Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2001
Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Nov 16, 2001, 2:30 PM CST for Nueces County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 75 min. 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 16, 2001, 2:30 PM CST (20:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2001, 3:45 PM CST
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 24 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
- 311 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS54 KCRP 162031 FFWCRP TXC355-409-162145- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 230 PM CST FRI NOV 16 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NUECES COUNTY IN TEXAS SAN PATRICIO COUNTY IN TEXAS * UNTIL 345 PM CST * AT 230 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES. TWO BOUNDARIES ARE MERGING OVER THE AREA AND FLOODING WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM. 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. $$
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 16, 9:50 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 9:50 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
950 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2001
THE MAIN FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAIN IS SHIFTING SOUTH INTO BROS CWA AND
OUT OVER OUR OFFSHORE WATERS. RADAR AND SATELLITE SHOWS A MESO-SCALE
CONVECTIVE VORTEX FORMING JUST EAST OF PORT ARANSAS WHERE BOOK-END
VORTEX AND A POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT ARE MOVING OFFSHORE. THE MAIN
DRIVING FORCE IN SHIFTING THE HEAVY RAINS TO OUR SOUTH IS A RESULT
OF LARGE SCALE PRESSURE RISES SFC-H85 LAYER AND ACCOMPANING COOL NLY
FLOW WHICH IS FORMING IN THE WAKE OF THE ABV MENTIONED MESO-SCALE
CONV VORTEX.
ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE ENDED OVER MOST OF THE AREA. WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE FFA BECAUSE MODERATE OVERRUNNING RAINS WILL
PERSIST TODAY AND GROUNDS ARE SATURATED AFTER WIDESPREAD 4-6 INCH
RAINFALL TOTALS AND ISOLATED 12-20 INCH AMOUNTS.
WILL UPDATE TO TWEAK TEMPS AND WINDS FOR COLD SECTOR CONDITIONS IN
THE WAKE OF THE BNDRY.
MARINE...NO MAJOR CHANGES TO MARINE. EXPECT STRONG MESO-SCALE STORM
DRIVEN WINDS TO PREVAIL FOR SEVERAL HOURS PRODUCING SCA CONDITIONS.
MARINE TRAVEL FOR SMALL CRAFT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY.
.CRP...FFA TXZ229>234-239>247 TDA.
SCA GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275.
75 (SYNOPTIC)
71 (MARINE / AVIATION)
76 (SHORT-FUSED)
81 (SHORT-FUSED)
91 (HYDRO)In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 16, 10:11 AM CST, 4 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1011 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
...COUNTY LOCATION....
0235 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 BEE REPORTED BY BEEVILLE POLICE
US 181 CLOSED BETWEEN BEEVILLE
AND PETTUS.
0337 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 JIMWELLS REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
COUNTY ROADS 226...230...234 AND
239 CLOSED.
0605 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 DUVAL REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
US 59 3 W OF FREER...FM 2359
N OF US 59...AND THE INTERSECTION
OF STATE ROADS 16 AND 339...
CLOSED.
0625 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 KLEBERG REPORTED BY KLEBERG DPS
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED IN KINGSVILLE.
0637 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 JIMWELLS REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
COUNTY ROADS 303...308...120...
AND 121 CLOSED.
0754 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 SANPATRICIO REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
COUNTY ROADS 15...17...26...
35...AND STATE ROAD 188 W OF SINTON...CLOSED.
0710 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 NUECES REPORTED BY CORPUS DPS
US 59 E OF LAREDO CLOSED.
WCLocal storm report, Nov 16, 10:17 AM CST, 4 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1017 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
...COUNTY LOCATION....
0235 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 BEE REPORTED BY BEEVILLE POLICE
US 181 CLOSED BETWEEN BEEVILLE
AND PETTUS.
0337 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 JIMWELLS REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
COUNTY ROADS 226...230...234 AND
239 CLOSED.
0605 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 DUVAL REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
US 59 3 W OF FREER...FM 2359
N OF US 59...AND THE INTERSECTION
OF STATE ROADS 16 AND 339...
CLOSED.
0625 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 KLEBERG REPORTED BY KLEBERG DPS
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED IN
KINGSVILLE.
0637 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 JIMWELLS REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
COUNTY ROADS 303...308...120...
AND 121 CLOSED.
0754 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 SANPATRICIO REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
COUNTY ROADS 15...17...26...
35...AND STATE ROAD 188 W OF
SINTON...CLOSED.
0710 AM TX FLOOD
11/16/01 NUECES REPORTED BY CORPUS DPS
US 59 E OF LAREDO CLOSED.
WCLocal storm report, Nov 16, 2:00 PM CST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
200 PM CST FRI NOV 16 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0113 PM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
11/16/01 NUECES SHERIFF REPORT.
NUMEROUS ROADS
FLOODED.
0135 PM CORPUS CHRISTI TX FLOODING
11/16/01 NUECES SHERIFF REPORT OF
NUMEROUS ROADS
FLOODED.
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, 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, 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.