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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

July 25, 2020Nueces County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Jul 25, 2020, 8:26 PM CDT for Nueces County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 26, 2020, 9:33 AM CDT. It was in force for 90 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 25, 2020, 8:26 PM CDT (01:26 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 26, 2020, 9:33 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 26, 2020, 11:03 AM CDT
In force: 90 min
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

County Nueces County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Oso Creek near Corpus Christi (OOST2). The gauge peaked at 10.91 ft at Jul 26, 2020, 6:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08211520, 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 Jul 25, 7:45 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 7:45 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
Issued by National Weather Service Melbourne FL
745 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2020

.DISCUSSION...

See 00Z TAF discussion below.

&&

.AVIATION...

Hurricane Hanna continues its slow track to the west-southwest
tonight as rainbands produce rounds heavy rain and gusty winds at
ALI and CRP. This is expected to continue for the next 3-4 hours
with wind gusts up to 40 knots and VIS reductions to IFR/MVFR
conditions possible. As the hurricane moves further south conditions
slowly improve into the overnight. Much improved weather at VCT this
evening, and barely saw any impacts at COT, which is now well to the
north of Hannas's main circulation. LRD likely to escape the brunt
of impacts associated with Hanna as interaction with land diminishes
winds on the hurricane's western side.

Northeast winds gusting to 30-35 knots outside of showers at all
terminals through the overnight. Winds become mainly east by Sunday
morning and slowly diminish into the afternoon. Expect passing
showers in outer rainbands into Sunday.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 429 PM CDT Sat Jul 25 2020/

We have finally come to the point where we can discuss the
landfall of Hurricane Hanna. Hurricane Hanna is expected to make
landfall just south of our area by later this afternoon/evening.
Winds have been persistently tropical storm force for areas south
of Port Aransas, with areas north gusting to tropical storm force.
We expect that this trend will continue through the next several
hours before conditions weaken across our area. The southern tier
of counties should expect their winds to increase through the
night at the cyclone tracks to the west as it slowly weakens.

Storm surge has been, as always, a dangerous threat in this
tropical cyclone. Numerous reports of damage have been made. At
this time, we have limited the storm surge values north of Port
Aransas to 2 to 4 feet, with areas south having 4 to 6 feet. Bob
Hall Pier has borne much of the brunt of the storm surge, with
values reaching around 5.5 feet. The pier itself appears to have
suffered significant damage and will continue to take a few more
hours of abuse.

Deep tropical moisture will remain in place through Sunday and
Sunday night, leading to some torrential rainfall. Rainfall totals
across the area are expected to be 5 to 10 inches, with some
location getting up to 15 inches of rainfall through Sunday night.
Flash flooding is possible through Sunday evening. As Hurricane
Hanna continues the trek inland, rain chances will gradually
diminish. With the continued moisture, chance PoPs will remain in
place through mid- week as a ridge north of the area shunts mid
level shortwaves south over our area. by mid-week, the upper level
ridge will break down, allowing a weak trough to push across the
central US and release the deep moisture that is trapped over the
area.

&&

.MARINE...

Hurricane Hanna is approximately 70 miles south of Corpus Christi
moving west-southwest at around 8 knots. A Hurricane Warning is
in effect for the Bays, Waterways, and Offshore waters south of
Port Aransas and a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for all
water north of Port Aransas. Tropical storm to hurricane
conditions are expected to continue through tonight. Numerous
showers and thunderstorms are expected tonight as Hurricane Hanna
approaches and moves through the area. Coverage will decrease to
scattered Sunday night into Monday with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms continuing through mid-week. A weak to moderate east
to southeasterly flow will develop Sunday night through Thursday
night.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Corpus Christi    77  85  77  87  76  / 100  80  60  50  30
Victoria          76  87  75  88  75  /  80  80  60  70  30
Laredo            76  86  76  86  75  /  90  90  70  80  40
Alice             76  85  75  88  74  / 100  80  60  60  30
Rockport          80  88  79  88  79  /  90  80  70  60  40
Cotulla           76  88  75  90  75  /  80  80  50  60  20
Kingsville        76  85  76  87  75  / 100  80  60  50  40
Navy Corpus       79  86  79  87  79  / 100  80  60  50  40

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Tropical Storm Warning For the following zones: Aransas
     Islands...Bee...Calhoun Islands...Coastal Aransas...Coastal
     Calhoun...Coastal Refugio...Duval...Goliad...Inland
     Calhoun...Inland Refugio...Live Oak...Victoria.

     Hurricane Warning For the following zones: Coastal Kleberg...
     Coastal Nueces...Coastal San Patricio...Inland Kleberg...
     Inland Nueces...Inland San Patricio...Jim Wells...Kleberg
     Islands...Nueces Islands.

     Flash Flood Watch through Sunday evening For the following
     zones: Aransas Islands...Bee...Calhoun Islands...Coastal
     Aransas...Coastal Calhoun...Coastal Kleberg...Coastal
     Nueces...Coastal Refugio...Coastal San Patricio...Duval...
     Goliad...Inland Calhoun...Inland Kleberg...Inland Nueces...
     Inland Refugio...Inland San Patricio...Jim Wells...Kleberg
     Islands...Live Oak...Nueces Islands...Victoria.

GM...Tropical Storm Warning For the following zones: Bays and
     Waterways from Port Aransas to Port O'Connor...Coastal
     waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20
     NM...Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel
     from 20 to 60 NM.

     Hurricane Warning For the following zones: Bays and Waterways
     from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas...Coastal waters from
     Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM...Waters from Baffin
     Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM.

&&

KR...AVIATION

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 5:59 AM CDT, 14 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
559 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2020

TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-261100-
La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval-
Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-Inland San Patricio-
Coastal Aransas-Inland Refugio-Inland Calhoun-Coastal Kleberg-
Coastal Nueces-Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-
Coastal Refugio-Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-
Calhoun Islands-
559 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2020

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Storm Surge Warning remains in effect today through Sunday
afternoon with 3 to 5 ft inundation expected for most coastal
areas, including the bays, waterways, and the islands.

A Hurricane Warning remains in effect across the much of the
coastal counties as well into portions of the eastern Brush
Country through Sunday afternoon.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for much of the rest of
South Texas through early Sunday morning.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for much of South Texas today
through Sunday afternoon.

A High Risk of Dangerous Rip Currents are expected today and
tonight along Gulf-facing beaches.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today and
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A Storm Surge Warning remains in effect today through Sunday
afternoon with 3 to 5 ft inundation expected for most coastal
areas, including the bays, waterways, and the islands.

A Hurricane Warning remains in effect across the much of the
coastal counties as well into portions of the eastern Brush
Country through Sunday afternoon.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for much of the rest of
South Texas through early Sunday morning.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for much of South Texas today
through Sunday afternoon.

A High Risk of Dangerous rip currents along Gulf facing Beaches
may continue into Sunday.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected daily through
Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-261100-
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-
559 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for all of the Middle Texas
Coastal Waters.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will occur today and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for all of the Middle Texas
Coastal Waters through Sunday afternoon.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected daily through
Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 25, 2:53 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
253 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2020

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

1250 PM     TORNADO          6 SSW WOODSBORO         28.16N 97.35W
07/25/2020                   REFUGIO            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO REPORTED BETWEEN SINTON AND REFUGIO.
            LOCATION ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&

EMF

Local storm report, Jul 25, 3:23 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
323 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2020

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

0224 PM     STORM SURGE      1 S FULTON              28.06N 97.03W
07/25/2020                   ARANSAS            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROCKPORT POLICE REPORTS HIGH WATER AND
            DEBRIS ON FULTON BEACH ROAD.

&&

EMF

Local storm report, Jul 25, 3:31 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
331 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2020

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

0234 PM     STORM SURGE      7 SE FLOUR BLUFF        27.59N 97.22W
07/25/2020                   NUECES             TX   PUBLIC

            WEBCAM SHOWS THE T-HEADS ON BOB HALL PIER
            COMPLETELY GONE.

&&

EMF

Local storm report, Jul 25, 3:39 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
339 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2020

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

0150 PM     STORM SURGE      7 SE FLOUR BLUFF        27.60N 97.21W
07/25/2020                   NUECES             TX   PUBLIC

            VIDEO REPORT OF SAND BERM BLOCKING THE GULF
            ON ACCESS ROAD 4 GETTING WASHED AWAY,
            ALLOWING FOR WATER TO POUR DOWN ONTO THE
            ROAD.

&&

EMF

Local storm report, Jul 25, 6:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
600 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2020

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

0526 PM     STORM SURGE      6 SW PORTLAND           27.81N 97.39W
07/25/2020                   NUECES             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PICTURES OF WATER LEVELS DUE TO STORM SURGE
            REACHING BASE OF ART MUSEUM.

&&

EMF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 25, 7:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces	37 min
Jul 25, 7:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg	51 min
Jul 25, 7:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	San Patricio	36 min
Jul 25, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Aransas, San Patricio	35 min
Jul 25, 9:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Bee, Jim Wells, San Patricio	30 min
Jul 25, 9:20 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		25 min
Jul 25, 9:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Nueces, San Patricio	30 min
Jul 25, 9:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Bee, Live Oak, San Patricio	26 min
Jul 25, 10:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Live Oak, San Patricio	33 min
Jul 25, 10:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces, San Patricio	3 hr
Jul 25, 10:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen	48 min
Jul 25, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		46 min
Jul 25, 11:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen	35 min
Jul 26, 1:20 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio	24 hr
Jul 26, 4:35 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Webb	7 hr
Jul 26, 4:45 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Warning	CRP	Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio	13 hr
Jul 26, 4:45 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces	20 hr
Jul 26, 4:49 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	CRP		20 hr
Jul 26, 8:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Refugio	22 min
Jul 26, 9:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Goliad	14 min
Jul 26, 10:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	22 min
Jul 26, 11:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval	15 min
Jul 26, 12:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Jim Wells	31 min
Jul 26, 12:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	36 min
Jul 26, 1:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg	3 hr
Jul 26, 1:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	29 min
Jul 26, 1:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells	33 min
Jul 26, 3:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen	21 min

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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.