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Flash Flood Warning 51, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 9, 2002, 12:18 AM CDT for Jim Wells 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2002, 12:18 AM CDT (05:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2002, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Jim Wells County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:21 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.
Did it verify
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.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 1869 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS54 KCRP 090518 FFWCRP TXC249-090915- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1215 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... JIM WELLS COUNTY IN TEXAS * UNTIL 415 AM CDT * AT 1212 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PREMONT...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF FALFURRIAS. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN JIM WELLS 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. 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 2743 9821 2731 9814 2765 9809 2781 9810
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS74 KCRP 090637 FFSCRP TXC249-090930- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 131 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTY OF JIM WELLS UNTIL 415 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING... AT 130 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN JIM WELLS AND NORTHWESTERN KLEBERG COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS BETWEEN BEN BOLT AND KINGSVILLE. THIS AREA WAS DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN BEN BOLT AND PREMONT. 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. $$ AP
000 WGUS74 KCRP 090919 FFSCRP TXC249-091015- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 415 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JIM WELLS COUNTY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 410 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN JIM WELLS COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR AND ARE NOT LIKELY TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JIM WELLS COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE AREA. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP. $$ AP
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 Sep 8, 9:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 9:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
955 PM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002
CENTER OF FAY CURRENTLY LOCATED JUST TO THE NORTH OF COTULLA. WV
LOOP SHOWING UPR LOW WOBBLING EAST AS SPOKES OF VORTICITY ROTATE
AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW. AVN/MESO-ETA IN AGREEMENT WITH
DEVELOPING HIGH OMEGA VALUES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNDER PVA.
CONCERN IS THAT CORE RAINS NEAR THE SFC LOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND
DIFFLUENCE ALOFT OVER THE E CWA COMBINED WITH LOW LEVEL CONFLUENCE
PATTERN WILL DEVELOP A GOOD BANDING PATERN OVER THE E CWA SIMILAR TO
WHAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. PLEASE SEE FFSCRP FOR MORE INFO.
FOR THE UPDATE WILL MAKE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THE POPS AND WINDS.
WILL KNOCK LRD POP DOWN AS DRY SUBSIDENT FLOW OFF SIERRA IS
INHIBITING CONVECTION.
MARINE...WILL INCREASE WINDS MAINLY OFFSHORE FOR TONIGHT AS WINDS
GOING GOOD AND STRONG. WILL MAKE A FEW OTHER COSMETIC CHANGES
OTHERWISE NOTHING ELSE DONE.
.CRP...SCA GMZ250-255-270-275.
92/TR...SYNOPTIC
86/GW...MARINE
.CRP...FFA TXZ229>234-239>247 (ALL AREA)
SCA GMZ250-255-270-275 (COASTAL/OFFSHORE).In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 8, 6:46 PM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
646 PM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0622 PM 7 N BEEVILLE TX FLOOD
09/08/02 BEE WATER OVER HIGHWAY 181
OFFICERS REROUTING
TRAFFIC
TRLocal storm report, Sep 8, 10:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
1015 PM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1000 PM ALICE TX FLOOD
09/08/02 JIM WELLS
1000 PM ALICE TX FLOOD
09/08/02 JIM WELLS STREET FLOODING REPORTED
BY SHERIFF
1000 PM 4 SW BEN BOLT TX TORNADO
09/08/02 JIM WELLS TORNADO SPOTTED ON GROUND
BY PUBLIC NEAR FM 625 AND
CR 464
1015 PM 4 SW BEN BOLT TX TORNADO
09/08/02 JIM WELLS TORNADO SPOTTED ON GROUND
BY PUBLIC NEAR FM 625 AND
CR 464 NO DAMAGELocal storm report, Sep 8, 10:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1000 PM ALICE TX FLOOD
09/08/02 JIM WELLS STREET FLOODING REPORTED
BY SHERIFF
1015 PM 4 SW BEN BOLT TX TORNADO
09/08/02 JIM WELLS TORNADO SPOTTED ON GROUND
BY PUBLIC NEAR FM 625 AND
CR 464 NO DAMAGELocal storm report, Sep 8, 11:39 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
1139 PM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1023 PM 5 S BEN BOLT TX TORNADO
09/08/02 JIM WELLS TORNADO ON GROUND FOR
SEVERAL MINUTES REPORTED
BY PUBLIC DRIVING ON
HIGHWAY 281
TRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 9:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 35 min |
| Sep 8, 10:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 44 min |
| Sep 8, 11:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 4 hr |
| Sep 9, 6:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen, Webb | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 9:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 118 min |
| Sep 9, 6:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 87 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.