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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

June 19, 2024Duval County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2024, 8:35 PM CDT for Duval County, Texas. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2024, 8:35 PM CDT (01:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2024, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Duval County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 19, 7:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 130 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 2024-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1715 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2024-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 152 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1715 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
487 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
300 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
10.5

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The text

As transmitted.

191 
WFUS54 KCRP 200135
TORCRP
TXC131-200200-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0013.240620T0135Z-240620T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
835 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Duval County in south central Texas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 834 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Realitos, or 12 miles southwest of Benavides,
  moving west at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southwestern Duval County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 2736 9863 2736 9880 2754 9880 2755 9846
      2737 9843 2734 9854 2734 9855 2736 9856
      2736 9859 2734 9859 2734 9862
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 082DEG 22KT 2745 9853 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

JCP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPAransas, San Patricio18 min
Jun 19, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP11 min
Jun 19, 7:44 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPBee, San Patricio16 min
Jun 19, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP26 min
Jun 19, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPAransas, Refugio21 min
Jun 19, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP43 min
Jun 19, 8:08 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval22 min
Jun 19, 8:11 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPAransas, Refugio19 min
Jun 19, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP31 min
Jun 19, 8:25 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPAransas20 min
Jun 19, 8:30 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPLive Oak, McMullen30 min
Jun 19, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPAransas, Refugio25 min
Jun 19, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP27 min
Jun 19, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP22 min
Jun 19, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPRefugio, San Patricio28 min
Jun 19, 9:23 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPBee, Refugio, San Patricio22 min
Jun 19, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP45 min
Jun 19, 10:06 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPKleberg24 min
Jun 19, 10:23 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPKleberg22 min
Jun 19, 10:42 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPJim Wells, Kleberg18 min
Jun 19, 10:59 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells16 min
Jun 20, 12:20 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells25 min
Jun 20, 12:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, San Patricio3 hr
Jun 20, 12:25 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPJim Wells20 min
Jun 20, 12:40 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval20 min
Jun 20, 1:02 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells16 min
Jun 20, 1:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval53 min
Jun 20, 2:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP24 min
Jun 20, 2:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells, La Salle, McMullen, Webb3 hr
Jun 20, 3:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb56 min
Jun 20, 3:34 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPJim Wells, Kleberg26 min
Jun 20, 3:35 AM CDTWind AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio8 hr
Jun 20, 3:52 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP39 hr
Jun 20, 4:34 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval, Webb26 min
Jun 20, 4:51 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval24 min
Jun 20, 5:14 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPDuval, Webb16 min
Jun 20, 7:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPKleberg, Nueces2 hr
Jun 20, 9:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval, Jim Wells56 min
Jun 20, 10:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPKleberg, Nueces, San Patricio92 min
Jun 20, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval35 min
Jun 20, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval, La Salle, McMullen25 min
Jun 20, 3:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPWebb17 hr
Jun 20, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle31 min
Jun 20, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle23 min
Jun 20, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle29 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.