An outflow boundary from MCS over the San Antonio area pushed into Mcmullen and Duval counties during the late morning. An isolated super cell developed out ahead of boundary.
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An outflow boundary from MCS over the San Antonio area pushed into Mcmullen and Duval counties during the late morning. An isolated super cell developed out ahead of boundary. A weak and short-lived tornado was spun up as the supercell intersected the outflow boundary. The supercell continued moving southeast along the outflow boundary through Duval County.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 5, 12:45 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 145 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2003 CORRECTED TO INCLUDE WATCH. SHORT-TERM(TONIGHT THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY)...MODELS CONT TO SHOW A SERIES OF S/WVS THRU FRI NIGHT ALONG WITH SFC BDRIES/CF. AIRMASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE THROUGH FRI NIGHT AND BEYOND. UNCERTAINTY WILL BE TIMING OF THESE WAVES. LINE OF TSRAS CURRENTLY MVG ACROSS CWA IS EXPECTED TO CONT AFFECTING THE SRN CWA INTO LATE AFTERNOON THEN A BRIEF LULL BEFORE ANOTHER S/WV TREKS ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING AROUND 09Z FRI MORN. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS OVR THE GULF WATERS TO THE SE OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...THIS AREA OF CONVECTION IS PROGD TO SHIFT TO THE NE AS THE BDRY CURRENTLY OVR THE CWA MOVES OFFSHORE. WILL HAVE DECREASING POPS TONIGHT THEN INCREASING FRI MORN TO CHC. BY FRI NIGHT...ANOTHER S/WV PROGD TO SLIDE SWD FROM THE BIG BEND REGION THEN TWD W CWA TREKKING GENERALLY SE TWD 12Z SAT. MAY ADJUST 1ST PERIOD POPS JUST BEFORE ISSUANCE BASED ON ONGOING WX. AS FOR WINDS...CF/SFC BDRIES ASSOC WITH CONVECTION WILL CONT TO FLUCTUATE WIND DIR/SPEED. OVERALL SUSTAINED WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEAK TO MOD WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR TSRAS. FRIS HIGH EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY REACH FCSTD LEVS IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. LONG-TERM (SAT THROUGH THU)...FRIS COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE COAST BY SAT BEFORE MVG BACK TO THE NORTH LATE SAT. SRLY FLOW WILL RETURN BRIEFLY BEFORE ANOTHER FRONT PUSHES TO THE COAST AND STALLS ONCE AGAIN SUN NIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO DISAGREE WRT MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION AS ETA DRYS THINGS OUT MORE FM THE NW...BUT AM INCLINED TO GO W/ WETTER GFS AS IT HAS SEEMED TO DO BEST WRT MOISTURE THUS FAR. TIMING OF ANY CONVECTION REMAIN PROBLEMATIC AS NW STEERING FLOW COULD BRING ORGANIZED CONVECTION THAT DEVELOPS ACROSS NW AND CEN TX SOUTH INTO THE REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT OR DAYTIME HOURS AND IT IS TOO FAR OUT TO DETERMINE THE TIMING OF S/WVS AND JET DYNAMICS THAT WILL SPARK THE CONVECTION ALONG THE DIFFERENT SFC BOUNDARIES THROUGH THE PERIOD. IN ADDITION...ANY OVERNIGHT MCS MVG THROUGH THE REGION TYPICALLY SUPPRESSES CONVECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY AS THE ATMOSPHERE RECOVERS. WILL KEEP CHC POPS SAT THROUGH MON...BUT WILL NOT GO TOO HIGH ANY ONE PERIOD DUE TO TIMING DIFFICULTIES AND MODEL DIFFERENCES. THINGS FINALLY BEGIN TO DRY OUT TUES AND WILL NOT CARRY ANY POPS BEYOND WED. HOPE TO BE ABLE TO REFINE TIMING OF PRECIP MORE OVR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NRN GOMEX THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVR THE CEN PLAINS. SSW FLOW WILL PROMOTE DRYING AND WARM TEMPS W/ WESTERN AREAS EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES BY WED AND WELL INTO THE 90S ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. CRP EE 073/091 073/089 075 33433 VCT EE 070/091 070/090 074 34433 LRD EE 073/097 073/094 075 34433 .CRP...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 3 PM CDT. 81 (SHORT-TERM) 88 (LONG-TERM)
TXZ229>234-239>247-061100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1239 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE VICTORIA AREA AND NORTHERN COASTAL BEND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SEA BREEZE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...AND PRODUCE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...MAINLY ACROSS VICTORIA AND GOLIAD COUNTIES THROUGH 3 PM...THEN OVER PORTIONS OF WEBB...DUVAL... JIM WELLS...NUECES...KLEBERG AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES AFTER 2 PM. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE HAIL PENNY SIZED OR LARGER...AND STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IN ADDITION...A FEW FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS DEVELOP IN THE MOIST AND SOMEWHAT TROPICAL AIRMASS. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THESE FUNNELS REMAIN ALOFT AND DO NOT TOUCH THE GROUND...RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF ANY FUNNEL CLOUD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED AREAWIDE FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WIND...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GW
TXZ233-234-245>247-052000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1025 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2003 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3PM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF GOLIAD...VICTORIA...REFUGIO...ARANSAS AND CALHOUN. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE GOLIAD...VICTORIA...TIVOLI... SEADRIFT AND PORT LAVACA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXITING THE SOUTHERN HILL COUNTRY AND APPROACHING THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER SOUTH TEXAS IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE... THUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 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 PENNY 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. JM FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP
TXZ229>234-239>247-051900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1242 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2003 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND UNTIL 3PM. ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING ACROSS MOST OF THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS... AT 1240 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM COTULLA TO CHOKE CANYON TO NURSERY. THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST AND MOVING INLAND. THESE STORMS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTH TEXAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS... MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A BERCLAIR TO ROCKPORT LINE. IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA...THEN MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. JM
TXZ229>234-239>247-052000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 205 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2003 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND UNTIL 3PM. ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND... AT 200 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SLOW MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM FREER TO SKIDMORE TO PORT LAVACA. THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST AND MOVING INLAND. THESE STORMS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN DUVAL...LIVE OAK...BEE...REFUGIO AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA...THEN MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. JM
TXZ229>234-239>247-052102- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 317 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2003 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND HAS EXPIRED... ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND... AT 315 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SLOW MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM BENAVIDES TO CORPUS CHRISTI TO ROCKPORT. THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS DUVAL... NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...AND ARANSAS COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. JM
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:04 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado was reported by general public and relayed through law enforcement. Tornado remained over open country producing no damage.
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