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Infrared Satellite Loop - 05/15/15 |
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Persistent abundant moisture over the region along with a potent upper level disturbance created another severe weather and heavy rain event across South Texas on May 15. Around day-break, storms moved into La Salle and McMullen counties where wind damage was reported near Woodward. The storms continued to the east and drifted southward with widespread 2 to 3 inches of rain across La Salle, McMullen, Live Oak and Bee counties. The strengthening line of storms also produced an occasional rotation signal on radar. As the storms approached the coast they were tapping into even more moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and expanded into a strong squall line. Several weak rotation signatures occurred along the leading edge of the squal line and may have produced brief spinups. 3 injuries did occur during this event when a construction trailor flipped and a construction site near Gregory in San Patricio county.
We do know that one weak tornado was caught on a cell phone camera in northern Duval county west of San Diego. A storm survey also confirmed a tornado on the South Side of Corpus Christi near the intersection of Yorktown and Rodd Field Rd. The damage was primarily confined to a business on Doberman St. A large tree was blown onto a car, an outbuilding was heavily damaged and the main building of the business had some flashing peeled back below the roof line. Below are a couple of pictures of the damage at this site as well as a radar image.
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Flash flooding was also a major issue across much of the coastal bend and brush country as soils were already saturated and as much as 4 inches of additional rain fell. Numerous roads were closed in every county from Live Oad and Jim Wells eastward to the coast. Some of the worst flooding occurred in George West and Beeville.
KCRP Radar Loop - 5 AM through 4 PM CDT May 15 |
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6-day rainfall map ending early May 16th. A large portion of the area saw more than 5 inches of rain in this 6-day period. A number of locations with 8-12 inches.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 547 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0640 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N COTULLA 28.47N 99.24W 05/15/2015 LA SALLE TX EMERGENCY MNGR 2 BARNES DESTROYED, 3 TREES UPROOTED, MANY BRANCHES BROKEN. 0645 AM TSTM WND DMG WOODWARD 28.53N 99.29W 05/15/2015 LA SALLE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPUTY REPORTED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE AT THE WOODWARD AREA. 0814 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW COTULLA 28.45N 99.25W 05/15/2015 LA SALLE TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE COTULLA FIRE DEPT AND SPOTTER REPORTED HIGH WATER ON FM 468 JUST NORTHWEST OF COTULLA. 1058 AM FLASH FLOOD THREE RIVERS 28.47N 98.18W 05/15/2015 LIVE OAK TX LAW ENFORCEMENT FLOODING AT ST. MARYS AND MOZART STREET IN THREE RIVERS. ROAD BARRACADED. 1058 AM FLASH FLOOD GEORGE WEST 28.33N 98.12W 05/15/2015 LIVE OAK TX LAW ENFORCEMENT FLOODING AT BURLESON AND COLORADO STREETS IN GEORGE WEST. ROADS BARRACADED. 1115 AM FLASH FLOOD 12 WSW ENCINAL 27.97N 99.54W 05/15/2015 WEBB TX LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORECEMNT IS REPORTING HIGHWAY 83 IS BEING CLOSED JUST NORTH OF THE BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT, NEAR THE HIGHWAY 44 INTERCHANGE, DUE TO SEVERAL FEET OF WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. LOCAL CREEKS ARE ALSO IN FLOOD. 1118 AM TORNADO 5 N ROSITA 27.85N 98.42W 05/15/2015 DUVAL TX BROADCAST MEDIA VIDEO FROM MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE CONFIRMED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCH DOWN IN OPEN FIELD. 1133 AM FLASH FLOOD 13 SSE COTULLA 28.26N 99.15W 05/15/2015 LA SALLE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT FM 624 IS CLOSED FROM HIGHWAY 16 TO COTULLA DUE TO WATER OVER ROAD. 1214 PM FLASH FLOOD BEEVILLE 28.41N 97.75W 05/15/2015 BEE TX TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL CITY STREETS IN BEEVILLE ARE FLOODED WITH STALLED VEHICLES. 1227 PM TSTM WND DMG BISHOP 27.58N 97.80W 05/15/2015 NUECES TX EMERGENCY MNGR BARN ROOF BLOWN ONTO HIGHWAY 77. 1228 PM TSTM WND GST EDROY 27.93N 97.67W 05/15/2015 E60.00 MPH SAN PATRICIO TX TRAINED SPOTTER TRAINED SPOTTER AT REST STOP ON I-37 NEAR EDROY ESTIMATED 60-65 MPH WIND GUSTS. 1252 PM TSTM WND GST 5 WNW CORPUS CHRISTI 27.77N 97.50W 05/15/2015 M51.00 MPH NUECES TX ASOS 0100 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.43W 05/15/2015 NUECES TX TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR KOSTORYZ ROAD AND SARATOGA BLVD. 0100 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 E DINERO 28.20N 97.92W 05/15/2015 LIVE OAK TX COUNTY OFFICIAL FLASH FLOODING NEAR RIVER CREEK ACRES. 0102 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.38W 05/15/2015 NUECES TX BROADCAST MEDIA MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE SHOWED LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN IN FRONT OF KIII NEWS STATION. 0105 PM FLASH FLOOD BEEVILLE 28.41N 97.75W 05/15/2015 BEE TX EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERAL HOMES FLOODED IN BEEVILLE. 0105 PM TORNADO 5 W FLOUR BLUFF 27.65N 97.38W 05/15/2015 NUECES TX NWS STORM SURVEY AN NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED JUST SOUTH OF YORKTOWN BLVD ON CORPUS CHRISTIS SOUTHSIDE. THE DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY CONFINED TO A BUSINESS ON DOBERMANST. A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN ONTO A CAR...AN OUTBUILDING WAS HEAVILYDAMAGED...AND THE MAIN BUILDING OF THE BUSINESS HAD SOME FLASHING PEELED BACK BELOW THE ROOF LINE. TIME IS ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0112 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 5 SSW PORTLAND 27.81N 97.34W 05/15/2015 M41.00 MPH GMZ230 TX MESONET CORPUS CHRISTI BAY PLATFORM MEASURED GUST OF 35.6 KTS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0112 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE ROBSTOWN 27.85N 97.60W 05/15/2015 NUECES TX TRAINED SPOTTER STREET FLOODING ON WILDCAT DRIVE. 0114 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 ESE TEXAS AM UNIVERSI 27.69N 97.29W 05/15/2015 M50.00 MPH NUECES TX ASOS KNGP ASOS 0115 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 5 ESE CORPUS CHRISTI 27.72N 97.34W 05/15/2015 M43.00 MPH NUECES TX MESONET WEATHERFLOW MARINE MESONET SITE AT POENISCH PARK ALONG CORPUS CHRISTI BAY REPORTED GUST OF 37 KTS 0115 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 S PORTLAND 27.87N 97.32W 05/15/2015 M39.00 MPH SAN PATRICIO TX MESONET WEATHERFLOW MARINE MESONET SITE NEAR SUNSET LAKE PARK REPORTED GUST TO 34 KTS 0116 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 10 W MALAQUITE BEACH 27.43N 97.46W 05/15/2015 KLEBERG TX PUBLIC VIDEO OF FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR BAFFIN BAY. 0117 PM FLASH FLOOD KINGSVILLE 27.51N 97.86W 05/15/2015 KLEBERG TX TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN CITY. 0117 PM TSTM WND GST PORTLAND 27.88N 97.33W 05/15/2015 E60.00 MPH SAN PATRICIO TX NWS EMPLOYEE 0122 PM TORNADO 1 E GREGORY 27.92N 97.27W 05/15/2015 SAN PATRICIO TX LAW ENFORCEMENT *** 3 INJ *** SAN PATRICIO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED DAMAGE TO TPCO PLANT NEAR HIGHWAY 35/361 JUST EAST OF GREGORY. THE BUILDING WAS DAMAGED THERE WERE 3 INJURIES. 0125 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W FLOUR BLUFF 27.65N 97.37W 05/15/2015 NUECES TX NWS EMPLOYEE BUILDING BLOWN DOWN, TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR YORKTOWN AND RODD FIELD. ALSO STREET FLOODING. 0128 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S REFUGIO 28.29N 97.28W 05/15/2015 E65.00 MPH REFUGIO TX LAW ENFORCEMENT 0138 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 NNW MCFADDIN 28.58N 97.04W 05/15/2015 VICTORIA TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0200 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 NNW PORT ARANSAS 27.84N 97.07W 05/15/2015 M45.00 MPH ARANSAS TX MESONET PORT ARANSAS TCOON SITE MEASURED GUST OF 39 KTS 0200 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 S ROCKPORT 28.02N 97.05W 05/15/2015 M40.00 MPH ARANSAS TX OTHER FEDERAL NOAA NOS STATION REPORTED GUST OF 35 KTS 0215 PM HEAVY RAIN VICTORIA 28.82N 96.98W 05/15/2015 M2.24 INCH VICTORIA TX AMATEUR RADIO RAIN FELL IN 40 MINUTES. MINOR STREET FLOODING. 0227 PM FLASH FLOOD BEEVILLE 28.41N 97.75W 05/15/2015 BEE TX COCORAHS OBSERVER RECORDED 4.4 INCHES OF RAIN IN BEEVILLE. SEVERAL CITY STREETS FLOODED. 0245 PM FLASH FLOOD 8 E BEEVILLE 28.41N 97.62W 05/15/2015 BEE TX TRAINED SPOTTER WATER COVERING BOTH LANES OF HIGHWAY 59 EAST OF BEEVILLE. 0245 PM FLASH FLOOD VICTORIA 28.82N 96.98W 05/15/2015 VICTORIA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT A FEW ROADS IN TOWN CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD. 0348 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 S CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.50W 05/15/2015 NUECES TX NWS EMPLOYEE FM 763 AT OSO CREEK...BETWEEN OLD BROWNSVILLE RD AND FM43 WAS FLOODED WITH 1 FOOT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.