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 Sep 9, 8:55 AM CST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 955 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2003 12Z CRP SOUNDING CAME IN WITH A SURPRISING INCREASE IN PRECIPITABLE WATER...UP FROM 1.5 TO 2.15 IN JUST 12 HOURS. GFS SEEMS TO VERIFIED THE HIGHER MOISTURE FIELDS BEST...WITH THE ETA LOOKING A LITTLE TOO DRY. HOWEVER 12Z MESO-ETA AND LATEST RUC SHOWS THE EAST CWA AND OFFSHORE WATERS RESIDING IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF UPPER DIVERGENCE AND OMEGA AS A RESULT OF A COUPLED JET STRUCTURE. GFS SHOWS AN ABSENCE OF THIS FORCING TODAY AND GENERATES CONVECTION RESEMBLING A FAIRLY ACTIVE SEABREEZE. RADAR/SAT LOOPS SHOW SHRA/TSRA OFFSHORE CONTINUING AND WILL CONTINUE THE CHANCE POPS INTO THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE MARINE FORECAST DUE TO ENHANCED LIFTING...BUT ETA/RUC ARE PROBABLY A LITTLE OVER DONE WITH THIS SCENARIO. OVER LAND...WILL INCREASE POPS IN MOST LOCATIONS DUE TO HIGHER MOISTURE THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED INTERACTING WITH THE SEABREEZE THIS AFTERNOON. AM WRESTLING WITH THE IDEA OF RAISING POPS TO 40 PERCENT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND WILL MAKE FINAL CALL WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR BASED ON HOW HEALTHY THE CU LOOKS OUTSIDE THE OFFICE. .CRP...NONE. TR/92
GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-101100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 600 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING NEAR THE COAST AND OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS. ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND EASTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH SOUTH TEXAS AND THE ADJACENT WATERS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE BEST CONCENTRATION OF STORMS WILL OCCUR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF SEVERAL INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND MOVE INTO THE WATERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE WEAKENING. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS SECOND FRONT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED AS A RESULT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. AP/MB
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:47 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
15 power poles blown down along Highway 359. Dime size hail was also reported.
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