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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

April 22, 2015Goliad County, Victoria County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 22, 2015, 6:52 PM CDT for Goliad County, Victoria County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 22, 2015, 10:47 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 22, 2015, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 22, 2015, 10:47 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 23, 2015, 6:38 PM CDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

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 23:53 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 10.27 ft at Apr 22, 2015, 9:00 PM 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 22, 6:47 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 6:47 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 11:43 AM CDT, 7 hours 9 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1143 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015

TXZ229>234-239>247-231645-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1143 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM CDT FOR
ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM
WELLS...KLEBERG...LIVE OAK...MCULLEN...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN
PATRICIO...VICTORIA COUNTIES. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN
NOT BE RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST DAILY
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN
ON FRIDAY. WITH THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR EXPECTED ON
BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AN ISOLATED TORNADO COULD BE POSSIBLE
ALSO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-231645-
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-
1143 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM CDT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COASTAL BEND INCLUDING THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS EXTENDING OUT
20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT OCONNOR. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AN
ISOLATED WATERSPOUT CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST DAILY
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. ALTHOUGH
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS OR HAIL CANNOT BE RULED
OUT...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 22, 4:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
443 PM CDT WED APR 22 2015

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

0442 PM     HAIL             GOLIAD                  28.67N 97.39W
04/22/2015  E1.00 INCH       GOLIAD             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0443 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E GOLIAD              28.67N 97.38W
04/22/2015                   GOLIAD             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS GOLIAD.

&&

HART

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:01 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:02 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:09 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:45 PM CDT, 7 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
Apr 22, 10:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	40 min
Apr 22, 11:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval	31 min
Apr 22, 11:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen	35 min
Apr 22, 11:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Jim Wells	36 min
Apr 22, 12:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	45 min
Apr 22, 12:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Jim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio	33 min
Apr 22, 12:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Jim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio	114 min
Apr 22, 12:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad, Victoria	23 min
Apr 22, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		94 min
Apr 22, 12:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces, San Patricio	112 min
Apr 22, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	46 min
Apr 22, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	30 min
Apr 22, 1:54 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		66 min
Apr 22, 2:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio	90 min
Apr 22, 2:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	14 min
Apr 22, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		95 min
Apr 22, 2:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces, San Patricio	2 hr
Apr 22, 2:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces	42 hr
Apr 22, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		94 min
Apr 22, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Karnes	41 min
Apr 22, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		46 min
Apr 22, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad	21 min
Apr 22, 4:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Goliad	66 min
Apr 22, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	31 min
Apr 22, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	31 min
Apr 22, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		118 min
Apr 22, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio	44 min
Apr 22, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		55 min
Apr 22, 6:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	48 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2015 Every river flood warning in 2015

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.