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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

February 6, 2013Bee County, Nueces County, San Patricio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Feb 6, 2013, 7:27 PM CST for Bee County, Nueces County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 6, 2013, 7:27 PM CST (01:27 UTC)
Expired: Feb 7, 2013, 9:19 AM CST
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Bee County, TX, Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Aransas River near Skidmore (SKMT2). The gauge peaked at 13.45 ft at Feb 6, 2013, 11:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08189700, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 6, 5:39 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 5:39 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 5:42 AM CST, 13 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
542 AM CST WED FEB 6 2013

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-071200-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
542 AM CST WED FEB 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER SOUTH TEXAS. A FEW STRONG
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON IF SUFFICIENT
DAYTIME HEATING BECOMES AVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED STORM
COULD PRODUCE HAIL NEAR THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WINDS AROUND 50
MPH...MOST THUNDERSTORMS AT BEST WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS BELOW 50 MPH. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS...WHERE ISOLATED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD
RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING ESPECIALLY IF THE HEAVY RAIN FALLS IN
LOW-LYING AREAS. FINALLY FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...AND
COULD BECOME DENSE IN MANY LOCATIONS MAKING DRIVING AND NAVIGATION
HAZARDOUS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE NIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING HOURS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...SPOTTERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS
SHOULD CONDITIONS BECOME WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED.

GW/RH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:17 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:26 PM CST, 4 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Feb 6, 5:00 PM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 6, 9:39 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	CRP		2 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.