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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 27, 2013, 10:42 PM CDT for Webb County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 28, 2013, 12:30 AM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2013, 10:42 PM CDT (03:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2013, 12:30 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2013, 8:37 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Webb County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Rio Grande at Laredo (LDOT2).
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08459000, 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 Apr 27, 6:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 6:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 618 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 .DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. && .AVIATION...COMPLEX TAF FCST WITH VARIETY OF FLIGHT RULES XPCTD...THOUGH VFR WILL BE LIMITED. MAIN CHALLENGES TONIGHT WILL BE LOW CIGS AND POSSIBLE CONVECTION. CONVECTION MAY IMPACT KLRD TERMINAL THIS EVENING AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP AT KVCT. BETTER CHANCES OF PRECIP AND CONVECTION AREAWIDE TO COME DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WITH PROB 30 INTRODUCED IN AREA TAFS WITH EXCEPTION OF KCRP. OTHERWISE...CIGS XCPTD TO LOWER TONIGHT TO IFR/MVFR LEVELS WITH MVFR LIKELY THRU MOST OF SUNDAY...ALL TERMINALS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SE WINDS THIS EVENING TO BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT THRU SUNDAY...WITH VARIABLE WINDS IN/NEAR ANY CONVECTION. AMENDMENTS TO TAFS CAN BE XPCTD TONIGHT DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WX. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 70 80 67 82 67 / 30 40 30 40 10 VICTORIA 67 82 63 81 61 / 40 40 20 40 10 LAREDO 70 86 68 85 68 / 60 40 50 30 20 ALICE 69 82 65 83 64 / 50 40 40 40 10 ROCKPORT 70 76 66 78 66 / 20 30 20 40 10 COTULLA 67 82 64 84 63 / 60 40 50 30 20 KINGSVILLE 69 82 67 83 66 / 30 40 30 40 10 NAVY CORPUS 71 77 68 79 67 / 20 30 20 40 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && AVIATION...HART/79
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 5:14 AM CDT, 17 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 514 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-281015- 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- 514 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE TONIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS ACROSS MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS AND APPROACHES THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND BRUSH COUNTRY. AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL COULD MOVE INTO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND COASTAL PLAINS. ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT/EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL AND NEARSHORE WATERS...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TE/LK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 7:08 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 708 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 TXZ239-280100- WEBB- 708 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WEBB COUNTY... AT 702 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHUPADERA RANCH AIRPORT...OR 35 MILES SOUTH OF CARRIZO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING WEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER AND ALSO MOVING EAST. PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN WEBB COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HART
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 8:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 821 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 TXZ229-239-280215- LA SALLE-WEBB- 821 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT LA SALLE AND WEBB COUNTIES... AT 817 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ASHERTON TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA ESPERANZA RANCH AIRPORT TO 18 MILES WEST OF EL CENIZO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BIG WELLS TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ENCINAL TO 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN YGNACIO...MOVING EAST AROUND 35 MPH. PEOPLE IN LA SALLE AND WEBB COUNTIES...INCLUDING LAS TIENDAS...LA ESPERANZA RANCH AIRPORT...RANCHOS PENITAS WEST...BOTINES...ORVIL...ENCINAL...AND LAREDO SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. HART
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 9:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 924 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 TXZ229-239-280330- LA SALLE-WEBB- 924 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT LA SALLE AND WEBB COUNTIES... AT 917 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF DILLEY TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EL CENIZO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF DILLEY TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN YGNACIO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. HART
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 10:21 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 8:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 8:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 117 min |
| Apr 27, 10:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 93 min |
| Apr 27, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 11:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Goliad, Victoria | 91 min |
| Apr 28, 1:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Goliad, Victoria | 89 min |
| Apr 28, 2:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 114 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.