Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 2004, 10:38 PM CDT for Nueces County, Texas. It was in force for 3 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
- May 13, 2004, 10:38 PM CDT (03:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2004, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Nueces County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 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, 3.6 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
- 3220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 573 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KCRP 140339
FFWCRP
TXC355-140645-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1038 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NUECES COUNTY IN TEXAS
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT
* AT 1034 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER TULOSO...OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WAS
ALSO OCCURRING AT THE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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.
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.
LAT...LON 2767 9794 2788 9793 2794 9781 2781 9744
2770 9729 2758 9728 2783 9718 2756 9722
2757 9784
$$
GW1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS74 KCRP 140601
FFSCRP
TXC249-273-355-140730-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1258 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2004
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JIM WELLS AND
NUECES COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG COUNTY
UNTIL 215 AM CDT...
AT 1252 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE OCCURRING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF
RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. MANY ROADS
REMAIN FLOODED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY ROADS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALICE...CORPUS CHRISTI...KINGSVILLE AND ROBSTOWN.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO EXCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATERS COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 2727 9823 2805 9823 2804 9787 2795 9782
2782 9756 2778 9725 2735 9740 2724 9799
$$
MBWhat 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 May 13, 7:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 7:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 746 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 .DISCUSSION...ONGOING FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERE EVENT WL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A SLOW MOVING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LOCATED FROM SAN ANTONIO BAY THROUGH SOUTHERN BEE COUNTY AND BACK TOWARDS COTULLA WL BE THE MAIN FOCUING MECHANISM FOR ADDITIONAL CONVECTION. A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. 2 INCH PWS WL FEED INTO THIS OUTFLOW AS SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY LYR INFLOW OF 15-30 KTS PERSISTS. WENT AHEAD WITH A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NERN ZONES. THIS MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FURTHER WEST AS ADDITIONAL CONVECTION DEVELOPS. LIFTED INDICES AS LOW AS -13 EXIST TO THE SOUTH OF THIS FEATURE ALONG WITH MARGINAL SHEAR WL KEEP THE SEVERE THREAT THIS EVENING. MORE CONVECTION MOVING OFF THE SIERRA MADRE AND ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY WL EVENTUALLY SPREAD OUR WAY OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT GOLIAD AND VICTORIA. FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM FRIDAY MORNING FOR LIVE OAK...BEE...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...REFUGIO...ARANSAS...CALHOUN AND SAN PATRICIO. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. && MB
Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 6:15 AM CDT, 16 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 615 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-141100- ARANSAS-BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR-BEE-CALHOUN- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN-NUECES- REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-WEBB- 615 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER PARTS OF SOUTH TEXAS BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY ON FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH ONE OR TWO STORMS POSSIBLY APPROACHING SEVERE LIMITS...PRODUCING WINDS 60 MPH OR MORE...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEAR THE COAST ON SATURDAY...PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MOVING NORTH AND DISSIPATING SATURDAY NIGHT. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT AT THIS TIME. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 91/86
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 13, 8:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
818 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0813 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 7 NW MATHIS 28.17N 97.91W
05/13/2004 LIVE OAK TX PUBLIC
REPORTS OF TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS NEAR FM 888 IN LIVE OAK
COUNTY.
&&
SMARTLocal storm report, May 13, 8:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
829 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM HAIL TYNAN 28.16N 97.73W
05/13/2004 0.88 INCH SAN PATRICIO TX TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER ALSO REPORTED 7.7 INCHES OF RAIN IN 2.5 HOURS.
&&
SMARTLocal storm report, May 13, 8:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
832 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0813 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 NW MATHIS 28.15N 97.89W
05/13/2004 LIVE OAK TX EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGH WATER COVERING FM 888
&&
SMARTLocal storm report, May 13, 8:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
849 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 PM HAIL WOODSBORO 28.24N 97.32W
05/13/2004 1.75 INCH REFUGIO TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD OF A SHERIFF OFFICERS VEHICLE
&&
SMARTLocal storm report, May 13, 8:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
859 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0852 PM FLASH FLOOD PORT OCONNOR 28.44N 96.40W
05/13/2004 CALHOUN TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
MAJOR STREET FLOODING FROM PORT OCONNOR TO MAGNOLIA BEACH
TO SEADRIFT. CARS STALLED IN PORT OCONNOR.
&&
SMARTLocal storm report, May 13, 10:36 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1036 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD ROCKPORT 28.04N 97.05W
05/13/2004 ARANSAS TX EMERGENCY MNGR
ARANSAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS MOST ROADS
THROUGHOUT ARANSAS COUNTY FLOODED. SOME DRIVERS NEEDING
TO BE RESCUED IN ROCKPORT. TRAVEL DISCOURAGED.
&&
JRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | McMullen | 57 min |
| May 13, 7:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | McMullen | 2 hr |
| May 13, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 3 hr | |
| May 13, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 52 min |
| May 13, 8:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Refugio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| May 13, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Refugio | 42 min |
| May 13, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 3 hr | |
| May 13, 8:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Live Oak | 3 hr |
| May 13, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | La Salle | 65 min |
| May 13, 8:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle | 3 hr |
| May 13, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee | 54 min |
| May 13, 8:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 2 hr |
| May 13, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Refugio | 45 min |
| May 13, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, San Patricio | 56 min |
| May 13, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | McMullen | 56 min |
| May 13, 9:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 3 hr |
| May 13, 9:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | McMullen | 3 hr |
| May 13, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 51 min |
| May 13, 10:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas | 3 hr |
| May 13, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 3 hr | |
| May 13, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 3 hr | |
| May 13, 11:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Refugio, Victoria | 2 hr |
| May 13, 11:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells | 2 hr |
| May 13, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Nueces | 62 min |
| May 14, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Duval | 45 min |
| May 14, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 57 min |
| May 14, 12:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 90 min |
| May 14, 1:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 113 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.