A swimmer near the south jetty of the Packery Channel on Padre Island became distressed in a rip current near the jetty. Rescue crews pulled the swimmer out of the water.
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A swimmer near the south jetty of the Packery Channel on Padre Island became distressed in a rip current near the jetty. Rescue crews pulled the swimmer out of the water. But the lifeguards and paramedics were unable to revive the individual.
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 Jun 14, 11:45 AM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1245 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 .DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR 18Z AVIATION SECTION BELOW. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15KT RANGE ALONG WITH GUSTS AT OR JUST ABOVE 20KTS EXPECTED AS WELL. FEW/SCT CLOUDS AT OR ABOVE 3KFT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EAST AND WILL SPREAD INLAND WITH THE SEA-BREEZE. WINDS DIMINISH A BIT OVERNIGHT WITH BRIEF MVFR CIGS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING. THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE WHILE CLOUDS SCT OUT AND LIFT BACK TO VFR LEVELS AFTER 15Z FRIDAY. && PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 353 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012/ SHORT TERM...MID AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MEXICO AND SOUTH TEXAS. CAN NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...BUT CHANCES ARE TOO LOW TO OFFICIALLY MENTION IN FORECAST. HIGHS AT OR SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN YESTERDAYS VALUES. CAUTION ON THE BAYS AND GULF WATERS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS...BUT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS WHERE FUELS ARE DRIEST AND RH VALUES LOWEST. LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE A NORTHWEST MOVEMENT TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED. IN THE MEANTIME...A LONGWAVE TROUGH SNEAKS IN FROM THE EAST WEAKENING MID LEVEL HEIGHTS AND COOLING TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA. AT THE LOWER LEVELS...A GENERAL SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE BRINGING INCREASED MOISTURE TO THE REGION. COOLING ALOFT WILL LEAD TO WEAKENING IN THE CAP...PARTICULARLY OVER THE EASTERN CWA AND GULF WATERS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUING THROUGH NEXT WEEK...WITH GENERALLY OVERNIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE GULF AND COASTAL AREAS...TO THUNDER ACTIVITY ALONG THE SEA BREEZE BY THE AFTERNOON. MUCH OF THE WESTERN CWA WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY AS THE CAP IS A BIT STRONGER OVER THIS AREA. ECMWF/GFS BOTH CONTINUE AN EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER TROUGH/CLOSED LOW OVER THE CWA. THIS MAY LEAD TO CHANCE POPS BY MIDWEEK. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...REMAINED QUITE PERSISTENT THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES THAN GUIDANCE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 77 92 76 92 74 / 10 10 10 20 10 VICTORIA 75 93 73 93 72 / 10 10 10 20 10 LAREDO 79 102 77 100 75 / 0 0 10 10 10 ALICE 76 97 74 95 73 / 10 10 10 20 10 ROCKPORT 81 91 79 90 79 / 10 10 10 20 10 COTULLA 75 100 74 98 72 / 0 10 10 10 10 KINGSVILLE 76 95 75 95 74 / 10 10 10 20 10 NAVY CORPUS 80 91 79 90 78 / 10 10 10 20 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && JR/76...SHORT TERM RG/82...AVIATION
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 443 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-151000- 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- 443 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEG F WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE INLAND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND COUNTIES...BRUSH COUNTRY...AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF SOUTH TEXAS. AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT WILL EXIST OVER THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF SOUTH TEXAS. AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS FRIDAY AS WELL AS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A young man was swimming near the south jetty of the Packery Channel on Padre Island. Rescue crews pulled the distressed swimmer out of the water. Lifeguards and paramedics attempted CPR at the scene but were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Nueces | 2012-06-14 | 28 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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