A man visiting from California drowned near beach marker 228. He was last seen struggling between the second and third sandbar near the pier.
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A man visiting from California drowned near beach marker 228. He was last seen struggling between the second and third sandbar near the pier. The deceased was found the following morning.
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NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 25, 2:57 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 357 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016 .SHORT TERM (Tonight through Friday Night)... Isolated convection will wane with the loss of heating this evening. Moisture convergence reaching far west this evening may be enough to support isolated convection across the Brush Country, but lack of sufficient moisture should keep any activity very isolated so will maintain silent 10 POPs this evening out west. Otherwise, with the plume of moisture increasing across the western Gulf associated with the midlevel low positioning along the Texas coast, chances for showers and thunderstorms increase tonight through Friday night, with a slightly more active sea breeze. Greatest chances reside across the Victoria Crossroads, Northern Coastal Bend, and the adjacent gulf waters due to proximity of the midlevel low. Did not adjust much with the daytime and overnight temperatures. With the generally easterly flow and increased rain chances, slightly cooler temperatures should occur across the eastern zones with highs lingering in the lower 90s. Farther west, temperatures will still be able to reach into the upper 70s. && .LONG TERM (Saturday through Thursday)... While a majority of interest remains of what invest 99L will become the next several days as it moves westward towards the eastern Gulf of Mexico, closer to home we will see increasing rain chances starting this weekend that are NOT associated with the tropical disturbance. Deterministic and ensemble guidance are showing an upper-level feature, a TUTT low, developing late this weekend and slowly moving inland over South Texas. This is happening as mid- level ridging moves farther eastward and we see our PWATs surge upwards of 2 inches through the middle part of next week. We have decided to keep the PoPs in the chance range, no higher than 50 percent at this time with Monday possibly being the best day to see higher chances as the TUTT low slowly sags southward. By the later periods of next week the low should be far enough to our south- southwest that we should dry out however the airmass will still remain quite moist so pop-up showers and thunderstorms may still be possible, just more isolated in nature. The higher rain chances and more cloud cover will keep temperatures at or slightly below normal for a majority of the period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 77 93 76 92 76 / 10 20 20 40 30 Victoria 75 91 74 90 73 / 20 40 20 40 40 Laredo 76 98 76 97 75 / 10 10 10 10 10 Alice 74 96 74 94 73 / 10 20 10 40 10 Rockport 79 91 78 90 79 / 20 40 30 40 30 Cotulla 75 96 75 95 75 / 10 10 10 20 10 Kingsville 76 95 75 94 74 / 10 20 10 40 20 Navy Corpus 80 91 79 89 79 / 20 30 20 40 30 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && CB/85...SHORT TERM GH/77...LONG TERM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 526 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2016 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-260000- 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- 526 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND LATE TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND THE COASTAL PLAINS. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DAILY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
210 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
TXZ233-251945-
GOLIAD-
210 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN GOLIAD COUNTY...
AT 209 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
GOLIAD...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOLIAD...WEESATCHE AND CHARCO.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2892 9739 2862 9735 2858 9754 2876 9765
2892 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 163DEG 12KT 2867 9748
HEAVENERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
246 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
TXZ233-252000-
GOLIAD-
246 PM CDT THU AUG 25 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL GOLIAD COUNTY...
AT 246 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHARCO...OR 11
MILES SOUTH OF YORKTOWN...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEESATCHE AND WESER.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2892 9740 2892 9739 2879 9732 2873 9761
2878 9762 2892 9743 2893 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 161DEG 11KT 2882 9756
87The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A man visiting from California drowned in a rip current near the pier.
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 | 2016-08-25 | 34 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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