Lightning struck a 10 thousand gallon storage tank near the town of Nursery. This caused the storage tank to catch fire.
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Lightning struck a 10 thousand gallon storage tank near the town of Nursery. This caused the storage tank to catch fire. The tank battery was also burned.
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NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 17, 5:33 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 633 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2014 .DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION. && .AVIATION...FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN AROUND VCT TAF SITE THIS EVENING. SHOULD SEE THESE DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS. ALL OTHER TAF SITES SHOULD BE DRY THROUGH THE NIGHT. BRIEFLY MVFR TO IFR CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FOR ALL TAF SITES. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCE EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE VCT TAF SITE. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 301 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2014/ SHORT TERM...DEEPEST MOISTURE WILL SHIFT A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH OVERNIGHT WITH PW VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 2 IN - STILL QUITE ELEVATED BUT NOT AS CONDUCIVE TO HIGH POPS AS THEY COULD BE. WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING WITH STRONGEST PVA/OMEGA OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA REGION. MESOSCALE GUIDANCE IS NOT PARTICULARLY AGGRESSIVE ON CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOUR...WITH NEARLY ALL DEVELOPMENT PROGD TO TAKE PLACE OVER EWXS AND HGXS CWAS. RIDGING BECOMES SLIGHTLY MORE DOMINANT OVER THE REGION BY TOMORROW NIGHT...THOUGH DEEPER MOISTURE WILL RETURN AND CONTINUE TO ALLOW AT LEAST ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE REGION. WHEN IT COMES TO TEMPERATURES...MORE OR LESS STICKING WITH PERSISTENCE FOR BOTH THE HIGHS AND LOWS IN ABSENCE OF ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THE ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE. LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...EXTENDED PERIOD BEGINS WITH AMPLE MOISTURE STILL OVER THE COASTAL BEND. PWATS IN THE 2.2 TO 2.3 RANGE SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. MID-LEVEL RIDGING NOSING INTO THE REGION WILL DIMINISH RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH JUST ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL RAIN CHANCES. MODELS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS AGGRESSIVE WITH A POTENTIAL FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH BOTH GFS AND ECMWF FEATURING VERY LARGE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY PRODUCING WEAK ELY/SELY FLOW THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SINCE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION FROM PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ECMWF...WILL OPT TO RETAIN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS WHILE PWATS REMAIN AOA 2 INCHES...THEN LEAVE THE FORECAST DRY FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD AS PWATS RETURN TO SEASONAL NORMALS. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BIT MORE CONTINUITY TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE IN THIS END OF THE FORECAST. HAVE BOOSTED TEMPERATURES TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD MORE IN LINE WITH PERSISTENCE GIVEN THE DECREASED CHANCE OF AN AIRMASS CHANGE...OTHERWISE JUST SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 77 91 77 91 76 / 30 30 20 50 20 VICTORIA 75 90 75 91 74 / 40 40 30 50 20 LAREDO 76 96 76 96 78 / 20 20 20 30 20 ALICE 76 94 76 93 75 / 20 30 20 50 20 ROCKPORT 78 89 78 90 79 / 30 30 30 50 20 COTULLA 75 94 75 95 76 / 20 20 20 30 20 KINGSVILLE 76 94 76 93 77 / 20 30 20 50 20 NAVY CORPUS 80 89 80 89 79 / 30 30 30 50 20 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && PZ/83...AVIATION
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 448 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2014 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-181000- 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- 448 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE PERSISTS ACROSS THE REGION. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES MAY BECOME ELEVATED AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. CB/RH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 701 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2014 TXZ233-234-180045- GOLIAD-VICTORIA- 701 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING NORTHEAST GOLIAD AND WESTERN VICTORIA COUNTIES... AT 658 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MISSION VALLEY...OR 10 MILES WEST OF VICTORIA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PZ
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:12 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck an oil storage tank near the community of Nursery. This caused a fire that burned the tank and the tank battery.
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