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 14, 8:51 AM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 951 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2005 .UPDATE...MID/UPPER-LEVEL SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH MID-LEVEL RIDGING/SOME DRIER AIR(MID/UPPER-LEVELS) PER GOES SOUNDER DATA/DEEP SOUTHERLY TROPOSPHERIC FLOW HAVE STIFLED CONVECTION SO FAR. HOWEVER...LAPS DATA ALREADY INDICATES MODERATE/HIGH LEVELS OF CAPE AND MOISTURE WILL BE FAVORABLE NEVERTHELESS. ATTAINMENT OF CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES AND FORCING FROM THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY APPEARS FAVORABLE FOR THE GENERATION OF SCATTERED CONVECTION AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND THE FAR WESTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS. THE LATTER AREAS WILL ONLY SEE ISOLATED CONVECTION. RAPID STORM MOTION AND DRIER MID/UPPER-LEVELS WILL SUGGESTS STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY DEEP CONVECTION. SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY ENHANCED BY CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES/THERMAL CYCLONE/LOW-LEVEL JET WILL RESULT IN BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. REMAINING ELEMENTS REQUIRE LITTLE OR NO ADJUSTMENTS. && .MARINE...ENHANCED SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION/THERMAL CYCLONE/LOW-LEVEL JET WILL RESULT IN SCEC CONDITONS AWAY FROM THE OFFSHORE WATERS WITH SCA CONDITONS FOR THE SOUTHERN BAYS. ISOLATED CONVECTION CAN BE EXPECTED. && .AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 12Z MONDAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL PRODUCE MVFR CONDITONS WITH LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE DEEPEST CONVECTION. ONLY ISOLATED CONVECTION IS ANTICIPATED ALONG THE COAST AND ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35. AWAY FROM CONVECTION...S/SE WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 KNOTS IN MANY LAOCATIONS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...SCA GMZ230. && 85/UPDATE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1047 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2005 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-151100- ARANSAS-BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR-BEE-CALHOUN- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN-NUECES- REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-WEBB- 1047 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST AND FAR WESTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGERING EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS MAINLY THE INTERIOR. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS AS DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES MOSTLY RANGE BETWEEN THE MID AND UPPER 70S AND AIR TEMPERATURES REACH THE MID 90S TO 102 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEK ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS AND THE COASTAL WATERS. THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TE/MB/BB
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:27 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home on Ridgewood in Victoria. Fire was contained to attic, but did cause smoke damage to remainder of the home.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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