Hail in Texas, March 19, 2002

COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
815 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002

COORD WITH SPC TO GO WITH A SVR WATCH FOR THE NERN 4 COUNTIES UNTIL
MIDNIGHT.

SVR SQLN CONTINUES TO RACE EWD ACROSS THE SRN PORTION OF THE EWX
CWFA.  MANY REPORTS OF VERY STRONG WINDS PER SFC OBS.  THE SRN
PORTION OF THIS OUTFLOW HAS ALREADY PUSHED THROUGH COTULLA AND IS
ABOUT TO PUSH THROUGH LAREDO.  THIS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY SHOULD CONTINUE
TO PUSH THROUGH THE CWFA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND PRODUCE FOR
THE MOST PART NON-SEVERE WINDS...AS IT OUTRUNS THE CONVECTION.  THE
00Z CRP/BRO SOUNDINGS INDICATED A FORMIDABLE CAP IN PLACE WITH 750
MB TEMPS OF AROUND 18 DEG CELSIUS.  CONVECTION FIRING TO THE WEST OF
COTULLA BEHIND THE OUTFLOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS INTENSE AND
SHOULD WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES FURTHER INTO THE INCREASINGLY CAPPED
ENVIRONMENT.

MARINE...WL MAINTAIN THE SCA FOR TNT.  WL MAKE SOME MINOR CHANGES
SUCH AS TO REMOVE EVENING WORDING.

MB...80
ML...73

.CRP...SCA GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275.

TXZ231>234-200600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
749 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE
COUNTIES OF BEE...GOLIAD...LIVE OAK AND VICTORIA. SOME CITIES
INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE BEEVILLE...GEORGE WEST...GOLIAD...
SKIDMORE...THREE RIVERS AND VICTORIA.

AT 752 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE SAN ANTONIO AND PLEASANTON AREAS.
THIS LINE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND
WINDS OVER 80 MPH.  THIS LINE WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE COUNTIES AFFECTED BY THE WATCH.  THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE TO
THE NORTH OF A GOLIAD TO VICTORIA LINE BETWEEN 830 AND 1000 PM CST.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF A DIME
OR LARGER...STRONG WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AND EVEN TORNADOES.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
ACTIVATION. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE
READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. IF
SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA...THEN MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM
AND LAY DOWN ON THE FLOOR. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LAY FLAT DOWN ON THE
GROUND...PREFERABLY IN A DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN
SEVERE WEATHER.

BUCHANAN