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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 13, 2023Bee County, Live Oak County, San Patricio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2023, 4:39 AM CDT for Bee County, Live Oak County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 36 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 13, 2023, 4:39 AM CDT (09:39 UTC)
Expired
May 13, 2023, 5:15 AM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bee County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 2023-05-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3404 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-05-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3404 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-53 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 May 13, 3:39 AM CDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 3:39 AM CDT, 1 hour before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 10:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 13, 3:41 AM CDT, 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
341 AM CDT Sat May 13 2023

TXZ241>243-342-442-130945-
Jim Wells TX-Inland Nueces TX-Kleberg Islands TX-Coastal Kleberg TX-
Inland Kleberg TX-
341 AM CDT Sat May 13 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Nueces,
south central Jim Wells and Kleberg Counties through 445 AM CDT...

At 340 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Falfurrias Junior High School to 8 miles
southwest of Sarita to near U S 77 Border Patrol Station to 11 miles
south of Kenedy County Wind Farms. Movement was north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Kingsville, Bishop, Riviera Beach, Riviera, Ricardo, Kingsville Naval
Air Station, Malaquite Beach and Loyola Beach.

This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 682 and 708.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 2726 9799 2726 9810 2770 9800 2763 9771
      2755 9748 2739 9722 2724 9728 2724 9735
      2728 9736 2727 9738 2724 9737 2726 9745
      2723 9754 2724 9763 2728 9765 2726 9773
      2728 9778 2725 9783 2724 9792 2721 9798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0840Z 197DEG 25KT 2717 9814 2714 9790 2704 9772 2688
9755

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JCP
Special weather statement, May 13, 4:31 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
431 AM CDT Sat May 13 2023

TXZ239-131015-
Webb TX-
431 AM CDT Sat May 13 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Webb
County through 515 AM CDT...

At 430 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Aguilares to 16 miles west of El Cenizo.
Movement was north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Laredo, Rio Bravo, Texas A&M, Laredo International Airport, Unitec
Industrial Park, Ranchos Penitas West, Columbia Bridge, United South
High School, Aguilares, Ranchitos Las Lomas, St Augustine High School
South Laredo, Doctors Hospital Of Laredo, Laredo Country Club, Laredo
Community College, Orvil, Mirando City and Botines.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 1 and 17.
 US Highway 59 between mile markers 794 and 824.
 US Highway 83 between mile markers 718 and 730.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2734 9950 2749 9948 2750 9950 2750 9953
      2757 9951 2761 9955 2761 9958 2764 9960
      2764 9963 2763 9964 2764 9967 2765 9966
      2767 9969 2765 9970 2773 9977 2778 9895
      2740 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0930Z 180DEG 18KT 2745 9909 2737 9977

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JCP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 8:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPWebb14 hr
May 12, 9:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPWebb18 hr
May 12, 10:06 PM CDTRip Current StatementCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces28 hr
May 12, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPZapata35 min
May 12, 10:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPVictoria6 days
May 12, 10:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPGoliad, Victoria58 hr
May 13, 12:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPMcMullen93 min
May 13, 3:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP117 min
May 13, 3:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg64 min
May 13, 4:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb44 min
May 13, 4:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg60 min
May 13, 4:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPBee, Jim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio82 min
May 13, 5:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPSan Patricio62 min
May 13, 5:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb60 min
May 13, 5:26 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP64 min
May 13, 5:32 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP58 min
May 13, 5:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPNueces50 min
May 13, 5:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPKleberg, Nueces117 min
May 13, 6:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPBee, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces, San Patricio115 min
May 13, 6:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPBee, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio41 min
May 13, 6:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPMcMullen112 min
May 13, 7:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPBee, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio118 min
May 13, 7:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPMcMullen3 hr
May 13, 8:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPBee13 hr
May 13, 9:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPVictoria3 hr
May 13, 11:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPNueces11 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.