Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1999
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 26, 1999, 12:01 PM CDT for Bee County, Goliad County, 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
- Apr 26, 1999, 12:01 PM CDT (17:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 1999, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bee County, TX, Goliad County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1709 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 693 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCRP 261702 FFWCRP TXC025-175-262000- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1201 PM CDT MON APR 26 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BEE COUNTY IN TEXAS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BEEVILLE...SKIDMORE GOLIAD COUNTY IN TEXAS * UNTIL 300 PM CDT * AT 1158 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER BEE AND GOLIAD COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 130 PM CDT. 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 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.
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 26, 10:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 10:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1000 AM CDT MON APR 26 1999 STRONG/SEVERE WEATHER IN PROGRESS. JUST ISSUED SVR FOR BEE COUNTY...A CLUSTER OF TSTMS WITH DIME SIZE HAIL. SQUALL LINE LOCATED ATTM FROM COT TO SAT TO AUS. SOME CLEARING BEHIND THE SQUALL LINE...HOWEVER THE FRONT IS STILL WELL OUT TO THE WEST SO RAIN CHANCES NOT DONE YET. WILL TWEAK POPS FOR CRP...MOST LIKELY DROP POPS FOR LRD. WILL LEAVE VCT AREA AS IS...INCLUDING MENTION OF POSSIBLE SEVERE TSTMS. WILL ALSO MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS FOR WINDS. MARINE FORECAST LOOKS GOOD ATTM. PSS...82/GW...86
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:08 AM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
TXZ232>234-246-247-270000- AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 608 AM CDT MON APR 26 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE CROSSROADS AREA... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY ACROSS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BEE...CALHOUN...GOLIAD...REFUGIO AND VICTORIA. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEEVILLE...PORT LAVACA...GOLIAD...REFUGIO AND VICTORIA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS TEXAS TODAY. MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF THESE FEATURES. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ACROSS THE CROSSROADS AREA...MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER 800 AM THIS MORNING. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL END BY THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TODAY. RESIDENTS IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND ANY POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS. MB
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 6:08 AM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
TXZ232>234-246-247-270000- AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 608 AM CDT MON APR 26 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE CROSSROADS AREA... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY ACROSS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BEE...CALHOUN...GOLIAD...REFUGIO AND VICTORIA. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEEVILLE...PORT LAVACA...GOLIAD...REFUGIO AND VICTORIA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS TEXAS TODAY. MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF THESE FEATURES. AS A RESULT...THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ACROSS THE CROSSROADS AREA...MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER 800 AM THIS MORNING. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL END BY THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TODAY. RESIDENTS IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND ANY POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS. MB
Local storm report, Apr 26, 9:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
946 AM CDT MON APR 26 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
941 AM SKIDMORE TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/26/99 BEELocal storm report, Apr 26, 9:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
946 AM CDT MON APR 26 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
941 AM SKIDMORE TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/26/99 BEEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 5:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 9:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Refugio | 62 min |
| Apr 26, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 62 min |
| Apr 26, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Nueces | 44 min |
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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.