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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2021, 6:55 AM CDT for Kleberg County, Nueces County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 112 min. 9 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
- Jul 8, 2021, 6:55 AM CDT (11:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2021, 8:47 AM CDT
- In force
- 112 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 7:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Robstown, TX | FRONTAGE ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 8, 7:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 W Corpus Christi, TX | LEOPARD ST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 8, 7:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 W Chapman Ranch, TX | FM70 BETWEEN CHAPMAN RANCH AND BISHOP CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 8, 7:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Nnw Chapman Ranch, TX | ROADS CLOSED NEAR AND ALONG HWY 44/WEBER RD DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 8, 7:05 AM CDT | FLOOD | 4 W Corpus Christi, TX | ROAD FLOODED ON SPID AND LEOPARD ST. VEHICLES STRANDED. |
| Jul 8, 7:54 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ne Robstown, TX | HWY CLOSURES, HWY77/I-69/FM1889 IN ROBSTOWN, CALALLEN. HIGH WATER AT INTERSECTIONS I-37/TULSA/RAND MORGAN RD. |
| Jul 8, 7:54 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ssw Corpus Christi, TX | HIGH WATER REPORTED AT MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS ALONG HWY 286 IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. |
| Jul 8, 7:54 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 E Robstown, TX | MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS UNDER HIGH WATER ALONG HWY 44. |
| Jul 8, 7:58 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Nw Flour Bluff, TX | MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS UNDER HIGH WATER, IN AND AROUND SOUTH CORPUS CHRISTI. |
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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
627
WGUS54 KCRP 081155
FFWCRP
TXC273-355-409-081500-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0047.210708T1155Z-210708T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
655 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Kleberg County in south central Texas...
Eastern Nueces County in south central Texas...
South Central San Patricio County in south central Texas...
* Until 1000 AM CDT.
* At 655 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain across
the warned area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
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...
Corpus Christi, Robstown, Corpus Christi International Airport,
South Texas Botanical Gardens, Kings Crossing Subdivision,
Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi Country Club, Spohn Hospital South,
La Palmera Mall, Bay Area Medical Center, Waldron Field, Driscoll
Childrens Hospital, Flour Bluff, Del Mar College East Campus,
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Cole Park, Del Mar College
West Campus, Downtown Corpus Christi, Clarkwood and Corpus Christi
North Beach.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 2792 9768 2791 9751 2784 9737 2772 9714
2728 9734 2728 9755 2755 9757 2780 9774
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
EMF1 follow-up statement
264
WGUS74 KCRP 081347
FFSCRP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
847 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021
TXC273-355-409-081357-
/O.CAN.KCRP.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210708T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kleberg TX-Nueces TX-San Patricio TX-
847 AM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN KLEBERG, EASTERN NUECES AND SOUTH
CENTRAL SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD
WARNING...
LAT...LON 2792 9768 2791 9751 2784 9737 2772 9714
2728 9734 2728 9755 2755 9757 2780 9774
$$
EMFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 59 min | |
| Jul 7, 10:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Jim Wells, Nueces | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 36 min | |
| Jul 7, 11:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Nueces | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 109 min |
| Jul 8, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 49 min | |
| Jul 8, 3:11 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 8 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:17 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 34 hr | |
| Jul 8, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 60 min | |
| Jul 8, 4:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 62 min | |
| Jul 8, 5:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 88 min |
| Jul 8, 7:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 49 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio | 55 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 113 min |
| Jul 8, 9:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Live Oak, Nueces, San Patricio | 83 min |
| Jul 8, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Victoria | 48 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Nueces | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 15 min |
| Jul 8, 3:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Bee, Live Oak, San Patricio | 111 min |
| Jul 8, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Calhoun | 12 min |
| Jul 8, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak, Nueces, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Duval | 13 min |
| Jul 8, 6:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces | 118 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.