Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Mar 13, 1995, 1:46 AM CST for Live Oak County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 1995, 1:46 AM CST (07:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 1995, 4:45 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Live Oak County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 103 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCRP 130740 FFWCRP TXC297-131045- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 146 AM CST MON MAR 13 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY..... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...LIVE OAK COUNTY ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST... ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LIVE OAK COUNTY... AT 125 AM CST LIVE OAK SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAINFALL...CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME ROADS BEING CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GEORGE WEST. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS PART A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED FROM LAREDO TO GEORGE WEST TSAN ANTONIO. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 11:07 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
TXZ231-232-240-241-242-243-244-245-246-512-131115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1111 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL BEND AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 5 AM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COASTAL BEND COUNTIES...REFUGIO...BEE...LIVE OAK...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...JIM WELLS...DUVAL... ARANSAS AND KLEBERG. A COLD FRONT LOCATED IN WEST TEXAS COMBINED WITH UNSTABLE AIR AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE RESULTING FROM A UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW FROM THE GULF WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND TORNADOES. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIB LE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS AND THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. PFAFF
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 11:11 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
TXZ231-232-240-241-242-243-244-245-246-512-131115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1111 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL BEND AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 5 AM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COASTAL BEND COUNTIES...REFUGIO...BEE...LIVE OAK...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...JIM WELLS...DUVAL... ARANSAS AND KLEBERG. A COLD FRONT LOCATED IN WEST TEXAS COMBINED WITH UNSTABLE AIR AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE RESULTING FROM A UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW FROM THE GULF WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND TORNADOES. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS AND THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. PFAFF
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 12:52 AM CST, 54 minutes before
TXZ231-240-130800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1257 AM CST MON MAR 13 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FREER...CLEGG AND GEORGE WEST... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COASTAL BEND AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... AT 1245 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CAMPBELLTON TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAREDO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COASTAL BEND WHICH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES...STATEMENTS AND THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. PFAFF
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 12:57 AM CST, 49 minutes before
TXZ231-240-130800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1257 AM CST MON MAR 13 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FREER...CLEGG AND GEORGE WEST... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COASTAL BEND AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... AT 1245 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CAMPBELLTON TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAREDO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COASTAL BEND WHICH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES...STATEMENTS AND THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. PFAFF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Live Oak, San Patricio | 50 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.