An NWS Storm Survey combined with NWS Doppler Radar confirmed a downburst with straight-line winds estimated at 60-70 mph occurred over Redfish Bay and moved north across Highway 361 in San Patricio County.
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An NWS Storm Survey combined with NWS Doppler Radar confirmed a downburst with straight-line winds estimated at 60-70 mph occurred over Redfish Bay and moved north across Highway 361 in San Patricio 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 Oct 25, 1:49 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
249 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009
.SHORT TERM...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
PROGRESS ACROSS THE EAST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA IN ASSOCIATION
WITH ENHANCED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE, A WEAKLY CAPPED ATMOSPHERE
AND GREATLY INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. ACTIVITY WILL WIND DOWN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. HOWEVER,
EXPECT STREAMER SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS STRONG LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE ADVECTION CONTINUES OVER THE COASTAL BEND. MAIN STORY
CONTINUES TO BE STRONG FRONT POISED TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS
DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. RAISED CHANCES OF PRECIP JUST A BIT MORE
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AS WIDESPREAD WETTING
RAINS ARE ANTICIPATED. PRECIP AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY 3 TO 4 INCHES STILL ON TAP. FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE
BETWEEN 6-8 PM MONDAY EVENING. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEFT
FRONT QUADRANT OF AN UPPER JET, BUT MAINLY OVER THE EAST HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA WHERE BETTER DAYTIME HEATING WILL TAKE PLACE.
DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH TEXAS THROUGHOUT MONDAY
NIGHT WITH CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ENDING OVER THE LAND ZONES
AROUND MIDNIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...THE GFS AND ECMWF SOLNS ARE
QUITE SIMILAR THROUGH THE FCST PD AND HAVE FINALLY SHOWN SOME
CONSISTENCY FROM RUN TO RUN. AS A RESULT...WL BE FOLLOWING THESE
SOLNS CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE FCST PD. AN INITIAL NEGATIVELY TILTED
S/WV TROUGH AXIS SITUATED ACROSS THE STATE EARLY TUE WL QUICKLY MOVE
NEWD TWDS THE LOWER MS RVR VLY BY TUE EVENING. STRONG SUBSIDENCE
AND NVA WL BE THE RULE ON TUE AS A RESULT. COOLER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS WL ALSO PREVAIL. HOWEVER...A RAPID TRANSITION TO A
RETURN FLOW REGIME IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON TUE NIGHT AS THE NEXT
STRONG S/WV DIGS RAPIDLY SEWD ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN RGN. WITH
SUCH A RAPID MOISTURE RETURN...PCPN IS EXPECTED TO BREAK OUT ON WED
OVER THE ERN ONE-THIRD OF THE CWA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
THE PRIOR FCSTS WAS TO INCREASE POPS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AND
SLOW DOWN THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FNT. THIS SLOWER MOVEMENT IS
BASED UPON THE BLOCKY SYNOPTIC PATTERN THAT DEVELOPS WITH A LARGE
CLOSED LOW OVER THE SRN ROCKIES AND A STRONG RDG AXIS ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. AS A RESULT...WL NOW SHOW FROPA ON THU
NIGHT/FRI MORNING. BROAD SYNOPTIC ASCENT AND FRONTAL FORCING ALONG
WITH 2 INCH PWS WL BE ENOUGH TO WARRANT CHC/LKLY POPS DURING THIS
SAME TIMEFRAME. WL SHOW MUCH COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THE
WEEKEND. GENERALLY WENT WITH THE ENSEMBLE MOS THROUGH THE PD.
LEANED TWDS THE LOW MEMBER FOR THE OFFSHORE FLOW SITUATIONS AND THE
HIGH MEMBER FOR THE RETURN FLOW SITUATIONS.
&&
.MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TO EXPAND TO BAYS AND
NEARSHORE WATERS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS. SEE LATEST MARINE WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION ON STRONG COLD FRONT (SATMWSCRP).
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 71 81 56 76 58 / 20 90 60 0 0
VICTORIA 68 78 53 74 51 / 30 100 50 0 0
LAREDO 72 75 55 79 61 / 10 70 20 0 0
ALICE 70 78 55 77 56 / 20 80 40 0 0
ROCKPORT 72 82 60 75 59 / 30 90 70 0 0
COTULLA 70 71 48 78 53 / 20 80 20 0 0
KINGSVILLE 71 80 56 77 57 / 20 80 40 0 0
NAVY CORPUS 73 82 57 75 64 / 20 90 60 0 0
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60
NM...WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&
JAR/19...SHORT TERM
MB/80...LONG TERMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 541 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-261100- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 541 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW...RESULTING IN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS...IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS WATERS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS ON MONDAY...PRODUCING NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IT DOES APPEAR SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG OVER THE COASTAL BEND... VICTORIA CROSSROADS AND MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...PRODUCING STRONG STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL. SOME COMPUTER MODELS ARE INDICATING A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SHEAR MOVING ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS WITH THE COLD FRONT. IF THIS OCCURS THEN SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ACROSS THIS REGION. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE FORECASTS AS THE EXACT FORECAST OF THE WEATHER PATTERN MATERIALIZES. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 37...WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. BETWEEN 1/2 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRIEFLY DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AHEAD OF A SECOND COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY. JR/WC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 254 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009 TXZ229>234-239>247-261000- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...CALLIHAM...CROSS... LOMA ALTA...TILDEN...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE... GOLIAD...VICTORIA...LAREDO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO... ALICE...ORANGE GROVE...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...PORTLAND... INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO... WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA 254 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS ON MONDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND BRUSH COUNTRY OF SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY MORNING...AND THROUGH THE COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...AND WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT AND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 37...WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES. WEST OF INTERSTATE 37 TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER...BETWEEN 1/2 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...STRONG...GUSTY AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MONDAY EVENING. JAR
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
526 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 E CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.26W
10/25/2009 M44 MPH GMZ230 TX MESONET
44 MPH GUST REPORTED BY THE CORPUS CHRISTI MARINA WEATHER
STATION TCOON.
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RGASSThe Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight-line winds ripped the patio roof off the bait shop at the Fin and Feather RV park. Two power poles were knocked down and a vehicle was damaged in the parking lot.
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