1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 28, 3:00 PM CST, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 300 PM CST MON OCT 28 2002 HEAVIER RAINS REMAINED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS MUCH OF THE DAY AS A WARM FRONT MADE SLOW PROGRESS NORTHWARD. THE WARM FRONT WILL BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WILL EXTEND FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. MOISTURE AT MID/UPPER LEVELS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY ONLY RETAINING BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE. WILL KEEPS POPS AT SLIGHT CHANCE WEST TO CHANCE EAST TONIGHT AND GENERALLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TUESDAY. CONCERN FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE FOG. DRIER AIR ALOFT/MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER/SATURATED SOIL/LIGHT BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS FAVOR AREAS OF FOG WHICH COULD BECOME DENSE TUESDAY NIGHT. LONG-TERM...WARM FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE CWA AS A DRY COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE CWA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A CHILLY AIRMASS IN ITS WAKE. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO AN AMPLIFYING LONG-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS. THINK CHILLY TEMPS WILL MODIFY SOMEWHAT BEFORE REACHING THE CWA. MARINE...MESO-ANALYSIS DEPICTS A WARM FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE BAYS AND OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON. CONVECTION (AND STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS) CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE WARMER/MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAYS WITH ELEVATED CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE WARM FRONTAL AXIS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MARINE ZONES..AND PUSHING NORTHWARD. EXPECT CONVECTION TO EXIT THE NORTHERN WATERS AND PUSH FARTHER INLAND AND NORTHWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN BAYS. SYNOPTIC-SCALE ASCENT WILL DIMINISH BEYOND TONIGHT AS THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE UPPER JET STREAK RAPIDLY LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST..AND UPPER VORT PACKAGE SWINGS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND OFF TO THE NORTHEAST PULLING DRIER AIR IN FROM THE WEST..AS EVIDENT ON VAPOR IMAGERY. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WIND FIELDS WED NIGHT/THU WITH A SECONDARY AND STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED FRI NIGHT/SAT. MODEL GUIDANCE HAS BEEN SLOWING DOWN THE SECONDARY FRONT..BUT THE PAST COUPLE OF RUNS APPEAR TO BE SOMEWHAT IN AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME..HOWEVER TIMING WILL BE ADJUSTED AS THE FRONT IS STILL FIVE DAYS AWAY. ZONAL FLOW AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING FRONT WILL INHIBIT SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE RETURN FOR CONVECTION..AND WILL FORECAST ISOLATED-SCATTERED BASED ON THE EXPECTED THERMAL CONTRAST WHICH WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO FORM A LINE OVER THE MARINE AREA. .CRP...NONE. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS: CRP EB 071/084 071/082 064 32- VCT EB 070/080 068/080 062 32- LRD EB 068/081 068/081 064 22- .CRP...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TXZ232>234-242>247 UNTIL 01Z. 71/76
TXZ229>234-239>247-291200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 530 AM CST MON OCT 28 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .TODAY AND TONIGHT... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BEE...GOLIAD...VICTORIA... ARANSAS...CALHOUN...REFUGIO...KLEBERG...NUECES...AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND COUNTIES AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. WITH PLENTIFUL MOISTURE AS WELL AS A STORM SYSTEM IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...THE STAGE WILL BE SET FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HEAVY AS IT WAS DURING LAST WEEKS EVENTS...BUT THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED ACROSS MOST OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES. AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH. THE THREAT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION FOR SEVERE STORM SPOTTING PURPOSES IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. RAINFALL REPORTS MAY BE NEEDED FROM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS. .TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A COLD FRONT FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS ON TUESDAY... AND COOLER AND CONSIDERABLY DRIER AIR WILL END THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS OR HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS ON FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE COLDEST TEMPERTURES OF THE SEASON TO THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS...AND NORTH TEXAS MAY EVEN SEE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PURPURA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
700 PM CST MON OCT 28 2002
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0531 PM ARANSAS PASS TX WIND DAMAGE
10/28/02 SAN PATRICIO ROOF BLOWN OFF TRAILER
WCThe Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:02 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind Damage...trees blown down area wide. Reported by sheriffs office.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, October 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5319615.