Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Nov 12, 1998, 4:33 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 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
- Nov 12, 1998, 4:33 PM CST (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 1998, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Refugio County, TX, Victoria County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 1921 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 472 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 14.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCRP 122234
FFWCRP
TXC007-057-391-469-130200-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
433 PM CST THU NOV 12 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN VICTORIA COUNTY IN TEXAS
EASTERN REFUGIO COUNTY IN TEXAS
NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN TEXAS
ARANSAS COUNTY IN TEXAS
INCLUDING VICTORIA...BLOOMINGTON...PLACEDO AND HOLIDAY BEACH
* UNTIL 800 PM CST
* AT 425 PM CST DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES WERE EXCEEDING 3
INCHES IN PAST SEVERAL HOURS ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR HOLIDAY
BEACH TO TIVOLI TO BLOOMINGTON TO INEZ. A RAINFALL SPOTTER IN
WOODHI REPORTED OVER 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH SUPPORTS RADAR
ESTIMATES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THIS
AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE. THE RAIN ACTIVITY WAS MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ALONG AN
AXIS FROM NEAR ROCKPORT TO BLOOMINGTON TO INEZ THROUGH 8PM.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
CORPUS CHRISTI.
LAT...LON 2.803 9711 2800 9689 2842 9678 2872 9656
2902 9691 2854 9710
JMWhat 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 Nov 12, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 225 PM CST THU NOV 12 1998 EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE TO DVLP OVR THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS THIS AFTN. TONIGHT...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING CONTINUES OVR THE COASTAL BEND/CROSSROADS AS ISENTROPIC LIFT...LOW LVL MSTR FLUX CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM/QUASI-STATIONARY FNT...INCR IN PW VALUES...AND SFC THETA-E RDG. DO NOT ANTICIPATE SHIFTING FFA WWD ESP SINCE MODELS GENERALY SHIFT THE SFC THETA-E RDG EWD INTO THE WRN GULF/SERN TX. FRIDAY/FRIDAY NGT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXECTED OVR ALL OF THE FA...ESP BY AFTN...AS THE UPR SYSTEM OVR THE SWRN U.S. MOVES INTO TX WHERE SGFNT 300-700 Q-VECTOR CONV ASSOCD WITH THIS SYS PROGD BY THE MODELS TO MOV INTO THE FA...AND WHERE SFC MSTR CONVERGENCE...ASSOCIATED IN PART WITH APPROACHING SFC COLD FNT...WL PERSIST. FEEL THAT THE TIME FRAME FOR STG CONVECTION TO BE 18Z FRI-06Z SAT. SATURDAY...MODELS DIFFER WITH RESPECT TO FROPA OVR THE COASTAL BEND WITH ETA THE FASTEST. WL CHOOSE COMPROMISE SOLN WITH FROPA OVR THE COASTAL BEND AROUND 06Z SAT. MARINE ZNS...SFC WNDS HAVE DECREASED NEAR THE COAST RECENTLY DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE SLOW MOVING WARM FNT. HWR...SEAS REMAIN IN SCA CRITERION AND EXPECT WNDS TO INCR AGAIN TNGT AS 30KT 850 MB MIX DOWN TO THE SFC DUE TO DRY ADIABATIC ATMOS IN THE LOWEST 100 MB OR SO. PRELIMS... CRP TT 070/075 065/073 055 87.7++ VCT TT 068/073 065/073 052 877++ LRD TT 063/072 058/070 050 877++ .CRP...SCA BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA BAY. 87 (SYNOPTIC) 75 (MESO)
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 4:15 PM CST, 18 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 4:15 PM CST, 18 minutes before
TXZ229>234-239>247-131100- SOUTH TEXAS HEAVY RAIN OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 415 PM CST THU NOV 12 1998 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND THE CROSSROADS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS REGIONS TONIGHT ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...CURRENTLY OVER ARIZONA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MEXICO...WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNARY TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND THE RELATIVELY SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...CALHOUN... BEE... GOLIAD...AND VICTORIA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE COUNTIES OF BEE...GOLIAD....AND VICTORIA. RESIDENTS IN THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE ISOLATED OR WIDESPREAD FLOODING. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...IF NEEDED. RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR RIVER STAGE LEVELS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...CABLE AND LOCAL TELEVISION FOR STATEMENTS...ADVISORIES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. COLLINS
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 4:15 PM CST, 18 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 4:15 PM CST, 18 minutes before
TXZ229>234-239>247-131100- SOUTH TEXAS HEAVY RAIN OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 415 PM CST THU NOV 12 1998 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND THE CROSSROADS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS REGIONS TONIGHT ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...CURRENTLY OVER ARIZONA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MEXICO...WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNARY TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND THE RELATIVELY SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...CALHOUN... BEE... GOLIAD...AND VICTORIA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE COUNTIES OF BEE...GOLIAD....AND VICTORIA. RESIDENTS IN THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE ISOLATED OR WIDESPREAD FLOODING. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...IF NEEDED. RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR RIVER STAGE LEVELS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...CABLE AND LOCAL TELEVISION FOR STATEMENTS...ADVISORIES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. COLLINS
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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.