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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT for San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 90 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
- Aug 23, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2008, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 90 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County San Patricio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 1884 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 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 Aug 23, 3:38 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 3:38 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 4:41 AM CDT, 11 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 441 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-232200- 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- 441 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE BRUSH COUNTRY TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN BRUSH COUNTRY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...RIVERS AND CREEKS. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL BEND TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THESES STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS AND MONDAY ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH RETURNING TROPICAL MOISTURE. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. TMT/JR
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 1:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 136 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 TXZ233-231930- GOLIAD- 136 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED OVER GOLIAD COUNTY... AT 136 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD OVER GOLIAD COUNTY OVER FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD 622...NORTHEAST OF GOLIAD. THIS FUNNEL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF FANNIN...OR OVER GOLIAD...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. IF YOU LIVE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THE FUNNEL CLOUD REACHES THE GROUND. 87
Local storm report, Aug 23, 2:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
201 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM FLASH FLOOD LAREDO 27.53N 99.49W
08/23/2008 WEBB TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAREDO P.D. REPORTED FLOODING IN THE CITY OF LAREDO. THE
INTERSECTIONS OF CLARK BLVD AND CEDAR AVE...MCPHERSON AVE
AND JACAMAN RD...AND LAS CRUCES DR AND MINES RD HAVE BEEN
CLOSED.
&&
RGLocal storm report, Aug 23, 2:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
206 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 PM FLASH FLOOD LAREDO 27.53N 99.49W
08/23/2008 WEBB TX PUBLIC
CITIZENS TRAVELING ON HWY 359 IN THE LAREDO CITY LIMITS
REPORTED FLOODED ROADS.
&&
KRRSpecial weather statement, Aug 23, 2:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 220 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 TXZ246-232000- REFUGIO- 220 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED OVER REFUGIO COUNTY... AT 220 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD OVER REFUGIO COUNTY ALONG US ROUTE 77 NORTH OF REFUGIO. THIS FUNNEL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MCFADDIN...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF REFUGIO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. IF YOU LIVE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THE FUNNEL CLOUD REACHES THE GROUND. 87
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 2:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 242 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 TXZ240-232045- DUVAL- 242 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING DUVAL COUNTY... AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF BENAVIDES...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM CAN EXPECT WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. KRR
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 3:17 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 10:11 PM CDT | Flood Watch | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 19 hr |
| Aug 23, 7:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 114 min |
| Aug 23, 10:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 118 min |
| Aug 23, 11:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 54 min |
| Aug 23, 1:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 93 min |
| Aug 23, 2:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle | 90 min |
| Aug 23, 2:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval | 79 min |
| Aug 23, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 5:09 PM CDT | Flood Watch | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 17 hr |
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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.