Severe to extreme drought persisted over the western parts of La Salle and Webb Counties at the start of the month. Above normal rainfall during the month occurred across most of south Texas.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
Severe to extreme drought persisted over the western parts of La Salle and Webb Counties at the start of the month. Above normal rainfall during the month occurred across most of south Texas. Drought conditions improved to moderate by the end of the month.
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 Apr 30, 11:54 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1254 AM CDT Mon May 1 2023 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Monday night) Issued at 320 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 Southerly low level flow will increase to 30 knots over the Brush Country and to 20 knots for the coastal plains tonight due to a low pressure area over southwest Texas. The surface winds will remain slightly elevated tonight and keep minimum temperatures around 10 degrees warmer than this morning. With the low pressure area over southwest Texas, the winds will increase Monday with breezy conditions over the Coastal Bend in the afternoon. Highs will be similar to today with readings near or slightly above normal. Low level moisture will return with the stronger south-southeast flow Monday night. Clouds are expected to increase during the overnight hours. Lows will be in the lower to mid 60s inland to around 70 coast and along the Rio Grande Monday night. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through next Saturday) Issued at 320 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 A weak surface ridge will continue over the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an influx of moisture over South Texas. Quiet weather is expected Tuesday and Wednesday as moisture will still be limited to the lower levels. By Thursday, enough moisture will have returned to interact with a series of shortwaves, resulting in a slight chance to chance of precipitation as we move into the weekend. It is hard to determine timing right now, but with a bit more confidence, have increased PoPs slightly. As mentioned in the previous forecast, deterministic models continue to show higher PoPs so it would not be surprising to continue the increase in forecast rain coverage late this week. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1250 AM CDT Mon May 1 2023 VFR conditions throughout this period with mainly some high clouds over the area. An increasing low level jet tonight could lead to a brief period of LLWS at COT and ALI late in the night into the early morning with 35-40kt around 1500-2kft. Surface winds become moderate during the daytime on Monday then drop back to low levels after sunset. Will begin to see some lower clouds by the end of this period, but not enough for MVFR conditions yet. && .MARINE... Issued at 320 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 A weak onshore flow this evening will increase to moderate/SCEC conditions over the Gulf waters by early Monday morning. The flow is expected to decrease slightly with a weak to occasionally moderate onshore flow occurring for the rest of Monday into Monday night. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible late this week. Light to moderate southeasterly flow will continue into the weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 86 70 81 69 / 0 0 0 0 Victoria 85 66 82 64 / 0 0 0 0 Laredo 98 70 87 71 / 0 0 0 0 Alice 90 68 84 66 / 0 0 0 0 Rockport 81 72 81 70 / 0 0 0 0 Cotulla 97 69 89 68 / 0 0 0 0 Kingsville 88 69 83 68 / 0 0 0 0 Navy Corpus 83 72 80 72 / 0 0 0 0 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...TMT LONG TERM....LS AVIATION...PH/83
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 255 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-011200- 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- 255 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 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...Monday through Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms will be possible daily Thursday through Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-011200- 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- 255 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Brief Small Craft Advisory conditions are possible over the southern coastal waters early Monday morning. TMT/LS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe to exceptional drought over the western part of the county improved to moderate by the end of the month.
Severe to exceptional drought over the western part of the county improved to moderate by the end of the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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