Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Sep 19, 2002, 11:07 PM CDT (04:07 UTC)

Expired

Sep 20, 2002, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

113 min

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Nueces 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 200407
FFWCRP
TXC355-200600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1105 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 1100 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR      
  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL NUECES COUNTY...
  FROM ROBSTOWN TO CORPUS CHRISTI AND MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH 
NUECES 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 2783 9739 2784 9760 2759 9768 2758 9740

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 19, 9:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
920 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2002

ACTIVE BURST OF CONVECTION THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE SFC TROF.
EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT
BEFORE FINALLY MOVING OFFSHORE. CELL MERGERS OVER KENEDY COUNTY
COULD ROTATE UP THE COAST INTO EASTERN NUECES COUNTY...BRINGING
HEAVY RAIN...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. WILL CONTINUE
TO WATCH THIS VERY CLOSELY. WILL DROP POPS BEHIND THE TROF.

9PM MSAS ANALYSIS SHOWS THE COLD FRONT ALONG A LINE FROM EAGLE PASS
TO AUSTIN LINE. 01Z RUC STILL BRINGS THE COLD FRONT TO THE COAST
BEFORE SUNRISE. DWPTS ARE IN THE 50S BEHIND THE FRONT.

MARINE...CWF IS IN GOOD SHAPE. MAINLY A SHORT TERM EVENT RIGHT NOW
WITH CONVECTION MOVING OFF THE COAST. WILL HANDLE THIS WITH SPECIAL
MARINE WARNINGS.

.CRP...NONE

75/81

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
1011 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2002

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

1011 PM    5 NW HOLIDAY BEACH        TX   65 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
09/19/02   ARANSAS                        HAM OPERATOR REPORTED 65
                                          MPH WINDS WITH TREES DOWN
                                          IN COPANO COVE. FUNNEL
                                          CLOUD WAS ALSO
                                          OBSERVED.

JM

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