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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 22, 2022Jim Wells County, Kleberg County, Nueces County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2022, 7:40 AM CDT for Jim Wells County, Kleberg County, Nueces County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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: May 22, 2022, 7:40 AM CDT (12:40 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2022, 8:30 AM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Jim Wells County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 196 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: 2902 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 592 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 3.7

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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 May 22, 7:05 AM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 7:05 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 4:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
447 AM CDT Sun May 22 2022

TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-231000-
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-
447 AM CDT Sun May 22 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

High Risk of Rip Currents for the Gulf-facing beaches of the
Middle Texas Coast today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms possible today through tonight across
South Texas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Scattered  to numerous thunderstorms are possible Monday through
Tuesday, then scattered Wednesday and isolated Thursday. Some storms
could become strong with wind gusts up to around 40 mph, small hail,
heavy rainfall and dangerous lightning.

High rip current risk Monday. Moderate to high rip current risk
through the week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-231000-
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-
447 AM CDT Sun May 22 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible today through tonight
across the coastal waters.

Small Craft Advisory conditions for high seas will possible
tonight across the offshore waters.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected for elevated winds and
seas Monday night through Wednesday morning.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible Monday through Wednesday, then
isolated Thursday. Some storms may become strong with wind gusts up
to 35 knots, small hail, heavy rainfall and dangerous lightning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

ANM/TE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 4:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 5:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 6:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 6:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 7:17 AM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 7:19 AM CDT, 21 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
May 21, 9:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Dimmit	38 min
May 21, 11:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	50 min
May 22, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	30 min
May 22, 12:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak	30 min
May 22, 1:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad	44 min
May 22, 2:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	65 min
May 22, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Victoria	42 min
May 22, 3:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	44 min
May 22, 3:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	52 min
May 22, 4:17 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		88 min
May 22, 4:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	31 min
May 22, 4:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	38 min
May 22, 5:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Refugio	48 min
May 22, 6:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	San Patricio	43 min
May 22, 6:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Nueces	36 min
May 22, 6:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Nueces, San Patricio	118 min
May 22, 6:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg	116 min
May 22, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Jim Wells	43 min
May 22, 7:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	41 min
May 22, 7:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces	114 min
May 22, 7:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg	3 hr
May 22, 7:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Bee, Live Oak, San Patricio	2 hr
May 22, 7:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	San Patricio	52 min
May 22, 8:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg	3 hr
May 22, 8:08 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		97 min
May 22, 8:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Kleberg	49 min
May 22, 8:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Kleberg	3 hr
May 22, 8:41 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		2 hr
May 22, 8:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Nueces	3 hr
May 22, 9:05 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		55 min
May 22, 9:14 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		46 min
May 22, 9:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Nueces	28 min
May 22, 9:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Nueces	27 min
May 22, 9:58 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		2 hr
May 22, 10:00 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces	9 hr
May 22, 10:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas	46 min
May 22, 10:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	55 min
May 22, 10:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Webb	112 min
May 22, 10:46 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		74 min
May 22, 11:01 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Webb	119 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.