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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 16, 2016Aransas County, San Patricio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this areal flood warning at May 16, 2016, 1:31 PM CDT for Aransas County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2016, 1:31 PM CDT (18:31 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2016, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Aransas County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at May 16, 12:39 PM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 12:39 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 12:50 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 16, 8:01 AM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 8:05 AM CDT, 5 hours 26 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
May 15, 9:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio and 1 more	14 hr
May 15, 9:17 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	CRP		18 hr
May 15, 10:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Nueces, San Patricio	56 min
May 15, 10:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Kleberg	53 min
May 15, 10:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Aransas, Refugio	67 min
May 15, 11:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	3 hr
May 15, 11:44 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces	34 hr
May 15, 11:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Nueces	50 min
May 16, 12:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio	3 hr
May 16, 1:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	CRP	Nueces	3 hr
May 16, 1:35 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		85 min
May 16, 1:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Nueces	59 min
May 16, 2:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces	3 hr
May 16, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		90 min
May 16, 3:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio	3 hr
May 16, 3:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio	3 hr
May 16, 4:04 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	CRP	Nueces	3 hr
May 16, 5:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Nueces	3 hr
May 16, 5:22 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		113 min
May 16, 5:34 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		56 min
May 16, 6:18 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		117 min
May 16, 6:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio	3 hr
May 16, 6:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio	3 hr
May 16, 6:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces	3 hr
May 16, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio	5 days
May 16, 11:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces	3 hr
May 16, 1:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio	6 hr
May 16, 2:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces	6 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.