Multiple funnel clouds were observed and reported on June 25th in the Corpus Christi area when conditions were ideal for tropical funnel clouds: light winds through the low-levels, significant moisture, and weak convergence with the seabreeze. No injuries or damage was observed.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
Multiple funnel clouds were observed and reported on June 25th in the Corpus Christi area when conditions were ideal for tropical funnel clouds: light winds through the low-levels, significant moisture, and weak convergence with the seabreeze. No injuries or damage was observed.
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 25, 5:32 AM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
632 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
...New AVIATION...
.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 243 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Key Messages:
- Heat Risk: Minor to moderate risk of heat-related impacts.
- Rip Currents: Moderate risk continues through tonight.
Synopsis
The weather pattern in South Texas remains relatively unchanged,
dominated by an upper-level high-pressure system over W TX. Forecast
models show the high-pressure center retrograding slightly westward
today and tonight. Meanwhile a weak inverted trough moves west today
around the southern periphery of the high. Despite this feature,
subsidence from the high-pressure system will keep rain chances low
(5-20%) today then have silent PoP's tonight and tomorrow.
Temperature and Humidity
- Moisture Levels: Abundant moisture will persist in the lower
levels, with precipitable water (PWAT) values around 2 inches
through this morning, then dropping to around 1.70" by Wednesday
night according to the GEFS mean ensemble.
- Temperature Forecast: High temperatures are expected to range in
the 90s today and tomorrow. However, the very humid airmass will
lead to heat indices generally ranging from 105 to 109 degrees
Fahrenheit, with some locations potentially reaching 110-113 degrees
over the northern Brush Country and southern Coastal Bend this
afternoon. However there is a low chance (10-20%) that heat indices
will reach 110 degrees today.
Coastal Conditions
- Swell Periods: Swell periods have decreased to around 5-6 seconds
this afternoon.
- Tide Levels: Despite the decrease, tide levels remain about 1 foot
above normal, around 2.2 feet MSL at Aransas Pass according to the P-
ETSS model today and tomorrow.
- Rip Currents: Despite lower swells and periods, elevated water
levels in the bays and intracoastal waters continue to flow into the
Gulf, creating stronger currents, especially near the jetties. As a
result, will maintain a Moderate Risk for rip currents through at
least tomorrow.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday night through next Monday)
Issued at 243 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Key Messages:
- Dangerous heat returns with a moderate risk for heat-related
impacts
- Rain chances return this week into this weekend
A shortwave traversing across the region around the eastern
periphery of the ridge Thursday and the development of an inverted
trough Friday in its wake will lead to low (15-25%) chances of
showers and thunderstorms. The ridge is expected to shift eastward
and expand east to west across the Southern Plains into the
Southeast CONUS late this week into this weekend. Embedded
shortwaves and inverted troughs moving along the southern
periphery of the ridge late this weekend into early next week will
lead to low to medium (20-40%) chances for rain with the most
active day appearing to be Sunday.
With the best subsidence remaining north of South Texas and
increased cloud cover due to the shortwaves, max temperatures will
remain in check and thus, heat index values will remain reasonable
for this time of the year. However, WPC continues to show 30-40%
chances for heat index values to range from 110-115 degrees Thursday
through early next week from the Coastal Bend to the Brush Country
with a low (less than 18%) chance of heat index surpassing 115
degrees.
&&
.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 438 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Have amended ALI VSBY for this morning after recent investigation
of obs and updated guidance. Will maintain MVFR conditions for
VCT/COT/LRD this morning. VFR conditions return mid- to late
morning. Winds expected to increase to around 10-12 knots out of
the southeast this afternoon with gusts up to 20 knots. VFR
conditions return this afternoon with a low chance for showers
(20%) across eastern portions of South Texas from near ALI
eastward. VFR conditions prevail tonight as drier conditions take
hold.
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 243 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Today expect low chances (10-20%) for showers and thunderstorms
offshore accompanied by generally weak onshore flow today, weak to
moderate tonight then weak to moderate again tomorrow. A weak to
moderate onshore flow will continue through late this week before
becoming moderate to strong levels between 15-20 knots Friday.
Weak to moderate flow is expected to return Saturday night. Rain
chances will be low throughout the week, but will increase to
medium late this weekend.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Corpus Christi 92 80 93 78 / 20 0 0 0
Victoria 92 77 93 76 / 20 0 10 0
Laredo 97 79 98 78 / 0 0 0 0
Alice 95 76 96 76 / 20 0 0 0
Rockport 92 82 93 81 / 20 0 0 0
Cotulla 99 79 100 79 / 0 0 0 0
Kingsville 94 78 94 77 / 20 0 0 0
Navy Corpus 90 83 90 82 / 20 0 0 0
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...High Rip Current Risk until 7 AM CDT this morning for TXZ345-442-
443-447.
GM...None.
&&
SHORT TERM...BF
LONG TERM....JCP
AVIATION...BF/80The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 3 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:02 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Trained spotter reported a tropical funnel cloud near the Corpus Christi Airport. Other reports on social media also were found.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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