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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

April 4, 1997Live Oak County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 4, 1997, 8:43 AM CST for Live Oak County, Texas. It was in force for 47 min. 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 4, 1997, 8:43 AM CST (14:43 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 1997, 9:30 AM CST
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Live Oak County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 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 12:00Z, 2.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 1997-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 714 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 1997-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
714 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-179 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KCRP 041442
FFWCRP
TXC297-041530-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
843 AM CST FRI APR 4 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL  930 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY......
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
 
   ...LIVE OAK COUNTY
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS LOCATED ABOUT 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF GEORGE WEST. DAMAGING WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY
THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WERE NOTED WITH
THIS STORM. MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
 
THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO GOERGE WEST BY 9 AM.
 
 
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.

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 4, 2:51 AM CST, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 2:51 AM CST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
248 AM CST FRI APR 04 1997

MODELS HAVING PROBLEMS RUNNING TONIGHT...NGM ONLY MODEL THAT HAS
COME IN SO FAR.  AFTER SOME HAND ANALYSIS AND A LOOK AT 12Z DATA
FEEL FLASH FLOODING A STRONG POSSIBILITY AND TODAY WE WILL THROW
SEVERE WX INTO THAT MIX. SEVERE WEATHER THREAT VERY HIGH EASTERN
COUNTIES NEAR VCT...DUE TO INCREASING LOW-LEVEL JET ALONG WITH A
SHEAR PROFILE THAT WILL FAVOR SUPERCELLS...FEW TORNADOS AND SOME
HAIL.

AT THIS TIME...A DISTURBANCE IS TRACKING ACROSS THE AREA IT WILL
MOVE EAST OF VCT BY 6 AM.  ANOTHER DISTURBANCE EXPECTED TO TRACK
ACROSS SOUTH TX TODAY THAT WILL CAUSE ANOTHER ROUND OF TSRA WITH
HEAVY RAIN ONCE AGAIN. THE THIRD/FINAL DISTURBANCE WHICH WILL BE
THE STRONGEST TO TRACK ACROSS THIS EVENING/EARLY SATURDAY AS THE
UPPER LOW IN NORTHEAST MEXICO PUSHES NORTHEAST IN THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS.

FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL TONIGHT EAST OF A TILDEN
TO FREER LINE.

THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP TONIGHT WILL BE IN A SQUALL LINE BUT WILL
BE VERY SLOW MOVING BECAUSE WE WILL BE AT ITS SOUTHERN EXTENT AND
COULD BECOME STATIONARY AT TIMES.  WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS
WITH HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. PWS SUPPORT THIS WITH VALUES OF NEAR
2.00 INCHES.

DRY AIR MOVES IN AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT WEST NR LRD AND INTO CRP/VCT
BY 12Z SATURDAY.  DRY WEATHER THEREAFTER.

ZONES FOR TODAY...FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH...POSSIBLE SEVERE
ALL AREAS TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...
VCT/CRP...SHRA AND TSRA LIKELY.  POPS OF 60 PERCENT.  HIGHS...
      LOW 80S.  SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH.
LRD...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT SHRA/TSRA.  HIGHS...MID 80S.
      SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

TEMPS AND POPS...
CRP 083/060 081/059 6700
VCT 082/059 078/057 7810
LRD 085/060 082/059 5600  THIS EVENING
LUNA...0074

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 4, 3:30 AM CST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
TXZ229>234-239>247-512-041800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
430 AM CDT FRI APR 4 1997

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS
SOUTH TEXAS.  CITIES INCLUDED IN THE RISK AREA ARE LAREDO...CORPUS
CHRISTI AND VICTORIA.

STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND ESPECIALLY
THIS EVENING.  THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL
AND ISOLATED TORNADOS.  DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND THE
SATURATED GROUNDS FALLING TREES WILL POSE A MAJOR PROBLEM.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING AND A
SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO FORM AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THIS SQUALL LINE WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AGGRAVATING THE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE
AREA.

RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS ARE URGED TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS.  STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS SHOULD BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.

MARINERS ON THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE COAST TONIGHT WITH
THE COLD FRONT THEN MOVING THROUGH THE COAST BY SUNRISE SATURDAY
MORNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND ALL OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES
FOR LATER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LUNA
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 4:28 AM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
TXZ229>234-239>247-512-041800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
430 AM CDT FRI APR 4 1997

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS
SOUTH TEXAS.  CITIES INCLUDED IN THE RISK AREA ARE LAREDO...CORPUS
CHRISTI AND VICTORIA.

STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND ESPECIALLY
THIS EVENING.  THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL
AND ISOLATED TORNADOS.  DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND THE
SATURATED GROUNDS FALLING TREES WILL POSE A MAJOR PROBLEM.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING AND A
SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO FORM AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THIS SQUALL LINE WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AGGRAVATING THE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE
AREA.

RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS ARE URGED TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS.  STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS SHOULD BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.

MARINERS ON THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE COAST TONIGHT WITH
THE COLD FRONT THEN MOVING THROUGH THE COAST BY SUNRISE SATURDAY
MORNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND ALL OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES
FOR LATER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WHARNINGS.

LUNA
Local storm report, Apr 4, 7:00 AM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
700 AM CST FRI APR 4 1997

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 PM    MIRANDO CITY              TX   FLOODING
04/03/97   WEBB                           SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
                                          ALONG HIGHWAY 359 AND IN
                                          THE BRUNI AND OILTON AREAS.

1130 AM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          ROOF BLOWN OFF CHURCH.

1140 AM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          NUMEROUS TREES KNOCKED DOWN
                                          AROUND AND ROOFS BLOWN OFF
                                          SOME HOUSES.

1140 AM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          NUMEROUS TREES KNOCKED
                                          DOWN.

1215 AM    3 S FREER                 TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SPOTTER REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          16 FLOODED AND CLOSED.

1245 AM    3 E GOLIAD                TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF 3 FT OF
                                          WATER ON HIGHWAY 59.

1245 AM    FREER                     TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SHERIFF REPORT OF SEVERAL
                                          HOMES FLOODED IN THE FREER
                                          AREA.

1255 AM    GEORGE WEST               TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   LIVE OAK                       SHERIFF REPORT OF ROAD
                                          CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING IN
                                          GEORGE WEST.

100 AM     5 NE FREER                TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SHERIFF REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          59 FLOODED.

100 AM     18 NE FREER               TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   MCMULLEN                       SHERIFF REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          59 FLOODED.

115 AM     VICTORIA                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   VICTORIA                       SHERIFF REPORT FLOODING ON
                                          ROADWAYS COUNTY WIDE AND
                                          NUMEROUS STRANDED VEHICLES.

225 AM     BEEVILLE                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   BEE                            SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
                                          ON MOST ROADS IN BEEVILLE.

315 AM     BERCLAIR                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF POSSIBLE
                                          TORNADO, ROOF BLOWN OFF OF
                                          HOUSE AND SHED DESTROYED.

325 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF GARAGES
                                          DESTROYED.

330 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          TREES KNOCKED DOWN IN THE
                                          GOLIAD AREA.

410 AM     SCHROEDER                 TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF CARS
                                          SUBMERGED AND RESCUES
                                          REQUIRED.

515 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES STRANDED AND WATER
                                          ON THE ROADWAYS COUNTY
                                          WIDE.

515 AM     VICTORIA                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   VICTORIA                       SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES STRANDED AND WATER
                                          ON THE ROADWAYS COUNTY
                                          WIDE.
Local storm report, Apr 4, 7:31 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
700 AM CST FRI APR 4 1997

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 PM    MIRANDO CITY              TX   FLOODING
04/03/97   WEBB                           SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
                                          ALONG HIGHWAY 359 AND IN
                                          THE BRUNI AND OILTON AREAS.

1130 AM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          ROOF BLOWN OFF CHURCH.

1140 AM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          NUMEROUS TREES KNOCKED DOWN
                                          AROUND AND ROOFS BLOWN OFF
                                          SOME HOUSES.

1140 AM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          NUMEROUS TREES KNOCKED
                                          DOWN.

1215 AM    3 S FREER                 TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SPOTTER REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          16 FLOODED AND CLOSED.

1245 AM    3 E GOLIAD                TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF 3 FT OF
                                          WATER ON HIGHWAY 59.

1245 AM    FREER                     TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SHERIFF REPORT OF SEVERAL
                                          HOMES FLOODED IN THE FREER
                                          AREA.

1255 AM    GEORGE WEST               TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   LIVE OAK                       SHERIFF REPORT OF ROAD
                                          CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING IN
                                          GEORGE WEST.

100 AM     5 NE FREER                TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SHERIFF REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          59 FLOODED.

100 AM     18 NE FREER               TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   MCMULLEN                       SHERIFF REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          59 FLOODED.

115 AM     VICTORIA                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   VICTORIA                       SHERIFF REPORT FLOODING ON
                                          ROADWAYS COUNTY WIDE AND
                                          NUMEROUS STRANDED VEHICLES.

225 AM     BEEVILLE                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   BEE                            SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
                                          ON MOST ROADS IN BEEVILLE.

315 AM     BERCLAIR                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF POSSIBLE
                                          TORNADO, ROOF BLOWN OFF OF
                                          HOUSE AND SHED DESTROYED.

325 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF GARAGES
                                          DESTROYED.

330 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          TREES KNOCKED DOWN IN THE
                                          GOLIAD AREA.

410 AM     SCHROEDER                 TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF CARS
                                          SUBMERGED AND RESCUES
                                          REQUIRED.

515 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES STRANDED AND WATER
                                          ON THE ROADWAYS COUNTY
                                          WIDE.

515 AM     VICTORIA                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   VICTORIA                       SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES STRANDED AND WATER
                                          ON THE ROADWAYS COUNTY
                                          WIDE.
Local storm report, Apr 4, 8:28 AM CST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...TIMES CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
830 AM CST FRI APR 4 1997

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 PM    MIRANDO CITY              TX   FLOODING
04/03/97   WEBB                           SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
                                          ALONG HIGHWAY 359 AND IN
                                          THE BRUNI AND OILTON AREAS.

1130 PM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          ROOF BLOWN OFF CHURCH.

1140 PM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          NUMEROUS TREES KNOCKED DOWN
                                          AROUND AND ROOFS BLOWN OFF
                                          SOME HOUSES.

1140 PM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE

04/03/97   DUVAL                          NUMEROUS TREES KNOCKED
                                          DOWN.

1215 AM    3 S FREER                 TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SPOTTER REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          16 FLOODED AND CLOSED.

1245 AM    3 E GOLIAD                TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF 3 FT OF
                                          WATER ON HIGHWAY 59.

1245 AM    FREER                     TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SHERIFF REPORT OF SEVERAL
                                          HOMES FLOODED IN THE FREER
                                          AREA.

1255 AM    GEORGE WEST               TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   LIVE OAK                       SHERIFF REPORT OF ROAD
                                          CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING IN
                                          GEORGE WEST.

100 AM     5 NE FREER                TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SHERIFF REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          59 FLOODED.

100 AM     18 NE FREER               TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   MCMULLEN                       SHERIFF REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          59 FLOODED.

115 AM     VICTORIA                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   VICTORIA                       SHERIFF REPORT FLOODING ON
                                          ROADWAYS COUNTY WIDE AND
                                          NUMEROUS STRANDED VEHICLES.

225 AM     BEEVILLE                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   BEE                            SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
                                          ON MOST ROADS IN BEEVILLE.

315 AM     BERCLAIR                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF POSSIBLE
                                          TORNADO, ROOF BLOWN OFF OF
                                          HOUSE AND SHED DESTROYED.

325 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF GARAGES
                                          DESTROYED.

330 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          TREES KNOCKED DOWN IN THE
                                          GOLIAD AREA.

410 AM     SCHROEDER                 TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF CARS
                                          SUBMERGED AND RESCUES
                                          REQUIRED.

515 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES STRANDED AND WATER
                                          ON THE ROADWAYS COUNTY
                                          WIDE.

515 AM     VICTORIA                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   VICTORIA                       SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES STRANDED AND WATER
                                          ON THE ROADWAYS COUNTY
                     J                     WIDE.
Local storm report, Apr 4, 8:30 AM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...TIMES CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
830 AM CST FRI APR 4 1997

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 PM    MIRANDO CITY              TX   FLOODING
04/03/97   WEBB                           SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
                                          ALONG HIGHWAY 359 AND IN
                                          THE BRUNI AND OILTON AREAS.

1130 PM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          ROOF BLOWN OFF CHURCH.

1140 PM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/97   DUVAL                          NUMEROUS TREES KNOCKED DOWN
                                          AROUND AND ROOFS BLOWN OFF
                                          SOME HOUSES.

1140 PM    FREER                     TX   WIND DAMAGE

04/03/97   DUVAL                          NUMEROUS TREES KNOCKED
                                          DOWN.

1215 AM    3 S FREER                 TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SPOTTER REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          16 FLOODED AND CLOSED.

1245 AM    3 E GOLIAD                TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF 3 FT OF
                                          WATER ON HIGHWAY 59.

1245 AM    FREER                     TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SHERIFF REPORT OF SEVERAL
                                          HOMES FLOODED IN THE FREER
                                          AREA.

1255 AM    GEORGE WEST               TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   LIVE OAK                       SHERIFF REPORT OF ROAD
                                          CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING IN
                                          GEORGE WEST.

100 AM     5 NE FREER                TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   DUVAL                          SHERIFF REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          59 FLOODED.

100 AM     18 NE FREER               TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   MCMULLEN                       SHERIFF REPORT OF HIGHWAY
                                          59 FLOODED.

115 AM     VICTORIA                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   VICTORIA                       SHERIFF REPORT FLOODING ON
                                          ROADWAYS COUNTY WIDE AND
                                          NUMEROUS STRANDED VEHICLES.

225 AM     BEEVILLE                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   BEE                            SHERIFF REPORT OF FLOODING
                                          ON MOST ROADS IN BEEVILLE.

315 AM     BERCLAIR                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF POSSIBLE
                                          TORNADO, ROOF BLOWN OFF OF
                                          HOUSE AND SHED DESTROYED.

325 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF GARAGES
                                          DESTROYED.

330 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          TREES KNOCKED DOWN IN THE
                                          GOLIAD AREA.

410 AM     SCHROEDER                 TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF CARS
                                          SUBMERGED AND RESCUES
                                          REQUIRED.

515 AM     GOLIAD                    TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   GOLIAD                         SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES STRANDED AND WATER
                                          ON THE ROADWAYS COUNTY
                                          WIDE.

515 AM     VICTORIA                  TX   FLOODING
04/04/97   VICTORIA                       SHERIFF REPORT OF NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES STRANDED AND WATER
                                          ON THE ROADWAYS COUNTY
                                          WIDE.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 9:48 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPWebb4 hr
Apr 3, 10:44 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPDuval4 hr
Apr 3, 11:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval55 min
Apr 3, 11:59 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPLive Oak, McMullen5 hr
Apr 4, 12:21 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPBee, Goliad5 hr
Apr 4, 12:34 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPVictoria4 hr
Apr 4, 12:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval63 min
Apr 4, 2:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPBee, Goliad69 min
Apr 4, 3:07 AM CSTTornado WarningCRPGoliad38 min
Apr 4, 3:47 AM CSTTornado WarningCRPGoliad, Victoria28 min
Apr 4, 5:00 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningCRPGoliad, Victoria3 hr
Apr 4, 8:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPLive Oak47 min

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.