Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Sep 9, 2002, 9:36 AM CDT (14:36 UTC)

Expired

Sep 9, 2002, 12:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties La Salle County, TX, 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 091436
FFWCRP
TXC283-311-091730-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
926 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 924 AM CDT...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED ACROSS LA SALLE AND MC 
MULLEN COUNTIES...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN 
LA SALLE INTO NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN MCMULLEN COUNTIES. 

THE MCMULLEN COUNTY SHERRIFS DEPARTMENT REPORTS 18 INCHES OF WATER 
ON HIGHWAY 97 WHERE IT CROSSES ESPARANTA CREEK WITH HEAVY RAIN 
CONTINUING. ALSO...HIGHWAY 97 IN MCMULLEN COUNTY IS CLOSED FROM 
FOWLERTON TO THE COUNTY LINE.

HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS LASALLE AND MCMULLEN 
COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES...THROUGH 
1230 PM. 

LAT...LON 2856 9936 2806 9929 2809 9835 2863 9842


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PURPURA

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 8, 9:55 PM CDT, 11 hours 41 minutes earlier.

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
711 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0628 AM    TILDEN                    TX   FLOOD
09/09/02    MCMULLEN                      WATER COVERING PARTS OF
                                          HIGHWAY 72

0628 AM    FOWLERTON                 TX   FLOOD
09/09/02    LA SALLE                      STREET FLOODING

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

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