Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Jun 24, 1997, 4:49 PM CDT (21:49 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 1997, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties La Salle County, TX, McMullen County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
TTAA00 KCRP 242150
FFWCRP
TXC283-311-250045-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
449 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  745 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...S...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
 
   ...LA SALLE COUNTY...MCMULLEN COUNTY
 
DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERTORMS
MOVING NORTHWEST ACROSS LASALLE AND MCMULLEN COUNTIES. THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.
 
ALONG WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  THE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
 
 
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.
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT.  IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR
CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RRAINS.  CAMPERS SHOULD
AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 24, 2:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
200 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 1997

UPPER LOW IN THE LOWER VALLEY TO MOVE VERY VERY SLOWLY TOWARD LRD
IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.  THIS SYSTEM HAS PRODUCED MOSTLY DAY-
TIME PRECIP HOWEVER OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS THE SYSTEM SHOWS
SIGNS OF BECOMING A BIT MORE ORGANIZED. THAT MEANS WITH THE ADDED
UPPER SUPPORT PRECIP COULD CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME. WILL NEED
TO ISSUE FFA FROM BEEVILLE-CRP WEST INTO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS.

PRECIP ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE HEAVIEST OUT IN THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS
WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.  CRP ZONES WILL SEE SOME PRECIP AND
LOCALLY HEAVY WITH PRECIP CHANCES DROPPING OFF QUITE A BIT IN THE
EASTERN COUNTIES.  PRECIP CHANCES TO BE HIGH IN THE WESTERN AREAS
DUE TO THE VICINITY OF UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED UVVS.

SYSTEM DOES NOT MOVE MUCH IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND PRECIP CHANCES
WILL CONTINUE IN THE FORECAST THRU THE END OF THE WEEK.  AN ADDED
BONUS IS THE TROPICAL WAVE IN THE EASTERN GULF MOVING WEST AND IT
MAY HAVE AN AFFECT ON THE RAIN SITUATION BY WEEKS END WILL WATCH.
BIG AREA OF CONCERN FOR FLOODING AND WIDESPREAD RAINS WEST OF A
TILDEN TO ALI LINE.

THE FORECAST NUMBERS ARE NEXT...
...FFA WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM NIR TO CRP...
CRP WE 071/091 072/092 075 3534
NGP    075/087 076/088 077
VCT EE 072/090 073/091 073 3232
LRD TW 071/085 071 087 072 5646

LUNA...0074

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