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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 16, 2021Aransas County, Refugio County, San Patricio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 16, 2021, 12:36 PM CDT for Aransas County, Refugio County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2021, 12:36 PM CDT (17:36 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Aransas County, TX, Refugio County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 16, 2:05 PM CDTFLOOD2 Wnw Rockport, TXMINOR FLOODING REPORTED JUST W OF ROCKPORT.
May 16, 2:21 PM CDTFLOOD4 N Aransas Pass, TXSOCIAL MEDIA (SNAPCHAT) VIDEO OF STREET FLOODING IN ESTES NEAR TX-188 AND W MARKET ST.
May 16, 3:00 PM CDTFLOOD2 Ssw Aransas Pass, TXVIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS STREET FLOODING ON S SAUNDERS STREET IN ARANSAS PASS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 28 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2495 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2495 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
504 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.4
Supercell composite
12.7

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The text

As transmitted.

162 
WGUS54 KCRP 161736
FFWCRP
TXC007-391-409-162045-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0010.210516T1736Z-210516T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1236 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Aransas County in south central Texas...
  South Central Refugio County in south central Texas...
  Eastern San Patricio County in south central Texas...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 1236 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Portland, Rockport, Port Aransas, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, 
  Gregory, Ingleside On The Bay, Bayside, Palm Harbor, Copano 
  Village, Bonnie View and Fulton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 2820 9731 2812 9700 2784 9712 2783 9712
      2783 9713 2782 9713 2779 9714 2785 9738

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 2 HOURS 

$$

JCP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 7:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells28 min
May 15, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPJim Wells, Live Oak, San Patricio50 min
May 15, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPJim Wells, Nueces29 min
May 15, 8:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPLive Oak14 hr
May 15, 8:53 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP16 hr
May 15, 9:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPKleberg, Nueces117 min
May 15, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP60 min
May 15, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP49 min
May 15, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP30 min
May 15, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP26 min
May 16, 2:05 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces15 hr
May 16, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval32 min
May 16, 5:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg24 min
May 16, 5:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg44 min
May 16, 5:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg39 min
May 16, 6:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg47 min
May 16, 6:49 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP41 min
May 16, 7:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg31 min
May 16, 7:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPKleberg3 hr
May 16, 8:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPMcMullen28 min
May 16, 8:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPMcMullen30 min
May 16, 8:35 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP25 min
May 16, 8:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPBee38 min
May 16, 8:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPLa Salle, McMullen3 hr
May 16, 9:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPMcMullen49 min
May 16, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPBee46 min
May 16, 9:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells36 min
May 16, 9:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPBee39 min
May 16, 10:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells38 min
May 16, 10:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPBee, Refugio, San Patricio30 min
May 16, 10:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio113 min
May 16, 10:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPRefugio36 min
May 16, 10:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPBee114 min
May 16, 10:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells, San Patricio32 min
May 16, 11:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP37 min
May 16, 11:09 AM CDTTornado WarningCRPAransas, San Patricio21 min
May 16, 11:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPVictoria40 min
May 16, 11:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPBee, Goliad, Refugio3 hr
May 16, 11:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells3 hr
May 16, 11:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPVictoria3 hr
May 16, 11:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP36 min
May 16, 12:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPNueces23 min
May 16, 12:09 PM CDTTornado WarningCRPAransas, Refugio9 min
May 16, 12:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPAransas, Calhoun33 min
May 16, 12:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP112 min
May 16, 1:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPNueces59 min
May 16, 1:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Nueces119 min
May 16, 1:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPNueces3 hr
May 16, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP2 hr
May 16, 2:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPAransas, Bee, Goliad, Refugio2 hr
May 16, 2:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPDuval, Jim Wells117 min
May 16, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP23 min
May 16, 3:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPBee29 hr
May 16, 3:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPAransas, Nueces2 hr
May 16, 3:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPAransas, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio117 min
May 16, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP66 min
May 16, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval31 min
May 16, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.