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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

September 28, 2017McMullen County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Sep 28, 2017, 9:43 AM CDT for McMullen County, Texas. It took effect at Sep 30, 2017, 12:22 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 28, 2017, 9:43 AM CDT (14:43 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 30, 2017, 12:22 AM CDT
Expired: Oct 15, 2017, 9:02 AM CDT
In force: 15 days
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Major

County McMullen County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:47 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 Nueces River near Tilden (TILT2). The gauge peaked at 21.04 ft at Oct 5, 2017, 2:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08194500, 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 Sep 28, 6:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 6:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 4:43 AM CDT, 5 hours before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
443 AM CDT Thu Sep 28 2017

TXZ229>234-239>247-290945-
La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval-
Jim Wells-Kleberg-Nueces-San Patricio-Aransas-Refugio-Calhoun-
443 AM CDT Thu Sep 28 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered to numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms will be
possible across South Texas today. The heaviest rainfall amounts
are expected to occur across the Brush Country. A Flash Flood
Watch remains in effect for Webb...La Salle...Duval...and McMullen
Counties through today.

A moderate risk of rip currents will exist along Gulf-facing
beaches today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible Friday
into Friday night. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will
return to the region Monday. Scattered thunderstorms are expected
for South Texas Tuesday into Wednesday.

A moderate risk of rip currents will exist along Gulf-facing
beaches on Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-290945-
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-
443 AM CDT Thu Sep 28 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal
Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

An isolated thunderstorm may occur today. Otherwise...no
hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible Friday
into Friday might. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will return
to the region Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 28, 9:18 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
918 AM CDT THU SEP 28 2017

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

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       8 NE LOMA ALTA          28.19N  98.42W
09/28/2017  M6.40 INCH       MCMULLEN           TX   PUBLIC

            EVENT TOTAL

&&

EVENT NUMBER CRP1700318

METZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 27, 9:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	3 hr
Sep 28, 1:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Webb	3 hr
Sep 28, 3:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Duval	2 hr
Sep 28, 5:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Nueces	66 min
Sep 28, 5:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Duval	2 hr
Sep 28, 6:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Nueces	51 min
Sep 28, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	45 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.