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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 6, 20244 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at May 6, 2024, 2:53 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2024, 2:53 PM CDT (19:53 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
16 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 19:54 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, 7.9 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 12:00Z on 2024-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1825 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2024-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1825 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-117 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
591 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
13.1

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The text

As transmitted.

847 
WHUS44 KCRP 061953
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
253 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

TXZ345-442-443-447-071200-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0008.240507T0400Z-240507T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0006.240506T1953Z-240507T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
253 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Tuesday morning. 
  For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 11 PM this evening to 10 
  AM CDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

ANM
2 follow-up statements
337 
WHUS44 KCRP 070322
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1022 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

TXZ345-442-443-447-071500-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0008.240507T0400Z-240507T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-240507T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
1022 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Tuesday morning. 
  For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 11 PM this evening to 10 
  AM CDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
076 
WHUS44 KCRP 071200
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
700 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

TXZ345-442-443-447-071500-
/O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-240507T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-240507T1500Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
700 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only 
  isolated road closures expected.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells37 min
May 6, 2:53 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces19 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.