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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2006, 8:44 AM CDT for Calhoun County, Texas. It was in force for 91 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2006, 8:44 AM CDT (13:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2006, 10:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 91 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Calhoun County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 2, 5:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 5:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
510 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 2006
.SHORT-TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...AN AMAZING 36 HOURS ACROSS THE
COASTAL BEND OF S TX. WILL KEEP IT SHORT AGAIN THIS MORNING DUE TO
ONGOING WX ACROSS KLEBERG AND NUECES. AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN ACROSS KLEBERG COUNTY OVERNIGHT...WITH SATELLITE PRECIP
ESTIMATES AND RADAR ESTIMATES SHOWING OVER 20 OF RAIN MAY HAVE
FALLEN JUST EAST OF RICARDO. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS
THIS AREA FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO (AND INTO SRN JIM
WELLS)...ALONG CONV AXIS STRETCHING OFF INTO THE DEEP S TX NEARSHORE
WATERS. ADTNL RWS WILL CONT FORMING THIS MORNING FROM NUECES COUNTY
EAST INTO THE GULF...ALONG SECOND AXIS.
OVERALL...CONVECTION WILL SHIFT SWD TODAY FROM YESTERDAYS FOCUS...AS
MID/UPR LVL CIRCULATION OPENS AND DRIFTS OFF TO THE SOUTH AND EAST.
HAVE CANCELLED FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NRN COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA
CROSSROADS...AS FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
COASTAL BEND AND DEEP S TX. EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
NUECES AND KLEBERG (AND EXPANDED IT TO JIM WELLS) THRU THE AFTN.
SHOULD SEE DRIER AIR PUSHING INTO S TX THIS EVENING AS UPR LVL RDG
BUILDS ACROSS THE SW U.S. AND TAIL END OF UPR LVL TROF SLIDES THRU
NE TX AND INTO DEEP S.
&&
.LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...THE GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE
TO PROG THE UPPER RIDGE TO BUILD ACRS THE REGION FROM THE NW...
WITH THE UPPER N-S RIDGE AXIS APPROACHING THE CWFA LONGITUDES
LATER IN THE PERIOD. BASED ON SELECTED GFS SOUNDINGS...BEFORE
MONDAY...MOISTURE/MINIMAL CIN SUGGEST AT LEAST ISOLD CONVECTION.
HWR...UPPER SUBSIDENCE EXPECTED AND THUS WL NOT INTRODUCE PCPN.
MON-THU...INCREASING CIN SHOULD PRECLUDE ACTIVITY. THUS...DRY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED DRG THE PERIOD. ANTICIPATE EARLY MORNING FOG
SUNDAY/MONDAY OWING TO DRYING ALOFT/NEAR SFC MSTR. INCREASING LEE
SIDE SFC TROUGH WL CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW TUE-
THU...WHICH WL LIKELY CONTRIBUE TO LATE NGT/EARLY MORNING STRATUS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 84 70 88 71 90 / 70 20 10 10 10
VICTORIA 85 67 88 70 90 / 40 10 10 10 10
LAREDO 89 72 93 73 95 / 40 10 10 10 10
ALICE 85 69 89 70 91 / 60 20 10 10 10
ROCKPORT 83 72 86 72 88 / 60 20 10 10 10
COTULLA 89 68 93 71 95 / 30 10 10 10 10
KINGSVILLE 84 70 88 71 90 / 70 20 10 10 10
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: JIM
WELLS...KLEBERG...AND NUECES.
GM...NONE.
&&
JR/76...SHORT-TERM
WC/87...LONG-TERMHazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 6:08 AM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 608 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 2006 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-031100- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 608 AM CDT FRI JUN 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NUECES...KLEBERG AND JIM WELLS COUNTIES. RECORD RAINFALL YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING HAVE LEFT THE GROUND COMPLETELY SATURATED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING ACROSS THESE COUNTIES...PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 76/87
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 2, 6:06 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
606 AM CDT FRI JUN 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM FLASH FLOOD RICARDO 27.42N 97.85W
06/02/2006 KLEBERG TX BROADCAST MEDIA
LOCAL MEDIA REPORT SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY 77 AT F.M. 1118 IN
RICARDO FLOODED WITH A FOOT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.
&&
RUNYENLocal storm report, Jun 2, 7:51 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
751 AM CDT FRI JUN 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0749 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 SE KINGSVILLE 27.49N 97.84W
06/02/2006 KLEBERG TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
KLEBERG SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS 20 FAMILIES RELOCATED DUE
TO FLOODING AND WATER IN MANY OF THE HOMES...OFF OF F.M.
1717.
&&
RUNYENLocal storm report, Jun 2, 7:54 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
754 AM CDT FRI JUN 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
06/01/2006 NUECES TX BROADCAST MEDIA
I-37 FLOODED AND CLOSED BETWEEN CORN PORDUCTS ROAD AND
SOUTHERN MINERALS ROAD.
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
06/01/2006 NUECES TX BROADCAST MEDIA
N.P.I.D. AND LEOPARD FLOODED.
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
06/01/2006 NUECES TX NWS EMPLOYEE
UNDERPASSES AND ACCESS ROADS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE NEAR
HIGHWAY 44 AND S.P.I.D.
0130 AM LIGHTNING CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
06/01/2006 NUECES TX BROADCAST MEDIA
LIGHTNING STRUCK A WASTE OIL TANK AT THE VALERO BILL
GREEHEY REFINERY...SPARKING A FIRE AND CAUSING 168,000
GALLONS OF OIL TO SPILL INTO THE CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP
CHANNEL JUST WEST OF THE HARBOR BRIDGE.
0323 AM FLASH FLOOD CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
06/01/2006 NUECES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS BETWEEN HIGHWAY 44...INTERSTATE
37 AND U.S. 77 FLOODED.
0456 AM FLASH FLOOD 10 W VICTORIA 28.82N 97.15W
06/01/2006 VICTORIA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING AT F.M. 236 AND F.M. 1685
0530 AM FLASH FLOOD CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
06/01/2006 NUECES TX BROADCAST MEDIA
AGNES AT NAVIGATION FLOODED AND CLOSED.
0600 AM FLASH FLOOD CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
06/01/2006 NUECES TX BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOODING AT HIGHWAY 44 AND CLARKWOOD WITH WATER ENTERING
SOME HOMES.
0615 AM FLASH FLOOD CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
06/01/2006 NUECES TX NEWSPAPER
*** 1 FATAL *** 51 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND HER SON ABANDONED
THEIR FLOODED VEHICLE AND BEGAN WALKING ON THE SHOULDER
OF THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF AGNES STREET AND HWY
358. THE WOMAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A VAN EXITING HWY
358.
0745 AM FLASH FLOOD ROCKPORT 28.04N 97.05W
06/01/2006 ARANSAS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
MARKET STREET AND BUISNESS 35 CLOSED IN ROCKPORT DUE TO
FLOODING.
0750 AM FLASH FLOOD VICTORIA 28.82N 96.98W
06/01/2006 VICTORIA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
SOME CITY STREETS IN VICTORIA BEGINNING TO FLOOD.
1040 AM FLASH FLOOD 8 SW VICTORIA 28.74N 97.08W
06/01/2006 VICTORIA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
COLETOVILLE ROAD EAST/LOOP AND 77 SOUTH ACCESS ROAD
CLOSED.
1040 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 W VICTORIA 28.82N 97.07W
06/01/2006 VICTORIA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
THE INTERSECTION OF FM 236 AND FM 1685 CLOSED FROM
FLOODING.
1040 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 W VICTORIA 28.82N 97.03W
06/01/2006 VICTORIA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FM 1685 SOUTH CURVE CLOSED FROM FLOODING.
1040 AM FLASH FLOOD VICTORIA 28.82N 96.98W
06/01/2006 VICTORIA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONSTITUTION STREET CLOSED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CAMERON
STREET DUE TO FLOODING. ALSO NAVARRO STREET CLOSED AT THE
INTERSECTION OF RIO GRANDE STREET FROM FLOODING.
1040 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 SW VICTORIA 28.77N 97.04W
06/01/2006 VICTORIA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FM 446 NEAR DRY CREEK ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
1150 AM FLASH FLOOD PORT OCONNOR 28.44N 96.40W
06/01/2006 CALHOUN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY ROADS ACROSS THE PORT OCONNOR AREA WERE FLOODED.
SMALL CARS WERE NOT ABLE TO PASS.
0210 PM FLASH FLOOD MAGNOLIA BEACH 28.51N 96.52W
06/01/2006 CALHOUN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
NORTH OCEAN DRIVE IN THE MAGNOLIA BEACH AREA WAS FLOODED
AND PASSABLE ONLY BY TRUCK OR LARGE VEHICLES.
0525 PM FLOOD PORT OCONNOR 28.44N 96.40W
06/01/2006 CALHOUN TX UTILITY COMPANY
SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN FLOODED
1015 PM FLOOD KINGSVILLE 27.51N 97.86W
06/01/2006 KLEBERG TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL COUNTY AND FARM TO MARKET ROADS FLOODED...
INCLUDING FM 1118...CR 1050...CR 1070...CR 2130...AND
TRENT ROAD UP TO HIGHWAY 77.
0102 AM FLASH FLOOD KINGSVILLE 27.51N 97.86W
06/02/2006 KLEBERG TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
KINGSVILLE P.D. REPORTS WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING
THROUGHOUT KINGSVILLE WITH MANY IMPASSABLE. BARACADES
GOING UP.
0600 AM FLASH FLOOD RICARDO 27.42N 97.85W
06/02/2006 KLEBERG TX BROADCAST MEDIA
LOCAL MEDIA REPORT SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY 77 AT F.M. 1118 IN
RICARDO FLOODED WITH A FOOT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.
0749 AM FLASH FLOOD KINGSVILLE 27.51N 97.86W
06/02/2006 KLEBERG TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
KLEBERG SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS ALMOST ALL COUNTY AND
FARM ROADS FLOODED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
0749 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 SE KINGSVILLE 27.49N 97.84W
06/02/2006 KLEBERG TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
KLEBERG SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS 20 FAMILIES RELOCATED DUE
TO FLOODING AND WATER IN MANY OF THE HOMES...OFF OF F.M.
1717.
&&
RUNYENLocal storm report, Jun 2, 8:26 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 9:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 118 min |
| Jun 1, 11:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 115 min |
| Jun 2, 10:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 118 min |
| Jun 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 111 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.