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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

April 5, 2023Webb County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2023, 9:55 PM CDT for Webb 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: Apr 5, 2023, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2023, 10:45 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

County Webb County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:58 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, 2.9 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 12.2

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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 5, 8:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 8:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 4:07 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
407 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023

TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-062115-
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-
407 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south Texas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across the area tonight. A
Marginal risk of severe thunderstorms is in effect for portions of
the Coastal Plains through tonight. Large hail and damaging winds are
the primary threats.

Slight risk of excessive rainfall in effect for portions of South
Texas through tonight.

High risk of rip currents through early this evening across the
Gulf-facing beaches of the Middle Texas Coast. Moderate risk of rip
currents tonight.

Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect tonight for Gulf-facing beaches

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible Thursday and Friday.
Some of the storms could become strong to severe Thursday and
Thursday night, capable of producing strong winds and hail.

There is a slight risk of excessive rainfall for much of the area
Thursday and Thursday night. Locally heavy rainfall is possible and
may lead to localized flooding.

The risk for rip currents will likely be high for Gulf facing
beaches Friday. Minor coastal flooding will also be possible
Thursday through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-062115-
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-
407 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Small Craft Advisory in effect for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters
through 10 PM tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms possible through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Small Craft Advisory conditions likely Thursday through Thursday
night.

Scattered to possibly numerous thunderstorms Thursday and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

TE/TMT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 7:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 9:19 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 9:29 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 9:35 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 9:36 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 9:43 PM CDT, 12 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 5, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Victoria	22 min
Apr 5, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Webb	51 min
Apr 5, 9:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	San Patricio	26 min
Apr 5, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	31 min
Apr 5, 9:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Jim Wells	40 min
Apr 5, 9:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Refugio, San Patricio	39 min
Apr 5, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	32 min
Apr 5, 9:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, La Salle, McMullen, Webb	39 min
Apr 5, 10:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Live Oak, McMullen	39 min
Apr 5, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Live Oak, McMullen	33 min
Apr 5, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	McMullen	23 min
Apr 5, 10:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	31 min
Apr 5, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak	27 min
Apr 5, 10:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	37 min
Apr 5, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad	26 min
Apr 5, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	39 min
Apr 5, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	51 min
Apr 5, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	25 min
Apr 5, 11:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad	50 min
Apr 5, 11:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	41 min
Apr 5, 11:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	33 min
Apr 6, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	42 min
Apr 6, 12:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	38 min
Apr 6, 12:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	34 min
Apr 6, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	43 min
Apr 6, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	52 min
Apr 6, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	49 min
Apr 6, 2:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval	28 min
Apr 6, 3:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	25 min
Apr 6, 4:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	McMullen	119 min
Apr 6, 4:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	30 min
Apr 6, 5:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Duval, La Salle, McMullen	4 hr
Apr 6, 6:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	McMullen	3 hr
Apr 6, 7:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Nueces	25 min
Apr 6, 10:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Kleberg	36 min
Apr 6, 2:13 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	CRP		10 hr
Apr 6, 2:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria	7 days

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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.