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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 18, 2021, 9:10 PM CDT for Victoria County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 18, 2021, 9:10 PM CDT (02:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Victoria County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 10:24 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Victoria, TX | SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA, A FEW CARS STRANDED. |
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 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2386 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted.
733
WGUS54 KCRP 190210
FFWCRP
TXC469-190515-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0012.210519T0210Z-210519T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
910 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Victoria County in south central Texas...
* Until 1215 AM CDT.
* At 910 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 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...
Victoria, Guadalupe, Victoria Regional Airport, Telferner,
Brentwood Subdivision, Victoria Colony Creek Country Club,
Victoria Mall, Victoria College, Salem, Victoria Detar Hospital
North, Ball Airport Area, Victoria Riverside Park, Downtown
Victoria, Inez and Saxet Lakes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 2889 9675 2871 9697 2878 9706 2908 9695
2906 9694 2902 9683 2900 9682 2899 9682
2897 9681 2896 9681 2894 9680 2893 9679
2892 9679 2892 9678 2891 9677 2891 9676
2890 9676
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS
$$
PH1 follow-up statement
807
WGUS74 KCRP 190320
FFSCRP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1020 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
TXC469-190515-
/O.CON.KCRP.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210519T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Victoria TX-
1020 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR NORTHEASTERN VICTORIA COUNTY...
At 1020 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Victoria, Guadalupe, Victoria Regional Airport, Telferner,
Brentwood Subdivision, Victoria Colony Creek Country Club,
Victoria Mall, Victoria College, Salem, Victoria Detar Hospital
North, Ball Airport Area, Victoria Riverside Park, Downtown
Victoria, Inez and Saxet Lakes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
&&
LAT...LON 2889 9675 2871 9697 2878 9706 2908 9695
2906 9694 2902 9683 2900 9682 2899 9682
2897 9681 2896 9681 2894 9680 2893 9679
2892 9679 2892 9678 2891 9677 2891 9676
2890 9676
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 2 HOURS
$$
PHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Live Oak | 41 min |
| May 18, 8:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 117 min |
| May 18, 8:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Victoria | 2 hr |
| May 18, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 52 min |
| May 18, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Goliad | 51 min |
| May 18, 10:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 3 hr |
| May 18, 10:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Victoria | 2 hr |
| May 18, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 44 min |
| May 18, 11:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Victoria | 3 hr |
| May 19, 12:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Calhoun | 37 min |
| May 19, 12:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Victoria | 36 hr |
| May 19, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | McMullen | 33 min |
| May 19, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 43 min |
| May 19, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Duval, McMullen | 46 min |
| May 19, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio | 47 min |
| May 19, 1:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Victoria | 115 min |
| May 19, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Goliad | 30 min |
| May 19, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Refugio, Victoria | 26 min |
| May 19, 2:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Refugio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| May 19, 3:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Victoria | 31 min |
| May 19, 3:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Victoria | 3 hr |
| May 19, 4:07 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces | 18 hr |
| May 19, 4:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| May 19, 5:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Refugio, Victoria | 2 hr |
| May 19, 6:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Kleberg | 50 min |
| May 19, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Jim Wells, Live Oak, San Patricio | 22 min |
| May 19, 6:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 52 min |
| May 19, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | San Patricio | 45 min |
| May 19, 7:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio | 6 hr |
| May 19, 7:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 6 hr |
| May 19, 7:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 3 hr |
| May 19, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Duval | 33 min |
| May 19, 7:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 6 hr |
| May 19, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Kleberg | 44 min |
| May 19, 8:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 4 hr |
| May 19, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Jim Wells | 47 min |
| May 19, 9:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Webb | 3 hr |
| May 19, 9:19 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 26 min | |
| May 19, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 11 hr |
| May 19, 9:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio | 11 hr |
| May 19, 9:35 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 25 min | |
| May 19, 9:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 52 min | |
| May 19, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Refugio | 6 days |
| May 19, 9:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 47 min |
| May 19, 9:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| May 19, 10:25 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 50 min | |
| May 19, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 52 min | |
| May 19, 11:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 44 min | |
| May 19, 12:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 20 min |
| May 19, 12:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| May 19, 1:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| May 19, 2:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 19, 4:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 31 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.