Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 3, 1997, 2:03 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 1997, 2:03 AM CST (08:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 1997, 7:00 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jim Wells County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 727 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCRP 030804 FFWCRP TXC131-249-273-355-409-031300- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 203 AM CST THU APR 3 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO THE COMBINATION OF AN EXTREMELY SATURATED GROUND AND NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FROM HEBBRONVILLE TO KINGSVILLE TO CORPUS CHRISTI WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE WARNED AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. AT THE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED WITHIN A SIX HOUR PERIOD. DOPPLER RADAR HAS ALREADY ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES FROM REALITOS TO PREMONT...1 1/2 INCHES FROM KINGSVILLE TO PETRONILA...AND ABOUT 4 INCHES FROM THE SOUTHSIDE OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO PORTLAND. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATFHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. PFAFF
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.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 2, 7:08 PM CST, 6 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 7:08 PM CST, 6 hours 55 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 705 PM CST WED APR 02 1997 TOO MUCH WX GOING ON RIGHT NOW. S/WS TRIGGERING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. NO CHANGES NECESSARY TO PREVIOUS FCST. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR GOLIAD AND VCT COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM...MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED. FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF THE CWA FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY ALSO LUKS GOOD. FUTURE IMPULSES WL TRIGGER MORE SHOWERS ALONG A MOIST AXIS ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 00Z CRP SOUNDING (FM THE SHARP PROGRAM) REVEALS IMPRESSIVE PW OF 2.01 INCHES AND A K INDEX OF 38! LACK OF A CAP (0.4 DEG C) AND CAPE VALUES OF 1000+ JKG-1 THE SHRA/TSRA DVLPMNT VERY LKLY TO CONT. WL LEAVE ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THE MID-SHIFT UPON REVIEW OF 00Z MODEL OUTPUT CONCERNING THE WATCH AREAS. SRP...77
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 3, 2:00 AM CST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
200 AM CST THU APR 3 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
845 PM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/02/97 NUECES NWS EMPLOYEE REPORT OF
WATER SEVERAL INCHES DEEP
ON STAPLES STREET.
855 PM 5 W MIRANDO CITY TX FLOODING
04/02/97 WEBB SHERIFF REPORT OF WATER ON
HIGHWAY 359 SEVERAL INCHES
DEEP.
1035 PM 8 SW SAN DIEGO TX HAIL
04/02/97 DUVAL SHERIFFS REPORT OF MARBLE
SIZE HAIL.
1105 PM REALITOS TX FLOODING
04/02/97 DUVAL PUBLIC REPORT OF WATER
COVERING FARM ROAD 716.
1120 PM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/02/97 NUECES POLICE REPORT OF
WIDESPREAD STREET
FLOODING.
1050 PM BENAVIDES TX FLOODING
04/02/97 DUVAL SHERIFF REPORT OF ROADWAY
FLOODING AT HIGHWAYS 359
AND 339.
1140 PM SAN DIEGO TX FLOODING
04/02/97 DUVAL SHERIFF REPORT OF STREET
FLOODING.
1155 PM PORTLAND TX FLOODING
04/02/97 SAN PATRICIO SHERIFF REPORT OF 8 INCHES
OF WATER ON ROADWAY.
1205 AM 10 S BEN BOLT TX FLOODING
04/03/97 JIM WELLS SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
IN SPOTS ON HIGHWAY 281
BETWEEN BEN BOLT AND
PREMONT.
1225 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES NWS EMPLOYEES CAR RAN INTO
FLOODED DITCH.
1250 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES NWS EMPLOYEE REPORT OF
CARS STALLED AND STRANDED
ON SOUTHSIDE ROADWAYS.
105 AM ROBSTOWN TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES POLICE REPORT OF 5 FEET OF
WATER ON HIGHWAY 77. CARS
STALLED AND COMPLETELY
UNDERWATER.
1135 PM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/02/97 NUECES HAM RADIO REPORT OF INSIDE
LANES FLOODED ON ALAMEDA
STREET.
1209 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES HAM RADIO REPORTS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES OF WATER AT
INTERSECTION OF OCEAN
DRIVE AND HEWITT DRIVE.
1219 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES HAM RADIO REPORTS OF
UNDERPASSES FLOODED AT
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY
358 AND INTERSTATE 37.
120 AM INGLESIDE TX FLOODING
04/03/97 SAN PATRICIO POLICE REPORTS OF 6 INCHES
OF WATER FLOODING WEST
MAIN STREET.
125 AM ARANSAS PASS TX FLOODING
04/03/97 SAN PATRICIO POLICE REPORTS ALL
DOWNTOWN INTERSECTIONS
FLOODED.
125 AM NORTH ARANSAS PASS TX FLOODING
04/03/97 ARANSAS POLICE REPORTS
INTERSECTIONS FLOODED.
135 AM PORT ARANSAS TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES POLICE REPORTS 1 FOOT OF
WATER IN SPOTS ON
ROADWAYS.
JACOBSON/LENZLocal storm report, Apr 3, 2:03 AM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
200 AM CST THU APR 3 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
845 PM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/02/97 NUECES NWS EMPLOYEE REPORT OF
WATER SEVERAL INCHES DEEP
ON STAPLES STREET.
855 PM 5 W MIRANDO CITY TX FLOODING
04/02/97 WEBB SHERIFF REPORT OF WATER ON
HIGHWAY 359 SEVERAL INCHES
DEEP.
1035 PM 8 SW SAN DIEGO TX HAIL
04/02/97 DUVAL SHERIFFS REPORT OF MARBLE
SIZE HAIL.
1105 PM REALITOS TX FLOODING
04/02/97 DUVAL PUBLIC REPORT OF WATER
COVERING FARM ROAD 716.
1120 PM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/02/97 NUECES POLICE REPORT OF
WIDESPREAD STREET
FLOODING.
1050 PM BENAVIDES TX FLOODING
04/02/97 DUVAL SHERIFF REPORT OF ROADWAY
FLOODING AT HIGHWAYS 359
AND 339.
1140 PM SAN DIEGO TX FLOODING
04/02/97 DUVAL SHERIFF REPORT OF STREET
FLOODING.
1155 PM PORTLAND TX FLOODING
04/02/97 SAN PATRICIO SHERIFF REPORT OF 8 INCHES
OF WATER ON ROADWAY.
1205 AM 10 S BEN BOLT TX FLOODING
04/03/97 JIM WELLS SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
IN SPOTS ON HIGHWAY 281
BETWEEN BEN BOLT AND
PREMONT.
1225 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES NWS EMPLOYEES CAR RAN INTO
FLOODED DITCH.
1250 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES NWS EMPLOYEE REPORT OF
CARS STALLED AND STRANDED
ON SOUTHSIDE ROADWAYS.
105 AM ROBSTOWN TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES POLICE REPORT OF 5 FEET OF
WATER ON HIGHWAY 77. CARS
STALLED AND COMPLETELY
UNDERWATER.
1135 PM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/02/97 NUECES HAM RADIO REPORT OF INSIDE
LANES FLOODED ON ALAMEDA
STREET.
1209 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES HAM RADIO REPORTS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES OF WATER AT
INTERSECTION OF OCEAN
DRIVE AND HEWITT DRIVE.
1219 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES HAM RADIO REPORTS OF
UNDERPASSES FLOODED AT
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY
358 AND INTERSTATE 37.
120 AM INGLESIDE TX FLOODING
04/03/97 SAN PATRICIO POLICE REPORTS OF 6 INCHES
OF WATER FLOODING WEST
MAIN STREET.
125 AM ARANSAS PASS TX FLOODING
04/03/97 SAN PATRICIO POLICE REPORTS ALL
DOWNTOWN INTERSECTIONS
FLOODED.
125 AM NORTH ARANSAS PASS TX FLOODING
04/03/97 ARANSAS POLICE REPORTS
INTERSECTIONS FLOODED.
135 AM PORT ARANSAS TX FLOODING
04/03/97 NUECES POLICE REPORTS 1 FOOT OF
WATER IN SPOTS ON
6 ROADWAYS.
JACOBSON/LENZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:35 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:29 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval | 5 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.