Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 10, 1997, 12:45 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 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
- Oct 10, 1997, 12:45 PM CDT (17:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 1997, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 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 17:49 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
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 952 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 510 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCRP 101746 FFWCRP TXC249-273-355-409-102200- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1245 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...NORTHERN JIM WELLS COUNTY...KLEBERG COUNTY...NUECES COUNTY ...SAN PATRICIO COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE REGENERATION OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM RIVIERA TO FLOUR BLUFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDED RAINFALL TO SATURATED GROUNDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FLASH FLOODING. THUS, THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NUECES, SAN PATRICIO, KLEBERG, AND NORTHERN JIM WELLS COUNTIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 500 PM CDT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREAS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING CHANGES IN THE WEATHER. NUMEROUS ROADS ALONG THE COASTAL BEND HAVE BEEN FLOODED. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWALY. 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 Oct 10, 9:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 9:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 930 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 1997 WILL CONTINUE THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING THRU THIS AFTN. WILL EXPAND THE FFA TO INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL WRN COUNTIES...DUVAL AND MCMULLEN. THE TWO FAR WRN ZONES OF WEBB AND LASALLE SHOULD JUST MISS THE HVY RAINS AND WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WATCH. WILL ADJUST WINDS IN CRP AND VCT ZONES TO BECMG SE 15-25 MPH AND GUSTY WITH CAUTION. MODELS MOVE THE LOW IN THE VALLEY NWWD TDY PUSHING HVY RAINS A LITTLE FURTHER WEST WHILE A 35-45KT LOW LVL JET PUMPS COPIOUS AMTS OF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. THE HVY RAIN THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO TNGT ENHANCED BY DISTURBANCES MOVG IN FROM MX. AFTER SPEAKING WITH 3 OFFSHORE OIL RIGS AND THE COASTAL COUNTIES...WILL CONTINUE CFW FOR THE MID COAST. WATER IS RUNNING 2.50-3.00 FT ABV NORMAL CAUSING EXTENSIVE FLOODING TO BEACHES ALG BARRIER ISLANDS. PT ARANSAS COAST GUARD REPORTS 10-12FT SEAS IN THE NEAR SHORE WATERS. OIL RIG 10-15 MILES FROM RKP REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS 25-30KTS WITH GUSTS TO 40KTS AND 10-12FT SEAS. THE OBSERVER WAS ON THE RIG SINCE MIDNIGHT AND SAID THEIR SATELLITE DISH WAS BLOWN OFF AMONG OTHER THINGS DURING THE NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS IN THE CWF SHOULD BE INCREASED UPWARD. POPS AND TEMPS LOOK GOOD. WILL GROUP DUVAL AND MCMULLEN ZONES WITH THE CRP ZONES AND LEAVE WEBB AND LASALLE UNCHANGED. JM...075
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 10, 9:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
915 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0510 AM ROCKPORT TX FLOODING
10/10/97 ARANSAS MANY ROADS IN ROCKPORT
AND FULTON AREA FLOODED.
FULTON BEACH ROAD
IMPASSABLE. SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORT.
0630 AM WOODSBORO TX FLOODING
10/10/97 REFUGIO ROADS FLOODED. HIGHWAY 136
CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
DPS REPORT.
0710 AM KINGSVILLE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 KLEBERG CORRAL STREET FLOODED 2.5
TO 3 FEET DEEP. 14TH ST
AT 5 POINTS HAD WATER INTO
HOMES. KING ST FLOODED 2
TO 3 FEET DEEP. POLICE DEPT
REPORT.
0722 AM ALICE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 JIM WELLS THIRD STREET...DUVAL STREET
AND GOLIAD STREET CLOSED.
POLICE DEPT REPORT.
0800 AM BEEVILLE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 BEE MANY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER. CARS
UNDERWATER. POLICE DEPT
REPORT.
0800 AM 10 NW ROBSTOWN TX FLOODING
10/10/97 NUECES FARM ROAD 624 CLOSED.
SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORT.
0830 AM SINTON TX FLOODING
10/10/97 SAN PATRICIO SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED...
INCLUDING COUNTY ROAD 244
AT HIGHWAY 77...COUNTY ROAD
1944 AT COUNTY ROAD 2046...
COUNTY ROAD 3089.
LENZ/JACOBSONLocal storm report, Oct 10, 9:17 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
915 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0510 AM ROCKPORT TX FLOODING
10/10/97 ARANSAS MANY ROADS IN ROCKPORT
AND FULTON AREA FLOODED.
FULTON BEACH ROAD
IMPASSABLE. SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORT.
0630 AM WOODSBORO TX FLOODING
10/10/97 REFUGIO ROADS FLOODED. HIGHWAY 136
CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
DPS REPORT.
0710 AM KINGSVILLE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 KLEBERG CORRAL STREET FLOODED 2.5
TO 3 FEET DEEP. 14TH ST
AT 5 POINTS HAD WATER INTO
HOMES. KING ST FLOODED 2
TO 3 FEET DEEP. POLICE DEPT
REPORT.
0722 AM ALICE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 JIM WELLS THIRD STREET...DUVAL STREET
AND GOLIAD STREET CLOSED.
POLICE DEPT REPORT.
0800 AM BEEVILLE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 BEE MANY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER. CARS
UNDERWATER. POLICE DEPT
REPORT.
0800 AM 10 NW ROBSTOWN TX FLOODING
10/10/97 NUECES FARM ROAD 624 CLOSED.
SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORT.
0830 AM SINTON TX FLOODING
10/10/97 SAN PATRICIO SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED...
INCLUDING COUNTY ROAD 244
AT HIGHWAY 77...COUNTY ROAD
1944 AT COUNTY ROAD 2046...
COUNTY ROAD 3089.
LENZ/JACOBSONLocal storm report, Oct 10, 12:06 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1205 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0845 AM SINTON TX FLOODING
10/10/97 SAN PATRICIO COUNTY ROAD 234 AT HIGHWAY
77 WATER COVERED.
0850 AM BEEVILLE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 BEE HIGHWAY 351 WATER COVERED
BUT PASSABLE.
0930 AM ALICE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 JIM WELLS MANY STREETS FLOODED IN
ALICE.
0940 AM LA ROSA TX FLOODING
10/10/97 NUECES HIGHWAY 624 IN NORTHWEST
NUECES COUNTY IS CLOSED.
0945 AM SINTON TX FLOODING
10/10/97 SAN PATRICIO MANY ROADS IN SINTON
CLOSED.
1000 AM SKIDMORE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 BEE NUMEROUS ROADS IN SKIDMORE
FLOODED WITH 1 FOOT OF
WATER.
1010 AM BISHOP TX FLOODING
10/10/97 NUECES MANY ROADS FLOODED WITH
1-2 FT WATER OVER THE ROAD.
1015 AM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
10/10/97 NUECES HIGH WATER AT NORTH
BEACH DUE TO COASTAL
FLOODING.
1025 AM BEEVILLE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 BEE PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 351
CLOSED BETWEEN 181 NORTH
AND THE 181 BYPASS.
1045 AM LAGARTO TX FLOODING
10/10/97 LIVE OAK PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 281 AND
534 CLOSED WITH OVER 4
INCHES OF RAIN IN 3 HOURS.
1045 AM ALICE TX FLOODING
10/10/97 JIM WELLS SEVERAL COUNTY AND FARM
TO MARKET ROADS CLOSED
ACROSS THE AREA.
1100 AM ROBSTOWN TX FLOODING
10/10/97 NUECES NUMEROUS CR AND FM ROADS
D IN NUECES COUNTY FLOODED.
METZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 1:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 4 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 2 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas | 3 hr |
| Oct 10, 5:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 4 hr |
| Oct 10, 5:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Refugio | 4 hr |
| Oct 10, 6:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 3 hr |
| Oct 10, 7:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee | 4 hr |
| Oct 10, 8:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 4 hr |
| Oct 10, 9:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 4 hr |
| Oct 10, 11:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 4 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.