A very moist and unstable boundary layer of the atmosphere formed over the Coastal Plains of South Texas. Several funnel clouds were reported from Corpus Christi to Victoria.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
A very moist and unstable boundary layer of the atmosphere formed over the Coastal Plains of South Texas. Several funnel clouds were reported from Corpus Christi to Victoria. One funnel cloud briefly touched down in Woodsboro with no damage reported.
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 Sep 14, 11:26 AM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1226 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010 .DISCUSSION...PLEASE SEE THE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS. && .AVIATION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION WL LINGER THROUGH AROUND 00Z THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY JUST WEST OF ALI. DRIER CONDITIONS WL SLOWLY INFILTRATE INTO SOUTH TX OVERNIGHT AND WED. THIS WL SET THE STAGE FOR MORE FOG DEVELOPMENT TNT...MAINLY FOR VCT AND ALI BETWEEN 07Z AND 13Z. THE FOG MAY BE IFR AT TIMES IN THE VCT AREA GIVEN THE MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS IN THIS RGN. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WL PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE FCST PD. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 913 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010/ DISCUSSION...AN AXIS OF HIGHER PWATS HAS BUILT SOUTHWEST INTO THE CWA SINCE YDA. PWATS WERE AVERAGING BETWEEN 2 AND 2.2 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE...KCRP RADAR HAS CONTINUED TO INDICATE ISOLATED CONVECTION DEVELOPING AND DISSIPATING ACROSS THIS SAME AREA. WITH VERY LIGHT BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS (EVEN WESTERLY IN SOME LOCATIONS)...AN ACTIVE SEABREEZE IS ANTICIPATED TDA. THE CURRENT POP CONFIGURATION HANDLES THIS NICELY AND ONLY MINOR COSMETIC CHANGES WERE NECESSARY. THE TEMPS FCST WL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY LESS THAN YDA DUE TO THE INCREASED CLOUD CVR AND HIGHER RAIN CHANCES. A MOSTLY THERMALLY-INDUCED GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TDA. THIS WL KEEP WINDS THEIR STRONGEST IN THE BAYS THIS AFTN. SEAS WL REMAIN AROUND 2 FT...POSSIBLY 3 FT BY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SRN OFFSHORE WATERS. NO FLAGS ARE EXPECTED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 92 75 92 74 92 / 30 10 10 10 10 VICTORIA 93 73 93 72 93 / 20 10 10 10 10 LAREDO 99 79 100 77 99 / 10 30 10 0 10 ALICE 94 73 94 71 94 / 40 10 10 10 10 ROCKPORT 92 81 91 76 90 / 20 10 10 10 10 COTULLA 96 73 96 71 95 / 10 10 10 0 10 KINGSVILLE 94 75 94 73 95 / 30 10 10 10 10 NAVY CORPUS 90 80 90 77 89 / 20 10 10 10 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && MB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 457 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-151100- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 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- 457 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEA BREEZE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE INLAND COASTAL BEND AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BRUSH COUNTRY. THESE STORMS WILL PROVIDE SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH ISOLATED 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS POSSIBLE MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 37. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MJG/RG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 158 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010 TXZ243-244-142000- NUECES-SAN PATRICIO- 158 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010 ...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED JUST WEST OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 155 PM CDT... AT 155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS OBSERVED A A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ADDITIONAL FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL FUNNEL CLOUDS TODAY. MOST OF THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AND SHOULD NOT REACH THE GROUND. HOWEVER...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT A FUNNEL DOES REACH THE GROUND.
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 1 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:02 UTC.
5 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel cloud observed over Corpus Christi International Airport for about 10 minutes.
Public reported water over the roadways in portions of the city of Victoria near Mockingbird Lane.
Sheriff Department reported a funnel cloud near Port Lavaca.
Law enforcement reported a funnel cloud near the Victoria Community Center.
Sheriff reported a tornado briefly touched down at the intersection of Locke Street and Kasten Avenue in Woodsboro. No damage reported.
NWS employee spotted a weak funnel cloud over the south side of Corpus Christi near the intersection of Staples and Yorktown.
Spotter reported two funnel clouds east of Bishop.
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