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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 19, 2021Kleberg County, Nueces County, Texas

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 19, 8:24 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 E Kingsville, TXVEHICLES STRANDED AND SOME STREETS CLOSED.
May 19, 8:43 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nne Kingsville, TXROADWAY FLOODED NEAR INTERSECTION OF 14TH ST AND SANTA GERTRUDIS AVE.
May 19, 9:30 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ssw Bishop, TXHWY 77 BETWEEN BISHOP AND KINGSVILLE IS FLOODED.
May 19, 9:33 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Wsw Driscoll, TXFM666 NORTH OF BISHOP IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
May 19, 10:48 AM CDTFLASH FLOODKingsville, TXMULTIPLE 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brownsville Intl, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3667 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, Brownsville Intl, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 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
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

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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 

$$

JCP
3 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 

$$

MCZ
973 
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

$$

MCZ
917 
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

$$

JCP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLive Oak41 min
May 18, 8:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPLa Salle, McMullen117 min
May 18, 8:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPVictoria2 hr
May 18, 9:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPVictoria3 hr
May 18, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb52 min
May 18, 9:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPGoliad51 min
May 18, 10:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPLa Salle, Webb3 hr
May 18, 10:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPVictoria2 hr
May 18, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPWebb44 min
May 18, 11:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Victoria3 hr
May 19, 12:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPCalhoun37 min
May 19, 12:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPVictoria36 hr
May 19, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPMcMullen33 min
May 19, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPCalhoun, Refugio, Victoria43 min
May 19, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPDuval, McMullen46 min
May 19, 12:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPBee, Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio47 min
May 19, 1:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Victoria115 min
May 19, 2:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPGoliad30 min
May 19, 2:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPRefugio, Victoria26 min
May 19, 2:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPRefugio, Victoria3 hr
May 19, 3:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPVictoria31 min
May 19, 3:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Victoria3 hr
May 19, 4:07 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces18 hr
May 19, 4:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPGoliad, Refugio, Victoria3 hr
May 19, 5:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPRefugio, Victoria2 hr
May 19, 6:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg50 min
May 19, 6:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCRPBee, Jim Wells, Live Oak, San Patricio22 min
May 19, 6:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb52 min
May 19, 7:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPSan Patricio45 min
May 19, 7:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPJim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio6 hr
May 19, 7:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPWebb3 hr
May 19, 7:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDuval33 min
May 19, 7:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPSan Patricio6 hr
May 19, 8:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg44 min
May 19, 8:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPKleberg, Nueces4 hr
May 19, 8:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPJim Wells47 min
May 19, 9:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Webb3 hr
May 19, 9:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP26 min
May 19, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPNueces, San Patricio11 hr
May 19, 9:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPJim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio11 hr
May 19, 9:35 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP25 min
May 19, 9:38 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP52 min
May 19, 9:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPAransas, Refugio6 days
May 19, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg, Nueces47 min
May 19, 9:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, San Patricio3 hr
May 19, 10:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP50 min
May 19, 11:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP52 min
May 19, 11:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP44 min
May 19, 12:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria20 min
May 19, 12:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria3 hr
May 19, 1:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPJim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio3 hr
May 19, 2:04 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPAransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio and 1 more3 hr
May 19, 4:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria31 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.