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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 20, 2016Bee County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2016, 12:34 AM CDT for Bee County, Texas. It took effect at May 20, 2016, 12:50 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2016, 12:34 AM CDT (05:34 UTC)
In effect from: May 20, 2016, 12:50 AM CDT
Expired: May 20, 2016, 5:28 PM CDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Bee County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 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 Aransas River near Skidmore (SKMT2). The gauge peaked at 13.07 ft at May 20, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08189700, 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, 6:41 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 6:41 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 5:40 AM CDT, 18 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
540 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-201045-
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-
540 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH
TEXAS TODAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. 1 TO
3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

ADDITIONAL ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.