Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Jul 14, 2002, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC)

Expired

Jul 15, 2002, 1:15 AM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County McMullen County, TX

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

000 
WGUS54 KCRP 150414
FFWCRP
TXC311-150615-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1115 PM CDT SUN JUL 14 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MCMULLEN COUNTY IN TEXAS

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1115 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE ENTIRE COUNTY.  THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN   
  WAS SLOWLY MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLANDS AND OTHER 
LOW LYING AREAS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT
QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY
IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.  

LAT...LON 2807 9879 2806 9834 2863 9837 2864 9881

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 14, 9:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
945 PM CDT SUN JUL 14 2002

DISCUSSION...SHORTWAVE TROF APPROACHING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SOUTH
OF DEL TRIO EARLY TONIGHT CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE DIFFLUENT AND
DIVERGENT WIND FIELDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CWA WHERE MULTICELLULAR
CONVECTION CONTINUES.  EARLIER/FASTER PROGRESSION OF THE SEABREEZE
THIS AFTERNOON AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON INHIBITED
WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ACROSS THE EASTERN FORECAST BY THE TIME AN
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PUSHED SOUTH/SOUTHWESTWARD LATE THIS AFTN/EARLY
THIS EVENING.  CONVECTION ACROSS THE CWA REMAINS ALIGNED ALONG A
LINE FROM LAREDO TO JUST NORTH OF THREE RIVERS.  EXPECT CONVECTION
ACROSS THE NWRN CWA TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH
CONVECTION ACROSS THE SWRN CWA TO BE LESS ORGANIZED.  FLOODING WILL
REMAIN THE PRIMARY CONCERN DURING THE SHORT-TERM.  OTHERWISE..FLASH
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA THROUGH
MONDAY..WITH THE POTENTIAL OF CONTINUING THROUGH THE MUCH OF
TUE..ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WRN CWA.  TIME CROSS-SECTIONS SHOW A VERY
DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE THROUGH THE VERTICAL..WITH A SLUG OF HIGH
PWATS ADVECTING NORTHWARD THROUGH MONDAY..COINCIDENT WITH GREATEST
OMEGA VALUES MON AFTN/MON NIGHT.  WILL MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
ZONES..MAINLY TO LOWER POPS ACROSS THE EAST.

MARINE...OVERALL FCST LOOKS GOOD. CONVECTION ONSHORE WILL KEEP WINDS
IN SCEC RANGE OFFSHORE ALL NIGHT. WILL UPDATE FCST TO LESSEN THE
LOWERING TREND OF THE WINDS FOR TONIGHT.

BML.76 / TR.92

.CRP...FFA TXZ229>234-239>247 .

Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2002Every flash flood warning in 2002

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