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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

August 20, 2016McMullen County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Aug 20, 2016, 10:56 PM CDT for McMullen County, Texas. It took effect at Aug 21, 2016, 12:54 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 20, 2016, 10:56 PM CDT (03:56 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 21, 2016, 12:54 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 21, 2016, 9:48 PM CDT
In force: 21 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 03:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Miguel Creek near Tilden (TNLT2).

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 Aug 20, 9:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 9:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 9:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
934 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-211100-
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-
934 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT
EXCEPT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...WITH FAVORED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE BRUSH
COUNTRY AND NORTHERN COASTAL BEND. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED HOWEVER A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...WITH THE MAIN
CONCERN BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG GULF FACING
BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT THE COASTAL COUNTIES
SUNDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY,
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY TO THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED HOWEVER A FEW STORMS MAY
BECOME STRONG...WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING LOCALIZED HEAVY
RAINFALL MAINLY OVER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES
ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

TMT/GW

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 8:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
835 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016

TXZ230-231-210200-
MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-
835 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN LIVE OAK AND
NORTHERN MCMULLEN COUNTIES...

AT 834 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM CROSS TO 10
MILES NORTHWEST OF TILDEN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CROSS...CROWTHER AND WHITSETT.

LAT...LON 2854 9826 2844 9872 2863 9873 2864 9868
      2864 9834 2861 9833 2869 9823
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 253DEG 29KT 2857 9855

TMT

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 9:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
912 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016

TXZ230-210245-
MCMULLEN-
912 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MCMULLEN COUNTY...

AT 911 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF TILDEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TILDEN.

LAT...LON 2848 9838 2816 9862 2828 9880 2831 9880
      2848 9865
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 286DEG 15KT 2834 9863

LK

Local storm report, Aug 20, 10:25 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1025 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1010 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N CROSS               28.61N 98.55W
08/20/2016                   MCMULLEN           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY TO AN UNKNOWN DEPTH AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 16 AND FM 791 NEAR CROSS.

&&

TTINSLEY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 20, 7:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	McMullen	2 hr
Aug 20, 8:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	McMullen	119 min
Aug 20, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	25 min
Aug 20, 9:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	La Salle	2 hr
Aug 20, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	McMullen	33 min
Aug 20, 11:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Webb	3 hr
Aug 21, 12:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Bee, Goliad	2 hr
Aug 21, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Jim Hogg	36 min
Aug 21, 12:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Duval	115 min
Aug 21, 1:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	La Salle	2 hr
Aug 21, 1:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	2 hr
Aug 21, 2:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	La Salle	3 hr
Aug 21, 3:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	6 days
Aug 21, 3:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Victoria	5 days
Aug 21, 3:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	3 hr
Aug 21, 4:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	La Salle, Webb	3 hr
Aug 21, 5:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	La Salle	2 hr
Aug 21, 6:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	3 hr
Aug 21, 7:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Webb	2 hr
Aug 21, 8:26 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Webb	54 hr
Aug 21, 8:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Duval	55 min
Aug 21, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Live Oak, McMullen	3 days
Aug 21, 1:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Kleberg	27 min
Aug 21, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	San Patricio	33 min
Aug 21, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee, San Patricio	34 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.