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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

August 22, 2016Live Oak County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Aug 22, 2016, 3:35 AM CDT for Live Oak County, Texas. It took effect at Aug 22, 2016, 9:56 AM CDT. It was in force for 72 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 22, 2016, 3:35 AM CDT (08:35 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 22, 2016, 9:56 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 25, 2016, 9:37 AM CDT
In force: 72 hr
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Live Oak County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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 Atascosa River at Whitsett (WTTT2). The gauge peaked at 26.77 ft at Aug 22, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08208000, 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 21, 6:43 PM CDT, 8 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 6:43 PM CDT, 8 hours 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 5:54 AM CDT, 21 hours 41 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
554 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2016

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-221100-
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-
554 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME...BUT THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS TODAY EXCEPT
FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
MONDAY...AND THEN AGAIN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS AND
OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND
FLOODING.

TB/CB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 21, 8:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	32 min
Aug 22, 10:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Live Oak	4 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2016 Every river flood warning in 2016

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.