Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2001
Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Nov 15, 2001, 9:12 PM CST for Bee County, 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
- Nov 15, 2001, 9:12 PM CST (03:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2001, 1:15 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bee County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:14 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
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 2644 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 15.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS54 KCRP 160315 FFWCRP TXC025-160715- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 912 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BEE COUNTY IN TEXAS * UNTIL 115 AM CST * AT 909 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER BEE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MANY ROADS FLOODED IN NORTHERN BEE COUNTY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING. 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. $$ GW
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS74 KCRP 160456 FFSCRP TXC025-175-297-160730- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1050 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BEE AND SOUTHERN LIVE OAK COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM...AND GOLIAD COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM... AT 1050 PM...WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN BEE AND LIVE OAK COUNTIES...AS WELL AS EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN GOLIAD COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 4 OR MORE INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT FLOOD SITUATION. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING BE SPOTTED. DO NOT DRIVE OVER ROADS COVERED WITH WATER OR BARRICADED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST FLOODING INFORMATION. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. $$ GW
000 WGUS74 KCRP 160617 FFSCRP TXC025-175-297-160830- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1213 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2001 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BEE COUNTY UNTIL 115 AM...GOLIAD COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM...AND LIVE OAK COUNTY UNTIL 130 AM... SCATTERED HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN BEE COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN LIVE OAK COUNTY...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GOLIAD COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH...AND ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY. THE LIVE OAK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED WATER COVERING THE ROAD 2 MILES SOUTH OF OAKVILLE...WITH SOME OTHER ROADS WITH RUNNING WATER OVER THEM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST FLOODING INFORMATION. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. $$ GW
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 Nov 15, 5:25 PM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 5:25 PM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 525 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001 NEW TORNADO WATCH COMING OUT WILL INCLUDE ALL BUT WEBB COUNTY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM. STRONG VERT SHEAR CONTINUES. GOT A LONG LIVED TORNADIC SUPERCELL THAT HAS TRACKED FROM LIVE OAK COUNTY TO THE GOLIAD COUNTY LINE. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE WARM SECTOR ACROSS DUVAL COUNTY MAY QUICKLY GO SEVERE. ZONE UPDATES COMING SOON 75 .CRP...FFA AND TORNADO WATCH TXZ229>234-240>247.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 15, 6:50 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
650 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0645 PM MINERAL TX FLOODING
11/15/01 BEE ALL ROADS CLOSED WITH
HIGH WATER RESCUE
OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS
BY VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
LAMARRELocal storm report, Nov 15, 7:13 PM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
713 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0705 PM 5 SE CHARCO TX .75 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT.Local storm report, Nov 15, 8:04 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
804 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0625 PM PETTUS TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 BEE SHERIFF REPORT.
BMLLocal storm report, Nov 15, 8:14 PM CST, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
815PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT.
0810 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 5 S GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT.
0810 PM GOLIAD TX TORNADO
11/15/01 5 S GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT OF
TORNADO ON THE GROUND
ALONG THE WEST SIDE
OF HIGHWAY 183.
LAMARRELocal storm report, Nov 15, 8:15 PM CST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
815 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT.
0810 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 5 S GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT.
0810 PM GOLIAD TX TORNADO
11/15/01 5 S GOLIAD SHERIFF REPORT OF
TORNADO ON THE GROUND
ALONG THE WEST SIDE
OF HIGHWAY 183.
LAMARRELocal storm report, Nov 15, 8:40 PM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
840 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0833 PM GOLIAD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 3 E FANNIN SHERIFF REPORT.
LAMARREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 6:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee | 48 min |
| Nov 15, 6:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 6:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad | 42 min |
| Nov 15, 7:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad | 45 min |
| Nov 15, 7:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 52 min |
| Nov 15, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Goliad | 46 min |
| Nov 15, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Goliad | 49 min |
| Nov 15, 8:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Goliad | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 8:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 23 min |
| Nov 15, 8:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Goliad, Victoria | 51 min |
| Nov 15, 9:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Victoria | 58 min |
| Nov 15, 10:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Live Oak | 3 hr |
| Nov 15, 11:29 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Goliad | 106 min |
| Nov 15, 11:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Refugio | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 12:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Refugio, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Duval | 55 min |
| Nov 16, 1:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Duval | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 2:06 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, Live Oak | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 5:50 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 6:15 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, Webb | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 6:42 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 6:50 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 8:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 116 min | |
| Nov 16, 8:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 116 min | |
| Nov 16, 8:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 2 hr |
| Nov 16, 9:45 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Nov 16, 9:45 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Nov 16, 1:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 88 min |
| Nov 16, 1:18 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 57 min | |
| Nov 16, 1:18 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 57 min | |
| Nov 16, 2:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 92 min |
| Nov 16, 2:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 75 min |
| Nov 16, 3:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 2 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:12 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 108 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.