Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Jul 8, 2021, 2:26 AM CDT (07:26 UTC)

Expired

Jul 8, 2021, 4:15 AM CDT

In force

109 min

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Jim Wells County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KCRP 080726
FFWCRP
TXC249-080915-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0043.210708T0726Z-210708T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
226 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Jim Wells County in south central Texas...

* Until 415 AM CDT.

* At 226 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain 
  have fallen in the past 24 hours. Additional rainfall amounts up 
  to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is 
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Alice, Orange Grove, Midway, Tecalote, Westdale, Alfred, 
  Alfred-South La Paloma and Lake Alice.

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 2777 9806 2779 9821 2795 9818 2806 9806
      2806 9801 2806 9799 2804 9791 2798 9784
      2789 9797 2776 9805

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EMF

273 
WGUS74 KCRP 080838
FFSCRP

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
338 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

TXC249-080915-
/O.CON.KCRP.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210708T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jim Wells TX-
338 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JIM WELLS COUNTY...

At 338 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the 
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Alice, Orange Grove, Westdale, Alfred, Alfred-South La Paloma and 
  Lake Alice.

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 2777 9806 2786 9810 2797 9811 2806 9806
      2806 9801 2806 9798 2804 9791 2798 9784
      2789 9797 2776 9805

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EMF

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