Above normal rainfall during the month improved drought conditions from the eastern Brush Country to the Coastal Plains by the end of the month. No drought conditions were in place over most of the Coastal plains by the end of the month.
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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 rainfall during the month improved drought conditions from the eastern Brush Country to the Coastal Plains by the end of the month. No drought conditions were in place over most of the Coastal plains by the end of the month. Monthly rainfall amounts were between 5 and 8 inches over the eastern Brush Country to the coastal plains.
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, 11:46 PM CST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1246 AM CDT Sat Apr 1 2023 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Saturday night) Issued at 349 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023 Key Messages: - Weak frontal boundary will stall across South Texas tonight. - Patchy fog, possibly dense at times, each night. - Above normal temperatures through the weekend. - Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms across the west Saturday. A weak frontal boundary has been slow to move into the northwestern CWA this afternoon, but is expected to drift into the area and stall overnight. This will lead to light and variable winds tonight. The general direction will east to northeast. Some lower dewpoints are forecast to move into the LaSalle and McMullen counties, but the remainder of the CWA will remain humid leading to the potential for fog to develop. The SREF shows the best chance of fog with visibilities less than 1 mile, along the coast with lesser chances farther inland. The NAM and HRRR also indicate fog and dense fog along the coast. However, other guidance just shows light fog. A cloud deck is also expected, which will inhibit radiational fog from developing. For now, have gone with patchy fog tonight across the southern and eastern 2/3rds of the CWA and across the bays and nearshore waters. If trends indicate visibilities lowering to less than 1 mile across the waters and less than 1/2 a mile across inland areas, then a Dense Fog Advisory may be needed later tonight. The stalled boundary is expected to lift north as a warm front Saturday afternoon or evening with winds veering to the east and southeast. Moisture convergence along the warm front combined with an mid/upper level short wave will contribute to isolated/scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday, mainly across the Rio Grande Plains and Brush Country. Despite the weak frontal boundary, temperatures will remain above normal Saturday, but should be a couple of degrees cooler than today's values. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through next Thursday) Issued at 349 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023 Key Messages: - Max temperatures likely to exceed 100 degrees Tuesday next week from Live Oak/Kleberg (75%) to La Salle/McMullen (95%) - Cold front Wednesday becomes rather stationary along the coast, leading to showers and storms into the weekend - Likely above normal precipitation (55-65%) April 6-10th Quasi-zonal flow Sunday through Tuesday will lead to significant warming as 850mb temperatures become very unusual with NAEFs indicating 97.5-99.5th 850mb temperature percentiles and ECMWF Extreme Forecast Index (EFI) 0.7-0.9. This will lead to maximum temperatures in the triple digits mainly along and west of HWY-77 Monday and Tuesday. NBMv4.1 probabilities of max temperatures over 100 continues to range from 75 to 95% in the aforementioned area on Tuesday. Maximum heat indices could exceed 105 over western Kleberg into the Brush Country. A strong closed mid-level low over the Rockies will deepen and move east-northeastward across the Great Plains into the Upper Midwest Tuesday into Wednesday. This will reflect a surface cold front through South Texas Wednesday morning, reaching the coast in the early afternoon with fairly good model agreement. Once the front reaches the coast or nearshore waters, a coastal surface trough or low is expected to form along the Middle to Lower Texas Coast. The combination of a surface boundary, ample moisture advection with PWATs around 1.9" (near max record), efficient 300K isentropic lift, and a series of shortwaves aloft will lead to chances of showers and at least a slight chance of thunderstorms Wednesday heading into the weekend. A noticeable discrepancy between the GFS and ECMWF is the position of the series of shortwaves aloft 850-500mb. The ECMWF is the wetter solution with the shortwave positive vorticity advection over South Texas owing to greater rainfall, whereas the GFS is slightly shifted northward with less rainfall across South Texas. Temperatures will cool significantly Wednesday into the latter half of the week with the cold front, overcast skies and rainy conditions. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1239 AM CDT Sat Apr 1 2023 IFR CIGs at ALI/CRP/VCT terminals with IFR CIGs prevailing overnight. VSBYs could become limited as well as fog develops overnight into Saturday morning. MVFR CIGs will be possible at COT/LRD closer to morning. A weak boundary will lead to a few showers and maybe a thunderstorm for COT/LRD. Expect all sites, with the exception of CRP/VCT to improve to VFR my mid to late morning. CRP/VCT will be slower to improve as the boundary drifts east. && .MARINE... Issued at 349 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023 A weak to moderate southerly flow is expected tonight. Winds will become northeast to east Saturday as a weak frontal boundary stalls across the area. Weak to moderate east to southeast flow returns Saturday night. A weak to moderate southerly flow is expected tonight. Winds will become northeast to east Saturday as a weak frontal boundary stalls across the area. Weak to moderate east to southeast flow returns Saturday night. Moderate to occasionally strong onshore flow of 15 to 20 knots is expected Sunday through Tuesday night in advance of an approaching cold front Wednesday. Shower and thunderstorm chances return Wednesday and will likely continue into next weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 84 69 88 71 / 10 10 10 0 Victoria 85 66 85 70 / 10 10 10 0 Laredo 90 70 94 71 / 20 10 0 0 Alice 88 67 93 68 / 20 10 10 0 Rockport 81 70 82 71 / 10 10 10 0 Cotulla 90 70 95 71 / 20 10 10 0 Kingsville 87 68 92 69 / 10 0 0 0 Navy Corpus 79 70 82 72 / 10 0 10 0 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...TE LONG TERM....EMF AVIATION...HA/72
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 534 AM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023 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- 534 AM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A slight chance of thunderstorms Saturday over the Rio Grande Plains and Brush Country. Isolated thunderstorms Wednesday over the Victoria Crossroads, and isolated to scattered thunderstorms areawide Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-011045- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 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- 534 AM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect through 1 PM for the offshore waters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Small Craft Advisory conditions may occur Sunday afternoon and early evening over the southern bays and southern nearshore waters. Small Craft Advisory conditions may occur Tuesday over the waters. Isolated thunderstorms late Wednesday, and isolated to scattered thunderstorms Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
21 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme drought persisted over the northwest part of the county and severe drought over the north central part of the county through the month.
Extreme drought persisted over the west part of the county and severe drought over the central part of the county through the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
Severe drought over the county improved to no drought by the end of the month with above normal rainfall during the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2023
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: 1095790, 1095792, 1095793, 1095794, 1095795, 1095796, 1095797, 1095798, 1095799, 1095801, 1095802, 1095803, 1095804, 1095805, 1095806, 1095807, 1095808, 1095809, 1095810, 1095812, 1095813.