Flash Flood Warning 95, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Oct 13, 1997, 1:10 AM CDT (06:10 UTC)

Expired

Oct 13, 1997, 5:00 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Bee County, TX, Goliad County, TX, Live Oak County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
TTAA00 KCRP 130613
FFWCRP
TXC025-175-297-131000-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
110 AM CDT MON OCT 13 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  500 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
 
   ...BEE COUNTY...GOLIAD COUNTY...LIVE OAK COUNTY
 
AT 105 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING
ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS FROM GEORGE WEST TO BEEVILLE TO GOLIAD WHERE
UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS WITH HEAVY
RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 5AM WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1-2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. AREAS ALREADY SUBJECT TO FLOODING THE PAST
SEVERAL DAYS WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN.
 
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 TO HIGH GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN
AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Oct 12, 8:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.

COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
840 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 1997

ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE WITH THE 00Z SOUNDING
SHOWING A PW OF 2.46 INHCES...A K OF 40 AND NO CAP.  AS THE COLD
FRONT PUNCHES INTO THE DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHRA/TSRA ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
THE FRONT WILL BE FAST MOVING AND PRECIP NOT STAY IN ONE LOCATION
FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.  HOWEVER...THE GROUND IS TOTALLY SATURATED
AND IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH RAINFALL TO CREATE FLASH FLOODING.  WILL
NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT.

AT 01Z...THE FRONT WAS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH THE PACIFIC
FRONT FROM SPS-ABI-P07.  A LINE OF TSRA WAS DEVELOPING ALONG THE
PACIFIC FRONT FROM SJT-ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF DRT. THE LINE
OF STORMS AND ADDITIONAL PRECIP WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN AREA BY
05Z.  FRONT WILL BE DELAYED SOME...LRD LATE TONIGHT AROUND 10Z...
AND CRP AND VCT AROUND 12-14Z.

RAIN WILL BE ENDING MONDAY MORNING WITH CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON.
THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A BEAUTIFUL AND COOL FALL LIKE WEEK FROM
MONDAY THRU THE END OF THE WEEK.
.
CHANGES NEEDED TO THE ZONES...DROP POPS AT CRP AND VCT TO 60 PERCENT.
AND 40 PERCENT AT LRD.

VCT...TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.  WINDS HIGHER AND GUSTY NEAR
SORMS.
MONDAY...ADD DECREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON.

CRP...TAKE OUT THE WIND ADVISORY.
TONIGHT...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MONDAY...ADD DECREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
NORTH WIND INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH.

LRD...NO CHANGES FOR TONIGHT.
MONDAY...DECREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING...SUNNY SKIES IN THE
AFTERNOON.  NO POPS.

LUNA...0074

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