 2022

TXZ442-443-152215-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.220415T1413Z-220416T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-220416T1100Z/
Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-
913 AM CDT Fri Apr 15 2022

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. 
  For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Kleberg Islands and Nueces Islands Counties.

* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this 
  evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only 
  isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even 
  the most experienced swimmers away from shore into deeper 
  water. These rip currents can become life-threatening to 
  anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$

TXZ345-447-152215-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-220416T1100Z/
Aransas Islands-Calhoun Islands-
913 AM CDT Fri Apr 15 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Calhoun Islands and Aransas Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$
167 
WHUS44 KCRP 160001
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
701 PM CDT Fri Apr 15 2022

TXZ442-443-161100-
/O.EXP.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-220416T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-220416T1100Z/
Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-
701 PM CDT Fri Apr 15 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Kleberg Islands and Nueces Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$

TXZ345-447-161100-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-220416T1100Z/
Aransas Islands-Calhoun Islands-
701 PM CDT Fri Apr 15 2022

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Calhoun Islands and Aransas Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$

TE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 9:13 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPKleberg, Nueces10 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.