Severe to extreme drought persisted over the western Brush Country counties of La Salle and Webb through the month of July.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
Severe to extreme drought persisted over the western Brush Country counties of La Salle and Webb through the month of July.
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 30, 11:39 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1239 AM CDT Sun Jul 1 2018 .DISCUSSION... Updated for 06Z aviation discussion. && .AVIATION... MVFR conditions developing through the VCT/ALI corridor with scattered low clouds at CRP. Could see tempo MVFR cigs early in the night at CRP and more likely toward morning along with continued MVFR at VCT/ALI. Expect continued VFR conditions west including LRD terminal. VFR conditions return mid/late morning for all sites and continue through the day. Winds not expected to be as strong Sunday with just a moderate gust. Will see a repeat tomorrow night of tonight's general conditions. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /Issued 904 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018/ DISCUSSION... Winds are a bit more elevated near the coast this evening, but are still in line with the latest ZFP for the coastal areas and islands. Did update the gridded data earlier due to the needed adjustments in temperatures and dew points at the time, and things are still in line for now. NO update for the evening package at this time. See .MARINE discussion. MARINE... Winds over the bays/waterways and nearshore waters are close or above 18 knots with higher gusts, including the northern areas. Decided to extend the SCA through midnight for all bays/nearshore waters. Winds are still forecast to come down by midnight, and am expecting that to remain true. No other changes at this time. Update has been sent out. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /Issued 616 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018/ DISCUSSION... See .AVIATION discussion for 00Z TAFs. AVIATION... Models and MOS are somewhat in agreement in bringing some MVFR conditions (CIGS mainly) to the eastern terminals overnight and ending AOB 01/15Z. Will generally go with that and use a blend of persistence and model guidance. This will bring some TEMPO MVFR conditions to KALI, KCRP, and KVCT about 04Z, 07Z/ and 08Z, respectively, with MVFR overall before sunrise. Could have some VSBY restrictions because of the dust which, since ASOS will consider as BR when dew point depressions are less than or equal to 5F. Will mention either 6SM or possible 5SM in the eastern terminals too. Winds will taper off slowly tonight and be lighter than they were overnight tonight than yesterday as pressure gradient is expected to relax a bit. Winds increase Sunday around 15Z but not as strong as today with the typical backing of winds post sea-breeze occurring at its usual times for early July and VFR conditions after 01/15Z all terminals. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /Issued 322 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018/ SHORT TERM (Tonight through Sunday Night)... Overall the weather pattern is quiet, but hot, hazy and humid. It is summer after-all, nothing should be shocking. The breezy to windy conditions will decrease later tonight as the surface but should still up enough to help keep us mixed. Not expecting fog, maybe some haze by the early morning hours. Otherwise overnight lows will be the same as they ever were, muggy. Tomorrow should be much the same as today though we can tack on a degree or two across much of the region with ridging directly overhead. Less wind is expected so that drying feeling of the breeze won't be as noticeable as afternoon heat index values may near Heat Advisory criteria across the Southern Coastal Bend west into the Brush Country. Not entirely confident at this time to put up a heat headline for tomorrow afternoon. LONG TERM (Monday through Friday)... Extended begins with summertime ridging still in control, with typical warm and humid weather. Main feature of interest in the extended is an inverted trough that will meander across the northwest Gulf toward the middle of next week. Models generally agree on moisture depth with PWATs in excess of 2 inches from Tuesday night through the end of the week, though noticeable differences remain in the trough axis location and timing. Scattered showers appear possible for the second half of next week including the holiday, though not in the amounts we received last week. The disturbance diminishes into next weekend, but deep moisture remains elevated so will only gradually phase out rain chances. Temperatures will begin the extended period near or just above normal, then moderate midweek with increasing clouds and rain chances. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 92 76 92 76 92 / 10 0 10 10 10 Victoria 95 75 96 75 95 / 10 0 10 0 10 Laredo 104 77 103 76 102 / 0 0 0 0 0 Alice 98 75 97 75 97 / 10 0 0 0 10 Rockport 90 80 90 79 89 / 10 10 10 10 10 Cotulla 103 75 103 75 102 / 0 0 0 0 0 Kingsville 97 77 96 76 96 / 10 0 0 0 10 Navy Corpus 91 81 89 80 89 / 10 10 10 10 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && PZ/83...AVIATION
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 532 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-011045- La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval- Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-Inland San Patricio- Coastal Aransas-Inland Refugio-Inland Calhoun-Coastal Kleberg- Coastal Nueces-Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands- Coastal Refugio-Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands- Calhoun Islands- 532 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a moderate risk of dangerous rip currents today along Gulf facing beaches. Afternoon heat index values will be between 105 and 109 degrees today mainly west of Interstate 37. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Afternoon heat index values between 105 and 109 degrees will be possible across much of South Texas Sunday into the early part of next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-011045- 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- 532 PM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Small craft advisories continue into this evening for southern bays and nearshore waters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought persisted across La Salle County through the month with extreme drought over the western part of the county.
Severe drought persisted across Webb County through the month with extreme drought over the northwestern part of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 777366, 777367.