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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

April 25, 2022Duval County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2022, 6:47 PM CDT for Duval County, Texas. It was in force for 13 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 25, 2022, 6:47 PM CDT (23:47 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 13 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Duval County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 115 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1609 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 25, 6:41 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 6:41 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 4:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
406 PM CDT Mon Apr 25 2022

TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-262115-
La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval-
Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-Inland San Patricio-
Coastal Aransas-Inland Refugio-Inland Calhoun-Coastal Kleberg-
Coastal Nueces-Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-
Coastal Refugio-Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-
Calhoun Islands-
406 PM CDT Mon Apr 25 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected the rest of this
afternoon and tonight over much of South Texas.

There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms the rest of
today and tonight over much of South Texas. In addition to
locally heavy rain, thunderstorms could produce large hail and
high winds.

There is a marginal risk of excessive rainfall this afternoon and
tonight. Locally heavy rain could lead to localized flash
flooding.

There is a moderate risk of rip currents today and tonight along
Gulf-facing beaches.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Scattered thunderstorms continue through Tuesday evening becoming
isolated to scattered on Wednesday.

GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-262115-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-
406 PM CDT Mon Apr 25 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas
Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Isolated thunderstorms this afternoon will become more numerous
late tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Occasional Small Craft Advisory conditions will be possible
Tuesday, as well as Thursday night through Friday. Persistent
Small Craft Advisory conditions are then expected Friday night
through Saturday night.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are possible over the coastal
waters Monday into Tuesday morning, becoming scattered Tuesday
afternoon, then isolated Tuesday night through Wednesday. Greatest
coverage over the southern coastal waters.

EMF/WC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 25, 5:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 25, 5:51 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:33 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:35 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 6:43 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	31 min
Apr 24, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	50 min
Apr 25, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	30 min
Apr 25, 12:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, La Salle, McMullen, Webb	26 min
Apr 25, 1:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	27 min
Apr 25, 1:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	32 min
Apr 25, 3:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee	37 min
Apr 25, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak	40 min
Apr 25, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak	38 min
Apr 25, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee	43 min
Apr 25, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Jim Wells	41 min
Apr 25, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	50 min
Apr 25, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg	44 min
Apr 25, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Jim Wells	38 min
Apr 25, 5:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Bee, Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces and 1 more	113 min
Apr 25, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak	38 min
Apr 25, 5:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces	3 hr
Apr 25, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg	47 min
Apr 25, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg	52 min
Apr 25, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval	47 min
Apr 25, 6:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Jim Wells	68 min
Apr 25, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	32 min
Apr 25, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg	28 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.