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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 19, 20164 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at May 19, 2016, 3:43 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 21, 2016, 9:40 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 19, 2016, 3:43 AM CDT (08:43 UTC)
In effect from: May 21, 2016, 9:40 PM CDT
Expired: May 25, 2016, 9:36 AM CDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Calhoun County, TX, Goliad County, TX, Refugio County, TX, Victoria County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point San Antonio River at Goliad (GLIT2). The gauge peaked at 29.47 ft at May 24, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 30 ft
Major stage: 35 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08188500, 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 19, 12:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 12:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 3:05 PM CDT, 12 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
305 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2016

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-192015-
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-
305 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH TEXAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE
AREA ON THURSDAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS.

CHANCES FOR DAYTIME THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 9:00 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Victoria	7 days
May 19, 4:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	26 min
May 19, 5:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, Webb	38 min
May 19, 5:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	26 min
May 19, 5:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	27 min
May 19, 7:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, Webb	61 min
May 19, 8:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	58 min
May 19, 9:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	38 min
May 19, 10:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	26 min
May 19, 10:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	34 min
May 19, 10:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad	40 min
May 19, 11:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Live Oak	3 hr
May 19, 12:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	3 hr
May 19, 12:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Calhoun, Victoria	3 hr
May 19, 2:14 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		91 min
May 19, 2:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio	3 hr
May 19, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		95 min

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.