Severe to extreme drought conditions existed across all of south Texas at the beginning of the month. Above normal rainfall occurred during the first half of the month over the 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.
Severe to extreme drought conditions existed across all of south Texas at the beginning of the month. Above normal rainfall occurred during the first half of the month over the Brush Country. Drought conditions improved during the month with severe drought continuing over the coastal plains by the end of the month. There were some isolated pockets of extreme drought lingering over the Victoria Crossroads.
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 Mar 31, 5:25 PM CST, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 625 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020 .DISCUSSION... See aviation discussion below for the 00Z TAFs. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions expected through the TAF period with mainly mid/upper level clouds. Few to scattered low clouds are expected by Wed morning. Winds will be light overnight with a gradual veering to the northeast and east. A slightly stronger southeast flow is expected by Wed afternoon. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 239 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020/ SHORT TERM (Tonight through Wednesday Night)... Breezy and drier conditions have spread across South Texas behind a cold front that cleared the Texas coast earlier today. Despite the passage of the front, any cold air advection has been quickly offset by strong insolation and temperatures have risen into the mid 70s near the Victoria Crossroads to 90 near Laredo. The much drier airmass will prime the region for good radiational cooling overnight, but this will be offset by a thin cirrus canopy associated with an upper level speed maxima translating west to east across the region. Expect temperatures to fall into the 50s across the northern and eastern counties with low to mid 60s across the remainder of the region as a result. Where the cirrus is thinner or has breaks, actual temperatures may be lower than forecast. As broad surface ridging slides into the northwest Gulf this evening and shifts east overnight, northerly surface winds will veer onshore by Wednesday afternoon. This will help moderate temperatures a few degrees lower than today as Gulf moisture begins to return with highs on Wednesday topping out in the mid 70s to mid 80s. A deepening lee side surface low along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains on Wednesday will result in a 25 to 30 knot low level jet developing Wednesday night, resulting in the return of low clouds for the Rio Grande Plains and Brush Country. As this blanket of clouds spreads into the region, Wednesday night temperatures are only expected to fall into the 60s. The latest suite of deterministic guidance has begun to show a signal for some light rain showers along the coast late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning, likely due to a combination of warm air advection and coastal convergence. However, meager column moisture with forecast precipitable water values in the 1-1.2 inch range Wednesday night does not support rain chances at this time. LONG TERM (Thursday through Tuesday)... Rain chances return to the forecast to start out the long term period. Moisture will continue to increase as onshore flow persists. An upper level shortwave will slide across the region and provide enough support to trigger isolated showers and maybe a thunderstorm or 2 on Thursday. Meanwhile, an upper level trough will move across the Rockies and Northern Plains which will send a cold front our way. Instability and moisture will be on the rise ahead of this boundary (PWATs 1.7-1.8", CAPE 1500-2000 J/kg and 40-50 knots 0-6km Bulk shear) which will lead to increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms Friday into the weekend. Models are still in a bit of disagreement as far as how far south the boundary will make it. The GFS brings it down into our southern counties Saturday morning before stalling and slowly pushing north as a warm front. The ECMWF and Canadian both stall the boundary north of the CWA before slowly washing it out. Chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue through the weekend and into early next week as PWATs remain high with sufficient instability in place and a series of mid level shortwaves move out ahead of our next upper level system. Another cold front will move through by mid week to help bring an end to our continued rain chances. Temperatures will remain above normal through the end of the work week before we "cool down" into the low to mid 80s Saturday. We will warm back up early next week with temperatures near 90 degrees expected across the Brush Country. MARINE... Onshore flow will continue through the end of the workweek with isolated showers possible on Thursday. Chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase Friday and into the weekend as a cold front moves south and stalls across South Texas. SCEC conditions are possible Friday ahead of the front. Rain chances will continue unto early next week as a series of upper level disturbances impact the region. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 58 78 67 80 72 / 0 0 10 20 10 Victoria 52 76 62 78 69 / 0 0 0 40 20 Laredo 62 84 67 87 71 / 0 0 0 10 0 Alice 56 81 65 82 70 / 0 0 0 20 10 Rockport 60 75 67 80 74 / 0 0 10 20 10 Cotulla 58 82 65 83 70 / 0 0 0 20 10 Kingsville 56 81 66 83 71 / 0 0 10 20 0 Navy Corpus 65 76 68 79 74 / 0 0 10 20 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && TE/81...AVIATION
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 246 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-012000- 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- 246 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Isolated thunderstorms Friday through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-012000- 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- 246 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Isolated thunderstorms Friday through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
24 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month with extreme drought occurring over eastern sections.
Severe drought continued over the area through the month with extreme drought occurring over eastern sections.
Severe drought continued over the county through the month with extreme drought lingering over north central part of the county.
Extreme drought conditions improved to severe over the county during the month.
Extreme drought conditions improved to severe over the county during the month except for the extreme eastern part of the county.
Extreme drought conditions improved to moderate levels due to beneficial rains.
Extreme drought conditions improved to moderate levels due to beneficial rains.
Extreme to severe drought conditions improved to moderate levels due to beneficial rains.
Extreme to severe drought conditions improved to moderate levels due to beneficial rains.
Severe drought conditions improved to moderate levels due to beneficial rains.
Severe drought conditions improved to moderate levels due to beneficial rains.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2020
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: 886417, 886418, 886419, 886421, 886423, 886424, 886425, 886426, 886427, 886428, 886429, 886430, 886431, 886432, 886433, 886434, 886435, 886436, 886438, 886439, 886440, 886441, 886442, 886443.