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River Flood Warning 50, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 26, 2015McMullen County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2015, 8:23 PM CDT for McMullen County, Texas. It took effect at May 27, 2015, 4:25 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2015, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
In effect from: May 27, 2015, 4:25 AM CDT
Expired: May 27, 2015, 11:28 PM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County McMullen County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point San Miguel Creek near Tilden (TNLT2). The gauge peaked at 20.64 ft at May 27, 2015, 5:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08206700, 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 May 26, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 9:43 AM CDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
943 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-271445-
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-
943 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT MAINLY OVER
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS. A STORM COULD
BECOME STRONG.

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF-FACING BEACHES THROUGH
THE EVENING. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEK. NO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BUT A FEW
STRONG STORMS COULD OCCUR ANY DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 5:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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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.