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River Flood Warning 55, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

June 16, 2015Nueces County, San Patricio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Jun 16, 2015, 9:27 AM CDT for Nueces County, San Patricio County, Texas. It took effect at Jun 17, 2015, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 16, 2015, 9:27 AM CDT (14:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 17, 2015, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 27, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
11 days
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The river

Written for the forecast point Nueces River at Calallen (CAAT2). The gauge peaked at 7.45 ft at Jun 20, 2015, 12:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
6 ft
Minor stage
7 ft
Moderate stage
7.5 ft
Major stage
8.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08211500, 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 Jun 16, 6:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 6:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
644 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

.DISCUSSION...FOR 12Z TAFS.

&&

.AVIATION...
T.S. BILL CONTINUES TO APPROACH MATAGORDA BAY THIS MORNING WITH
LANDFALL EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. FLYING CONDS WILL
DETERIORATE QUICKLY AT VCT TERMINAL THROUGH 14Z AS THE CENTER OF
BILL APPROACHES WITH STRONG WIND AND HEAVY RAIN. ELSW LESS PCPN
CVRG IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT CPL HOURS AS THE WEST SIDE OF BILL
REMAINS PRETTY DRY. WE'LL SEE RAIN CVRG INCRS AROUND CRP/ALI LATE
MORNING INTO THE AFTN AS THE CENTER BEGINS TO PULL NORTH OF THE
AREA ALLOWING WINDS TO GO BACK TO SOUTHERLY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 552 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015/

SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...THE LATEST KCRP RADAR FIX
ON TROPICAL STORM BILL SHOWS THAT THE CENTER IS APPROXIMATELY 50
NAUTICAL MILES SE OF PORT OCONNOR. THE RADAR TRENDS ALONG WITH THE
NHC OFFICIAL FORECAST AND OTHER CONSENSUS SOLNS POINT TOWARDS A
MATAGORDA BAY LANDFALL LATER THIS MORNING. 40-50 KT WIND GUSTS
HAVE BEEN QUITE COMMON ON THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE OF BILL. WHILE
MOST OF THE CWA WL REMAIN ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF BILL...THE
EXTREME NORTHEAST AREAS WL EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
DURING THE MORNING AND AFTN HOURS AS BILL PUSHES THROUGH THIS
AREA. A VEERING OF WINDS WL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS BILL
PUSHES FURTHER INLAND.

GIVEN THE TRACK OF BILL...THE MAIN TORNADO THREAT WL REMAIN
NORTHEAST OF OUR CWA GIVEN THE BETTER WIND SHEAR PROFILE.
HOWEVER...VICTORIA AND CALHOUN COUNTY WL BE ON THE EDGE OF THE
FAVORABLE NORTHEAST QUADRANT AND SO AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT FROM MID MORNING TO AFTN TIMEFRAME.

INITIALLY THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WL BE CONFINED TO THE NORTHEAST
COASTAL BEND GIVEN THE DRIER WESTERLY FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS MUCH
OF THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH TX. HOWEVER AS IS USUALLY THE CASE THE
BETTER RAIN CHANCES WL SPREAD FURTHER WEST...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AS
DEEPER TROPICAL MOISTURE (PWATS 2.2 TO 2.5 INCHES) FINALLY WORKS
ITS WAY INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL BEND. SVRL MODELS
INDICATED A POTENTIAL CONVERGENT ZONE SETTING UP ACROSS THE
COASTAL BEND WHICH WL AID THE RAINFALL POTENTIAL. THUS...WL
MAINTAIN THE CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE COASTAL BEND. WHILE POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN WL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY...OVERALL THE THREAT FROM FLOODING WL BE
LIMITED IN THIS RGN GIVEN THE SLIGHTLY DRIER AND MORE SUBSIDENT
AIRMASS.

TIDES WERE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 1-2 FEET ABV NORMAL WHICH IS
ALREADY PRODUCING MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND WATER UP TO THE DUNES.
GIVEN THAT HIGH TIDE IS LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE PORT OCONNOR
AREA...ANOTHER INCREASE OF ONE-HALF TO 1 FOOT OF INUNDATION WL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS CALHOUN COUNTY. FURTHER SOUTHWEST...HIGH TIDE IS
CLOSE TO THE PRESENT TIME AND SO CONDITIONS WL LKLY REMAIN AT
THEIR WORST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...THE DETERMINISTIC
GFS/ECMWF MOVE THE UPPER TROUGH/REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL NWD
ACRS THE SRN PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING
IT...YET MAINTAIN A WEAKNESS IN THE 500MB HEIGHT PATTERN OVER THE
CWA/MSA AFTERWARD THROUGH SATURDAY. THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN/GFS AND
ECMWF DETERMINISTIC GRADUALLY BUILD AN UPPER RIDGE TO THE NW SUNDAY-
TUESDAY (GFS/ECMWF DETERMINISTIC PROG THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUBSIDENCE
OVER THE CWA MONDAY/TUESDAY.) COPIOUS MSTR LINGERS OVER THE CWA/MSA
THURSDAY (GFS DETERMINISTIC PWAT VALUES.) LOWER MSTR CONTENT
EXPECTED FRIDAY-TUESDAY WITH PWAT VALUES MEANDERING AROUND A MEAN OF
1.5 INCHES. THUS...HIGH MSTR CONTENT SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO SCT
CONVECTION THURSDAY. ANTICIPATE MAINLY ISOLD CONVECTION DRG THE
PERIOD FRIDAY-MONDAY WITH NO PCPN TUESDAY. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND
ANTICIPATED FRIDAY-MONDAY.

MARINE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS UP TO 12 FT WL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS AS TROPICAL STORM BILL PUSHES
ASHORE ACROSS MATAGORDA BAY THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS WL BE AT OR JUST BELOW SCA
THRESHOLDS. AS BILL PUSHES FURTHER INLAND BY LATE MORNING INTO THE
AFTN/EVE...A VEERING OF WINDS TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION IS
EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD SCA CONDITIONS WL THEN PREVAIL TNT INTO WED
WITH SEAS REMAINING ELEVATED. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WL PREVAIL THROUGH WED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI    88  77  88  78  87  /  80  70  60  30  40
VICTORIA          84  75  85  76  88  / 100  90  80  40  40
LAREDO            96  77  95  77  93  /  40  40  40  30  50
ALICE             92  76  92  77  90  /  70  60  60  30  40
ROCKPORT          87  79  87  80  86  /  80  70  70  30  30
COTULLA           92  75  93  75  90  /  50  50  50  50  50
KINGSVILLE        90  78  90  78  89  /  70  70  60  30  40
NAVY CORPUS       88  79  86  80  85  /  80  70  60  30  30

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARANSAS...
     CALHOUN...GOLIAD...KLEBERG...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN
     PATRICIO...VICTORIA.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...GOLIAD...KLEBERG...
     NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...VICTORIA.

GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

&&

TJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 6:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
630 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ233-234-242>247-171130-
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-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-
CALHOUN-
630 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL THE
COASTAL COUNTIES INCLUDING VICTORIA AND GOLIAD COUNTIES AND THE
ENTIRE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL MAKE
LANDFALL ACROSS MATAGORDA BAY BY MID MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST COASTAL BEND AND
NORTHERN WATERS. SEAS AS HIGH AS 12 FEET WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE
STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS WILL PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY. 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREA BEACHES AND OTHER AREAS CLOSE TO SEA
LEVEL. AS MUCH AS 3 FEET OF INUNDATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
CALHOUN COUNTY.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS VICTORIA AND
CALHOUN COUNTIES TODAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH BILL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
COUNTIES ALONG WITH VICTORIA AND GOLIAD COUNTIES. HEAVY RAIN FROM
BILL WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT AND MAY PRODUCE
FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW SPOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOME WITH HEAVY
RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE
VICTORIA AREA AND COASTAL COUNTIES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
AREA.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS. THESE LINGERING HIGH SEAS AND STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY.
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY FOR VICTORIA AND CALHOUN
COUNTIES FOR TODAY.

TXZ229>232-239>241-171130-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
630 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BEE COUNTY DUE TO THE
POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN FROM TROPICAL STORM BILL CAUSING
FLOODING.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

MB

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 10:39 PM CDTTropical Storm WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio and 2 more24 hr
Jun 16, 4:46 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP38 hr
Jun 16, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP2 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.