A modestly unstable air mass developed over South Texas in proximity to a weak frontal boundary early on June 7th. An upper level disturbance moved out of northeast Mexico into the region during the afternoon.
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A modestly unstable air mass developed over South Texas in proximity to a weak frontal boundary early on June 7th. An upper level disturbance moved out of northeast Mexico into the region during the afternoon. Scattered strong and isolated severe thunderstorms developed over the Brush Country and moved toward the coast. Marginally severe hail occurred in the Brush Country with damaging winds reported in Laredo and Corpus Christi.
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 7, 1:20 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 220 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 .DISCUSSION...WL MAKE A FEW QUICK AFTN ADJUSTMENTS TO MAINLY THE TEMP AND POP GRIDS BASED UPON THE STRONG MCS MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY. SPECIFICALLY...LOWERED HIGH TEMPS FOR THE NORTHWEST AREAS SVRL CATEGORIES AND MOST EVERYWHERE ELSE BY AT LEAST 1-3 DEGS. BUMPED UP POPS TO GOOD CHC/LKLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AREAS BASED UPON RADAR TRENDS. THE COLD FRONT JUST WENT SOUTH OF LAREDO WITHIN THE PAST HOUR. SFC-BASED CAPES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT ARE IN THE 2400-3400 J/KG RANGE. SO WITH THE MCS MOVING SEWD TWDS THIS VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS POISED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT...CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT IS LKLY THROUGH THE AFTN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND. STILL EXPECT ONE OR TWO SVR STORMS GIVEN THE HIGH CAPES AND MARGINAL DEEP LAYER SHEAR. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1223 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013/ DISCUSSION...PLEASE SEE THE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS. AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTN AND EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...MVFR AND EVEN BRIEF IFR CEILINGS WL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY THE LRD TAF SITE AS A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH THIS AREA BETWEEN 19Z AND 21Z. THE BIGGEST THREAT WL BE FROM GUSTY THUNDERSTORM-INDUCED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 45 KT AT TIMES ALONG AND BEHIND THIS CLUSTER. THIS CLUSTER MAY REACH ALI AND CRP BY 21-22Z. VCT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY DRY AS THE CONVECTION PASSES TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD DIMINISH BY 02Z AS THE CLUSTER MOVES SOUTHEAST OF THE TAF SITES. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION WL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LRD TAF SITE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AFFECTS THIS RGN. ONCE AGAIN...MOSTLY VFR CEILINGS WL PREVAIL WITH OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1045 AM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013/ DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT IS BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN AND CURRENTLY STRETCHES FROM CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY THROUGH BAFFIN BAY AND THEN EASTWARD INTO THE WATERS. ISOLATED CONVECTION HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AND DISSIPATING IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT ALL MORNING LONG. EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE AFTN HOURS. ENHANCED CUMULUS AND BETTER CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY WL ENHANCE CONVECTIVE CHANCES IN THIS RGN. OF MORE SIGNIFICANT NOTE WL BE THE DEVELOPING CLUSTER OF STORMS BETWEEN EAGLE PASS AND SONORA. SVRL VORT MAXES...ONE IN THE PANHANDLE AND ANOTHER NEAR THE BIG BEND RGN WL CONTINUE TRACKING SEWD TDA. THESE VORT MAXES ARE MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UPSTREAM CONVECTION. CORFIDI VECTORS ALONG WITH THE CURRENT PROPAGATION STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT THIS CLUSTER WL LKLY AFFECT THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA THIS AFTN/EVE. GIVEN THE OTHER FACTORS ALONG WITH MODEST 0-6KM BULK SHEAR IN PLACE AND SFC-BASED CAPES EXPECTED TO REACH AS HIGH AS 2500-3500 J/KG...EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STRONG TO SVR STORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTN/EVE ACROSS MAINLY THE WRN HALF OF THE CWA. YET ANOTHER UPSTREAM VORT MAX CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH COLORADO WL LKLY AFFECT THE CWA OVERNIGHT TNT. SYNOPTIC SCALE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN KEEPING THE STALLED FRONT ACROSS THE CWA OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH PWATS AROUND 1.8 INCHES AND MODEST UPR FORCING FROM THE VORT MAX. ONCE AGAIN THE BEST POPS WL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY WITH LESS POPS FURTHER NORTHEAST GIVEN THE DRIER AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THIS RGN. BUMPED TEMPS DOWNWARD AREA-WIDE FOR TDA GIVEN THE INCREASED CLOUDS...INCREASED RAIN CHANCES AND NORTHEAST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT. MARINE...INCREASED WINDS SLIGHTLY BASED UPON CURRENT OBSERVATIONS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WIND WL TEND TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY THROUGH THE DAY AS A WEAK SEA-BREEZE BEGINS TO DEVELOP. WAVE PERIODS OF 9-10 SECONDS FROM ANDREA WL SLOWLY DIMINISH TDA AND WL DIMINISH THE RIP CURRENT THREAT FOR SATURDAY. STILL LOOKING AT MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TDA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 91 74 92 76 96 / 30 30 20 10 20 VICTORIA 90 68 91 75 91 / 20 20 20 10 20 LAREDO 95 76 95 78 100 / 60 40 20 10 10 ALICE 92 73 92 75 96 / 40 50 20 10 10 ROCKPORT 87 75 89 80 91 / 20 30 20 10 20 COTULLA 86 72 95 75 100 / 60 30 20 10 10 KINGSVILLE 93 74 92 76 96 / 30 40 20 10 10 NAVY CORPUS 86 76 87 79 90 / 20 30 20 10 20 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && MB/80...SHORT TERM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1055 AM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ242>247-081200- 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-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 1055 AM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY...WITH STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AND COASTAL BEND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TXZ229>234-239>241-081200- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS- 1055 AM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND AND BRUSH COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PRIMARILY WEST OF A TILDEN TO ALICE LINE. LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE ALONG WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH MAY OCCUR WITH A FEW STORMS IN THIS REGION. 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR WITH THE STRONGER STORMS MAINLY WEST OF A TILDEN TO ALICE LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN BRUSH COUNTRY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH THE STALLED COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY WEST OF A TILDEN TO ALICE LINE. MB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 101 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 TXZ229-071900- LA SALLE- 101 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE AFFECTING LA SALLE COUNTY... AT 1255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BIG WELLS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. MB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 129 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 TXZ239-071930- WEBB- 129 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY IMPACT AREAS OF WEBB COUNTY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE... AT 123 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN COAHUILA SOUTH OF CHUPADERA RANCH AIRPORT...OR 42 MILES SOUTH OF EL INDIO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN WESTERN WEBB COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HART
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 225 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 TXZ241-242-072015- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG- 225 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN JIM WELLS AND NORTHWESTERN KLEBERG COUNTIES... AT 219 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A DEVELOPING STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF KINGSVILLE...SLOWLY MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HART
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 197 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:52 UTC.
5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Quarter sized hail along with very heavy rain producing near zero visibility in Laredo was relayed through amateur radio.
Half dollar sized hail was reported in the north central portion of Laredo near the intersection of Del Mar Boulevard and McPherson Avenue.
Power lines blown down on the south side of Laredo.
Duval County Sheriff's office relayed report of quarter sized hail in Realitos.
CocoRaHS observer reported penny sized hail southwest of Realitos.
Public reported penny sized hail south of Alice.
Trees were blown down and blocked Santa Fe Street in Corpus Christi.
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