Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 25 to 26, 2003

COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
840 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003

COMPLEX OF STORMS OVER SOUTH TEXAS IN TWO LOCATIONS.  ONE AROUND SAN
ANTONIO AREA NORTHEASTWARD AND ANOTHER NEAR THE RIO GRANDE...THE
LATTER BEING THE STRONGEST.  NEW WATCH BOX WILL COME OUT SHORTLY
WHICH WILL INCLUDE ALL BUT COASTAL COUNTIES AND WILL OBVIOUSLY
MENTION SEVERE THERE.  MAIN THREAT WILL BE HAIL AND PERHAPS WIND
DAMAGE THE LATTER MAINLY IN THE WEST.  ZONE UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED
AFTER NEW WATCH COMES OUT.  TEMPS LOOK FINE AT THIS TIME. NO CHANGES
TO LATTER PERIODS.

.CRP...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
400 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH
TEXAS LATER THIS EVENING.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT THIS EVENING.  SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...MAINLY NORTH OF A
VICTORIA TO LAREDO LINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY WEDNESDAY.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
ON WEDNESDAY.  MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESUME ON THURSDAY ACROSS
SOUTH TEXAS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON
FRIDAY PROVIDING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COASTAL BEND AND WINDY CONDITIONS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AS THE ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
846 PM CST TUE MAR 25 2003

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
VALID UNTIL 200 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE
COUNTIES OF BEE...DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM WELLS...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...
MCMULLEN...VICTORIA AND WEBB. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE
ALICE...BEEVILLE...BENAVIDES...COTULLA...ENCINAL...GEORGE WEST...
GOLIAD...LAREDO...SKIDMORE...THREE RIVERS...TILDEN AND VICTORIA.

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP

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