Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2001
Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Nov 15, 2001, 10:32 PM CST for Live Oak 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
- Nov 15, 2001, 10:32 PM CST (04:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2001, 1:15 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Live Oak County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:34 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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 160434 FFWCRP TXC297-160730- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1032 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN LIVE OAK COUNTY IN TEXAS * UNTIL 130 AM CST * AT 1029 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANNAROSE...OR ABOUT 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALICE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE OCCURRED IN SOUTHERN LIVE OAK COUNTY SINCE 930 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LIVE OAK COUNTY...WHICH WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING. 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, 9:55 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 9:55 PM CST, 37 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
955 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
EVENING SOUNDING ONCE AGAIN INDICATED A MOIST ATMOSPHERE WITH PWAT AT
1.53. THIS IS PLENTY GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP SHRA/TSRA GOING OVER THE
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWFA. ONE GOOD THING IS THAT THE REL
HELICITY VALUES ARE MUCH LOWER THIS EVENING THAN THIS MORNING AND
THIS HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE RADAR TRENDS SHOWING LESS ROTATION
THAN EARLIER TODAY. SLOW WEAKENING TREND SHOULD CONT OVERNIGHT WITH
THE CURRENT CONVECTION.
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER REPEAT ON FRI AS UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS IN THE
VCNTY OF GUADALUPE PASS. AS SPOKES OF ENERGY MOVE OVER THE AREA AND
INTERACT WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE..THIS WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHRA/TSRA. EXCELLENT DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT SHD ALSO AID IN
ADDITIONAL CONVECTION. CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN UP AS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL QUICKLY RUN
OFF..ADDING TO THE ALREADY SERIOUS FLOODING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE
IN SEVERAL COUNTIES. IF MOST RECENT GUIDANCE HOLDS TRUE..THE PCPN
MAY OCCUR CLOSER TO THE COAST..WHERE MUCH LESS PCPN HAS OCCURRED.
WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT TEMPS AND WINDS WHEN UPDATE IS SENT FOR
EXPIRING TOR WATCH.
MARINE...PRESSURE GRADIENT/INFLOW TOWARD ORGANIZED CONVECTION WILL
GENERATE ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE MARINE ZONES TONIGHT..AND
SEAS/SUFFICIENT GRADIENT WILL ALLOW SCA CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL
THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY AS WELL. OTHERWISE..DRY ADVECTION FROM THE
EAST WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND..WITH A DIMINISHED ELY GRADIENT EXPECTED.
MSL..73 / BML..76
.CRP...FFA ALL ZONES TXZ229>234-239>247 THROUGH TONIGHT.
TOR WATCH TXZ229>234-239>247 UNTIL 11 PM.
SCA ALL MARINE ZONES.In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 15, 8:04 PM CST, 2 hours 28 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, 2 hours 18 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, 2 hours 17 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, 1 hour 52 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.
LAMARRELocal storm report, Nov 15, 9:20 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
920 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0905 PM GOLIAD TX FLOODING
11/15/01 2 E FANNIN SPOTTER REPORT.
NUMEROUS ROADS
FLOODED IN COLOGNE.
0915 PM GOLIAD TX 0.50 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 2 E FANNIN SKYWARN SPOTTER IN
COLOGNE.
LAMARRELocal storm report, Nov 15, 10:00 PM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
1000 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0955 PM VICTORIA TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
11/15/01 VICTORIA SPOTTER 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, 9:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee | 4 hr |
| Nov 15, 9:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Victoria | 58 min |
| 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.