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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2021, 7:17 AM CDT for Kleberg County, Nueces County, Texas. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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 19, 2021, 7:17 AM CDT (12:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2021, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 8:24 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Kingsville, TX | VEHICLES STRANDED AND SOME STREETS CLOSED. |
| May 19, 8:43 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Kingsville, TX | ROADWAY FLOODED NEAR INTERSECTION OF 14TH ST AND SANTA GERTRUDIS AVE. |
| May 19, 9:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ssw Bishop, TX | HWY 77 BETWEEN BISHOP AND KINGSVILLE IS FLOODED. |
| May 19, 9:33 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wsw Driscoll, TX | FM666 NORTH OF BISHOP IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| May 19, 10:48 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Kingsville, TX | MULTIPLE ROADS FLOODED IN AND AROUND KINGSVILLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 3667 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.3
The text
As transmitted.
183
WGUS54 KCRP 191217
FFWCRP
TXC273-355-191530-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0021.210519T1217Z-210519T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
717 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Kleberg County in south central Texas...
Southwestern Nueces County in south central Texas...
* Until 1030 AM CDT.
* At 717 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
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...
Kingsville, Driscoll, Bishop, Kingsville Naval Air Station,
Ricardo, Riviera, Riviera Beach, Petronila and Loyola Beach.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
&&
LAT...LON 2770 9794 2770 9758 2753 9764 2724 9762
2725 9764 2728 9765 2727 9771 2726 9773
2728 9776 2727 9777 2728 9778 2728 9777
2729 9778 2727 9780 2727 9781 2725 9782
2724 9784 2725 9786 2724 9788
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 2 HOURS
$$
JCP3 follow-up statements
813
WGUS74 KCRP 191337
FFSCRP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
837 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021
TXC273-355-191530-
/O.CON.KCRP.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210519T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kleberg TX-Nueces TX-
837 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR WESTERN KLEBERG AND SOUTHWESTERN NUECES COUNTIES...
At 837 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen, with the highest amounts along and east of Highway 77 in
Kleberg County. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Kingsville, Driscoll, Bishop, Kingsville Naval Air Station, Ricardo,
Riviera, Riviera Beach, Petronila and Loyola Beach.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
&&
LAT...LON 2770 9794 2770 9758 2753 9764 2724 9762
2725 9764 2728 9765 2727 9771 2726 9773
2728 9776 2727 9777 2728 9778 2728 9777
2729 9778 2727 9780 2727 9781 2725 9782
2724 9784 2725 9786 2724 9788
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 2 HOURS
$$
MCZ973
WGUS54 KCRP 191521
FFWCRP
TXC273-355-191700-
/O.EXT.KCRP.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210519T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1021 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Kleberg County in south central Texas...
Southwestern Nueces County in south central Texas...
* Until noon CDT.
* At 1021 AM CDT, The public reported flash flooding over the warned
area. Radar indicates rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 7
inches of rain have fallen, with the heaviest rain along and east
of Highway 77 in Kleberg County. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Public and 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...
Kingsville, Driscoll, Bishop, Kingsville Naval Air Station,
Ricardo, Riviera, Riviera Beach, Petronila and Loyola Beach.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 2770 9794 2770 9758 2753 9764 2724 9762
2725 9764 2728 9765 2727 9771 2726 9773
2728 9776 2727 9777 2728 9778 2728 9777
2729 9778 2727 9780 2727 9781 2725 9782
2724 9784 2725 9786 2724 9788
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
MCZ917
WGUS54 KCRP 191650
FFWCRP
TXC273-355-191830-
/O.EXT.KCRP.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210519T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1150 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Kleberg County in south central Texas...
Southwestern Nueces County in south central Texas...
* Until 130 PM CDT.
* At 1150 AM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing
moderate rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 9 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Kingsville, Driscoll, Bishop, Kingsville Naval Air Station,
Ricardo, Riviera, Riviera Beach, Petronila and Loyola Beach.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams.
Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
&&
LAT...LON 2770 9794 2770 9758 2753 9764 2724 9762
2725 9764 2728 9765 2727 9771 2726 9773
2728 9776 2727 9777 2728 9778 2728 9777
2729 9778 2727 9780 2727 9781 2725 9782
2724 9784 2725 9786 2724 9788
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
JCPThe 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, 9:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Victoria | 3 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, 7:30 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.