1 lightning, 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 Aug 11, 7:45 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 845 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2004 .DISCUSSION...KCRP VAD WIND PROFILE SHOWS SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW HAS INCREASED TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LAYER UP TO 2KFT. THIS HAS INCREASED THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE IN ADVANCE OF THE OF THE FRONT FROM NEAR VICTORIA BACK TO SAN ANTONIO. THE STORMS CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE OVER VICTORIA BACK TO ATASCOSA COUNTY AND WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. WILL RAISE POPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. STORMS SHOULD BE MOVING SOUTH OF THE REGION DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. WITH LOSS OF HEATING...EXPECT SEVERE THREAT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ALTHOUGH ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS COULD STILL OCCUR. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 72 92 70 91 70 / 60 10 00 05 00 VICTORIA 69 91 66 90 66 / 80 10 00 00 00 LAREDO 78 97 76 96 73 / 30 10 00 10 10 ALICE 71 94 68 94 68 / 50 10 00 05 05 ROCKPORT 76 89 72 89 72 / 60 10 00 00 00 COTULLA 71 94 67 94 68 / 40 10 00 05 05 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 89/TMT
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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 751 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2004 TXZ234-120130- VICTORIA- 751 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2004 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS VICTORIA COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM CDT... AT 751 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF VICTORIA TO NEAR EDNA MOVING SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH. THIS LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NURSERY...INEZ...VICTORIA...TELFERNER...DACOSTA... PLACEDO AND BLOOMINGTON. THIS LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH AS WELL AS FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. JR
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
843 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2004
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0825 PM HAIL NURSERY 28.92N 97.10W
08/11/2004 0.75 INCH VICTORIA TX TRAINED SPOTTER
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JRThe Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:58 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck and set a home on fire in the Lakewood subdivision. The home was a total loss.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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