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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

April 18, 2015Goliad County, Victoria County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 18, 2015, 2:58 AM CDT for Goliad County, Victoria County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 18, 2015, 4:23 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2015, 2:58 AM CDT (07:58 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 18, 2015, 4:23 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 19, 2015, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Goliad County, TX, Victoria County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Coleto Creek at Arnold Road Crossing (SCDT2). The gauge peaked at 17.26 ft at Apr 18, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08176900, 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 18, 12:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 12:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1234 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR 06Z TAFS.

&&

.AVIATION...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF ALL TERMINALS WITH
SHOWERS LINGERING FOR CRP/VCT FOR A BIT LONGER. COULD STILL SEE
SOME FOG SET IN FOR MOST SITES BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WILL
SEE IMPROVING CIGS ON SATURDAY...BUT WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY FROM ALI EAST.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1218 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015/

DISCUSSION...TORNADO WATCH AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED. STRONGEST STORMS CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST OF THE GULF
WATERS. UPDATED ZONES AND GRIDS TO REFLECT HEADLINE CANCELLATIONS
AND UPDATED POPS BASED ON RADAR TRENDS.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 729 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015/

DISCUSSION...NOTE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

AVIATION...PREDOMINATE MVFR/VFR CONDITIONS WITH IFR/LIFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY DURING/NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING/TONIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH
TEXAS UNTIL 07Z SAT. ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL AT LEAST ISOLD/SCT
SHOWERS DRG THE APPROXIMATELY 06-12Z SATURDAY PERIOD ALONG WITH
MVFR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. EXPECT PREDOMINATE MVFR/VFR CEILINGS
DRG THE MID/LATE MORNING HOURS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS DRG SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 341 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2015/

SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...SEVERE CONVECTION
ONGOING ACRS THE FAR NORTHERN CWA THIS AFTN ALONG THERMAL/MSTR
BNDRY. CONVECTION HAS SO FAR REMAINED CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE
BNDRY ITSELF DESPITE 3000-4000 J/KG CAPES AND 40+ 0-6 KM SHEAR AS
THERE REMAINS A BIT OF A CAP AROUND 800 MB. EXPECT SVR CONVECTION
TO AFFECT MAINLY THE NORTHERN CWFA THRU 00Z AS CONVECTIVE COMPLEX
PROPAGATES EAST AND ADDITIONAL CELLS DVLP AHEAD OF THE LINE.
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT ALTHOUGH WE
HAVE SEEN PERIODS OF RELATIVE STRONG ROTATION DVLP SO A TORNADO
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. OTHER CLUSTERS OF STORMS COULD DVLP ANY TIME
LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND SOME COULD BE SEVERE.
INITIAL STORM CLUSTER PRODUCED 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN VERY QUICKLY IN
THE NORTH AND WITH AN ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVE COMPLEX PSBL TNGT WILL
EXTEND THE FFA BACK WEST TO COTULLA AND CONTINUE IT THRU 12Z.

ANOTHER POTENTIALLY ACTIVE SEVERE WEATHER DAY SATURDAY WITH
PLENTIFUL SHEAR AND INSTABILITY IN PLACE. SPC HAS THE ENTIRE AREA
OUTLOOKED IN A SLIGHT RISK. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL LOOKS TO
BE THE MAIN THREAT.

LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...UNSETTLED WEATHER
PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE EXTENDED. MODELS FORECAST A SLIGHT
LULL IN THE ACTION ON SUNDAY AS UPPER FORCING EDGES EAST OF THE
COASTAL BEND...BUT RAIN CHANCES INCREASE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF
NEXT WEEK AS WEAK RIPPLES IN THE UPPER FLOW INTERACT WITH A
PERSISTENT SURFACE BOUNDARY AND LOTS OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE. WILL NOT
ATTEMPT TO TIME ANY OF THESE IMPULSES...INSTEAD INCLUDING SLIGHT
CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI    82  67  86  68  79  /  50  30  20  20  30
VICTORIA          80  65  85  63  79  /  50  30  10  20  20
LAREDO            88  66  90  67  82  /  30  20  10  30  30
ALICE             84  66  89  67  80  /  50  30  10  20  30
ROCKPORT          77  69  81  69  76  /  50  30  20  20  20
COTULLA           85  64  90  64  80  /  40  20  10  20  30
KINGSVILLE        84  67  88  68  80  /  50  30  20  20  30
NAVY CORPUS       77  68  80  70  76  /  50  30  20  20  30

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.

&&

PZ/83...AVIATION

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 12:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1202 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-190515-
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-
1202 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER THE
GULF WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS AN SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER SATURDAY AND A MARGINAL
RISK ON SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS EACH DAY WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED
OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION
MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 18, 12:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1228 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEEVILLE                28.41N 97.75W
04/17/2015                   BEE                TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN...1100 ADAMS STREET BEEVILLE

&&

LKEYS

Local storm report, Apr 18, 12:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1232 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     HAIL             BEEVILLE                28.41N 97.75W
04/17/2015  E0.75 INCH       BEE                TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            LOCATED 1200 AVE 3 BEEVILLE

&&

LKEYS

Local storm report, Apr 18, 12:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1234 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEEVILLE                28.41N 97.75W
04/17/2015                   BEE                TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            MULTIPLE POWER POLES DOWN NEAR 1200 AVE E BEEVILLE

&&

LKEYS

Local storm report, Apr 18, 12:37 AM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1237 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0839 PM     TSTM WND GST     ALICE                   27.76N 98.07W
04/17/2015  E62 MPH          JIM WELLS          TX   ASOS

&&

LKEYS

Local storm report, Apr 18, 12:56 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1256 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0712 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 1 S ROCKPORT            28.02N 97.05W
04/14/2015  57.00 MPH        ARANSAS            TX   MESONET

            MEASURED AT THE ROCKPORT NOS SITE.

0729 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 6 SE CORPUS CHRISTI     27.64N 97.24W
04/14/2015  62.00 MPH        NUECES             TX   MESONET

            MEASURED AT THE PACKERY CHANNEL TCOON SITE.

0736 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 9 SSE CC NAS            27.58N 97.22W
04/14/2015  59.00 MPH        NUECES             TX   OTHER FEDERAL

            MEASURED AT BOB HALL PIER.

1000 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 4 NNE CORPUS CHRISTI    27.83N 97.49W
04/17/2015  41.00 MPH        NUECES             TX   MESONET

            NUECES BAY TCOON REPORT WIND 35G41MPH

1006 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 4 NNE CORPUS CHRISTI    27.83N 97.49W
04/17/2015  49.00 MPH        NUECES             TX   MESONET

            NUECES BAY TCOON REPORT

1018 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 6 SSW PORTLAND          27.80N 97.35W
04/17/2015  51.00 MPH        GMZ230             TX   MESONET

            REPORT FROM CORPUS CHRISTI BAY PLATFORM

1106 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND ROCKPORT                28.04N 97.05W
04/17/2015  55.00 MPH        ARANSAS            TX   MESONET

            REPORT FROM ROCKPORT NOS SITE

&&

HART

Local storm report, Apr 18, 12:58 AM CDT, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1258 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1050 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW ROCKPORT           27.98N 97.12W
04/17/2015                   ARANSAS            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER POLES DOWN

&&

PZABEL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 7:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Refugio	36 min
Apr 17, 7:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	30 min
Apr 17, 7:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	28 min
Apr 17, 7:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Refugio	24 min
Apr 17, 7:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval	33 min
Apr 17, 7:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Refugio	34 min
Apr 17, 8:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	30 min
Apr 17, 8:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	San Patricio	26 min
Apr 17, 8:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Jim Wells	33 min
Apr 17, 8:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Nueces	31 min
Apr 17, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	San Patricio	38 min
Apr 17, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Calhoun	31 min
Apr 17, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	17 min
Apr 17, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	26 min
Apr 17, 9:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Nueces	31 min
Apr 17, 9:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		2 hr
Apr 17, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Nueces, San Patricio	34 min
Apr 17, 10:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	52 min
Apr 17, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Nueces, San Patricio	37 min
Apr 17, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Nueces, San Patricio	33 min
Apr 17, 10:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	San Patricio	28 min
Apr 17, 10:39 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		96 min
Apr 17, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas	32 min
Apr 17, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Nueces	27 min
Apr 17, 10:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	25 min
Apr 17, 10:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Aransas	23 min
Apr 17, 11:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		64 min
Apr 17, 11:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Nueces	25 min
Apr 18, 12:08 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		97 min
Apr 18, 1:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Victoria	4 days
Apr 18, 1:40 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		50 min
Apr 18, 10:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	4 days
Apr 18, 2:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Bee, Live Oak, San Patricio	3 hr
Apr 18, 2:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Victoria	30 hr
Apr 18, 3:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	56 min
Apr 18, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		60 min
Apr 18, 4:46 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces	41 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.