Above normal tempertaures and very dry conditions persisted across south Texas during the month of August. Severe to extreme drought conditions developed over portions of the Coastal Bend and Brush Country.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
Above normal tempertaures and very dry conditions persisted across south Texas during the month of August. Severe to extreme drought conditions developed over portions of the Coastal Bend and Brush Country.
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 Jul 31, 11:22 PM CST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1222 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .DISCUSSION... Updated for 06Z aviation discussion && .AVIATION... VFR conditions continue through the period with light to moderate onshore winds. Brief MVFR ceilings and visibility will be possible at ALI, CRP, and VCT between 08Z and 13Z. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 621 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2019/ DISCUSSION... AVIATION... VFR conditions will continue through the period with light to moderate onshore winds. A brief period of MVFR ceilings and fog will be possible at ALI, CRP and VCT between 08 and 12Z. PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 400 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2019/ SHORT TERM (Tonight through Thursday Night)... A few showers and thunderstorms have finally developed in the northern coastal bend. Expect this trend to continue, but mainly affecting the northern Coastal Bend and northern Coastal Plains through around 7pm. Convection should dissipate in the early evening with dry conditions then expected overnight. Not much change in the upper level pattern for the short term period with high pressure ridge holding strong to the west. Expect a pretty seasonal diurnal pattern with isolated showers...offshore overnight, working their way onshore during the morning Low temperatures will continue warm and humid in the 70s with a high tomorrow pretty similar to today. Light to moderate onshore flow will persist. LONG TERM (Friday through Tuesday)... Models are in slightly better agreement heading into the weekend with the 12Z model suite compared to previous runs. Persistent 500mb high pressure will be centered around the Four Corners region and an amplifying trough will deepen across the Southeast United States. Hot temperatures and isolated rain chances are expected, with 1000- 500mb thicknesses and 850mb temperatures holding steady or slightly increasing through the weekend. This will maintain above-normal temperatures each afternoon, with highs in the mid 90s east and 100 to 105 west. Model guidance indicates a piece of energy breaking off of the main trough across the Northern Gulf and moving westward across South Texas. Models start to diverge by this point, with the ECMWF showing a well-defined closed mid-level low and the GFS being much weaker and slower. With model time-heights showing RH values of 70 to 80% from the surface through 700mb, at least isolated convection is expected to develop across South Texas. When models come into better agreement, this can be adjusted accordingly. Thereafter, high pressure building across Texas should bring drier, subsident air by the end of the period. MARINE... The pressure gradient will be fairly weak through the weekend and into next week. Surface winds are expected to be light to occasionally moderate, along with low seas of 2 to 4 feet. Deep- layer moisture this weekend will allow isolated to scattered thunderstorms to develop. Any storms can result in locally higher winds and seas. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 75 96 75 95 77 / 10 10 10 10 10 Victoria 73 96 74 97 76 / 0 10 10 20 10 Laredo 77 103 77 104 78 / 10 10 0 10 0 Alice 74 99 73 100 74 / 0 10 0 10 10 Rockport 79 91 79 91 80 / 10 10 10 10 10 Cotulla 75 102 75 103 76 / 0 0 0 10 10 Kingsville 75 96 74 98 75 / 10 10 10 10 10 Navy Corpus 80 92 80 93 80 / 10 20 10 20 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && LS/77...AVIATION
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 512 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2019 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-011015- 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- 512 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible across the Coastal Plains today through this evening. A few heavy downpours and cloud to ground lightning will be possible. Maximum Heat index values of 105 to 109 degrees will be possible over portions of South Texas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible each day, mainly east of Highway 281. A few heavy downpours and cloud to ground lightning will be possible. Maximum Heat index values of 105 to 109 degrees will be possible daily over portions of South Texas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-011015- 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- 512 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms will be possible today through this evening. Cloud to surface lightning will be possible with any thunderstorm. Winds could be gusty in and around thunderstorms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible over the Coastal Waters through the weekend and into early next week. Cloud to surface lightning will be possible with any thunderstorm. Winds could be gusty in and around thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe to extreme drought conditions developed over the southern half of the county during the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions developed over the county during the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions developed over the northern half of the county during the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions developed over the county during the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions developed over the county during the month.
Severe drought conditions developed over the island portion of the county during the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions developed over the county during the month.
Severe to extreme drought conditions developed over the county during the month.
Severe drought conditions developed over the southern portion of the county during the month.
Severe drought conditions developed over the southern portion of the county during the month.
Severe drought conditions developed over the southern portion of the county during the month.
Severe drought conditions developed over the southern portion of the county during the month.
Severe drought conditions developed over the extreme southern portion of the county during the month.
Severe drought conditions developed over the extreme southern portion of the county during the month.
Severe drought conditions developed over the northern and central portions of the county during the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 2019
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: 852274, 852275, 852276, 852278, 852279, 852280, 852281, 852282, 852284, 852285, 852286, 852287, 852289, 852290, 852292.