|Scattered thunderstorms formed along this boundary in the afternoon. Damaging wind gusts occurred near Beeville in the late afternoon.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
A weak boundary moved into the northern Coastal Bend on the morning of July 27th.|Scattered thunderstorms formed along this boundary in the afternoon. Damaging wind gusts occurred near Beeville in the late afternoon.
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 Jul 27, 3:47 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 447 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 .DISCUSSION...UPDATED FORECAST TO REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS IN CONVECTIVE ACITIVITY...ALONG WEAK BOUNDARY AND INLAND MOVING SEA-BREEZE...WHICH SHOULD LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 216 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013/ SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)...ISOLD -SHRA'S CURRENTLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF S TX...ARE EXPECTED TO CONT THRU THE AFTERNOON HOURS DUE TO MOISTURE CONVERGENCE/WEAK BDRY DRAPED NE TO SW ACROSS THE CWA. THIS FEATURE IS PROGD TO LIFT N AND WASHOUT BY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH PWAT'S ARE AROUND 2 INCHES...A CAPPING INVERSION IS KEEPING DEEP CONVECTION FROM OCCURRING. ALTHOUGH CAN NOT RULE OUT ISOLD -TSRA'S THIS AFTERNOON AS SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND. THE DEEPER MOISTURE IS PROGD TO LIFT N WITH THE BDRY AND MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THRU SUNDAY. MODELS PROG A LAYER OF MOISTURE AROUND 8KFT TONIGHT ALONG WITH A LOWER LAYER BTWN 15-20KFT WHICH WILL KEEP MN TEMPS WARM AND MUGGY TONIGHT. THE RIDGE ALOFT WILL LEAD TO DRYING IN THE MID/UPPER LEVELS ON SUNDAY WITH PCLDY SKIES AND ABV NORMAL TEMPS. WILL LIKELY SEE HEAT INDICES BTWN 105-109 DEGREES ACROSS THE CWA BY SUN AFTERNOON WITH A FEW LOCATIONS BRIEFLY REACHING 110-113. AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE PROGD TO BE BTWN 25-35 PERCENT ACROSS THE WESTERN CWA...HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT WITH NO FIRE DANGER THREAT ANTICIPATED. MARINE...ISOLD WEAK SHRA'S ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY THIS EVENING. A WEAK TO MOD ONSHORE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME MODERATE ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...A STRONG SUBTROPICAL RDG AXIS CENTERED ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND WEST TX WL REMAIN IN FIRM CONTROL OF OUR WX THROUGH THE FCST PD. THE RESULT WL BE CONTINUED ABV NORMAL TEMPS AND DRY SUBSIDENT CONDITIONS. AS EXPECTED GIVEN A PERSISTENT TEMP PATTERN SUCH AS THIS...LEANED HEAVILY ON THE BIAS CORRECTED GUIDANCE. BY THE END OF THE FCST PD...SOME REMNANT MOISTURE FROM WHAT WAS ONCE DORIAN MAY IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE RDG AXIS AND THE FACT THAT IT IS DAY 8 WL ONLY GO WITH 10 PERCENT POPS FOR NOW. THE OVERALL PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY RELAX THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. THIS WL TRANSLATE INTO SLOWLY SUBSIDING SEAS BY WEEKS END. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 78 96 78 96 78 / 10 10 10 10 0 VICTORIA 76 96 76 96 76 / 10 10 10 10 0 LAREDO 80 105 78 103 78 / 10 10 10 10 0 ALICE 77 99 76 99 76 / 10 10 10 10 0 ROCKPORT 81 91 80 92 80 / 10 10 10 10 0 COTULLA 77 102 76 102 76 / 10 10 10 10 0 KINGSVILLE 78 98 77 98 77 / 10 10 10 10 0 NAVY CORPUS 81 91 80 91 79 / 10 10 10 10 0 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && TMT/89...SHORT TERM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 503 AM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-281015- 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- 503 AM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME... ALTHOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HEAT INDEX VALUES 105 TO 109 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS EACH AFTERNOON... WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED SPOTS BRIEFLY HITTING OR EXCEEDING 110 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HEAT INDEX VALUES 105 TO 109 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS EACH AFTERNOON... WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED SPOTS BRIEFLY HITTING OR EXCEEDING 110 DEGREES. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF INTERSTATE 37...WHEN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY COINCIDES WITH WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 425 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 TXZ240-272200- DUVAL- 425 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING SOUTHWESTERN DUVAL COUNTY... AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRUNI...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF HEBBRONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. CB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 505 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 TXZ229-272230- LA SALLE- 505 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING LA SALLE COUNTY... AT 502 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MILLET...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DILLEY... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. CB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 513 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 TXZ229-230-239-240-272300- DUVAL-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-WEBB- 513 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING DUVAL...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN AND WEBB COUNTIES... AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES WEST OF SEVEN SISTERS...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF FREER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. CB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 522 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 TXZ234-272300- VICTORIA- 522 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING VICTORIA COUNTY... AT 521 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCFADDIN...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. CB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 529 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 TXZ229-272315- LA SALLE- 529 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING NORTHERN LA SALLE COUNTY... AT 526 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MILLETT...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DILLEY... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. CB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 548 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 TXZ232-233-272315- BEE-GOLIAD- 548 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING BEE AND GOLIAD COUNTIES... AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERCLAIR...OR 13 MILES EAST OF BEEVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. CB
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:03 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large basketball set tossed about 20 feet across the yard causing damage to the porch.
Spotter reported several wind gusts to at least 60 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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