An upper level low combined with abundant moisture and a coastal trough to produce scattered thunderstorms over South Texas. Thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts near Portland.
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An upper level low combined with abundant moisture and a coastal trough to produce scattered thunderstorms over South Texas. Thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts near Portland. Two weak tornadoes near Alice and Petronila.
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 26, 2:00 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 300 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2015 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)...AREAL COVERAGE OF CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE MAXIMIZED THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING WITH LESS COVERAGE ON SUNDAY AS UPPER LOW BEGINS TO DRIFT A BIT MORE TO THE EAST. WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THE SOUTHERN AREAS THIS EVENING (ENDING BY MID EVENING)...THEN JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT (SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FARTHER EAST IN GULFMEX). FOR SUNDAY... WILL ONLY MAINTAIN LOW CHANCE POPS FOR THE COASTAL AREAS (SLIGHT CHANCE AS FAR WEST AS AROUND HIGHWAY 281 AND NO RAIN MENTIONED FARTHER WEST). RAIN CHANCES LOW SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE (AND A MENTION) OF RAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST WHERE PWATS STILL AOA 1.5 INCHES. THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP THE RAIN CHANCES. FOR TEMPERATURES...SHOULD SEE SIMILAR TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT AS THIS MORNING FOR LOW TEMPERATURES...WITH MAYBE A DEGREE OR TWO HIGHER FOR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY OVER THE WESTERN AREAS WHERE LESS CLOUD COVER/MOISTURE SHOULD ALLOW FOR MORE HEATING HENCE WARMER DAY. WILL GO A TAD COOLER ON SUNDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND COOLER BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES. LIGHT WINDS AGAIN AND STARTING OFF MAINLY TO THE NORTH ON SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING MORE EASTERLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE SUNDAY NIGHT. && .MARINE (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)...WINDS WILL APPROACH SCEC OVER THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS AND POSSIBLY NORTHERN BAYS LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A CHANCE FOR CONVECTION THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE BETTER CHANCES OFFSHORE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR CONVECTION. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...MID/UPR LVL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY MAINTAINING A GOOD CHANCE OF SH/TSRA. THIS TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT OUT TO THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY FOCUSING MOISTURE AND BEST PRECIP CHANCES ACROSS THE EASTERN COASTAL BEND AND GULF WATERS. MUCH DRIER AIR SURGES INTO SOUTH TEXAS WED THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE UPR TROUGH SHIFTS WELL TO THE EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ALOFT. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND NEAR NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WED-FRI. LOOKING TO THE TROPICS...NHC IS MONITORING LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE YUCATAN AND INDICATE A MEDIUM CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH A GENERAL NWD TRACK TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...KEEPING IT WELL AWAY FROM THE TX COAST. WILL KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON ANY POTENTIAL TIDAL INFLUNCE THIS MAY HAVE ON AREA BEACHES...ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 70 91 69 87 70 / 20 20 10 40 30 VICTORIA 66 90 66 85 68 / 20 20 20 50 20 LAREDO 71 95 70 94 71 / 20 10 10 20 10 ALICE 70 95 69 90 68 / 20 20 10 40 20 ROCKPORT 74 91 73 85 72 / 20 30 20 50 40 COTULLA 69 95 67 92 70 / 10 10 10 20 10 KINGSVILLE 70 93 69 88 69 / 20 20 10 40 20 NAVY CORPUS 74 89 73 85 73 / 20 30 20 50 30 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && GW/86...SHORT TERM JM/75...LONG TERM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1035 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2015 TXZ229>234-239>247-271545- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 1035 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY BRIEFLY DEVELOP WITH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH...HOWEVER THE CHANCE IS VERY LOW. ALSO...TROPICAL FUNNELS MAY FORM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS WINDS ARE LIGHT AND THE AIRMASS IS MOIST. TIDE LEVELS WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY ELEVATED BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ELEVATED TIDAL LEVELS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE FULL MOON ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND APPROACH OF WEAK COASTAL LOW PRESSURE. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-271545- 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- 1035 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. ALSO...TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS...ALONG WITH A POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TWO...WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GW/TE/GH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1022 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2015 TXZ229>234-239>247-270000- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...CALLIHAM...CROSS... LOMA ALTA...TILDEN...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE... GOLIAD...VICTORIA...LAREDO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO... ALICE...ORANGE GROVE...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...PORTLAND... INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO... WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA 1022 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2015 ...TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... A VERY LIGHT WIND REGIME IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL COMBINE WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE AND SURFACE FORCING TO PROVIDE FOR A CHANCE FOR TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. MOST OF THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL BE SHORT LIVED...AND ARE NOT LIKELY TO REACH THE GROUND. HOWEVER...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IN THE EVENT A FUNNEL DOES REACH THE GROUND. MOVE INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS SHOULD YOU SPOT A FUNNEL CLOUD APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. GW
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:13 UTC.
2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Public reported a weak tornado occurred near Farm to Market Road 665 at Petronila.
Public shared a video on social media of a brief tornado east of Alice.
Six power poles were blown down along County Road 3567 near Palm Memorial Garden cemetery.
Power lines were blown down on Farm to Market Road 893 west of Portland.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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