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Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2021, 4:07 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Refugio County, Victoria County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2021, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Calhoun County, TX, Refugio County, TX, Victoria County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 304 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
- 1304 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
834
WGUS54 KCRP 082107
FFWCRP
TXC057-391-469-090000-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0053.210708T2107Z-210709T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
407 PM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Refugio County in south central Texas...
Southeastern Victoria County in south central Texas...
Calhoun County in south Texas...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 407 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen in the last several hours. Additional rainfall amounts
of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding
is ongoing.
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...
Seadrift, Long Mott, Green Lake, Magnolia Beach, Indianola and
Matagorda Island State Park.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
East Coloma Creek, Placedo Creek, Sixmile Creek, Hog Bayou, San
Antonio Bay, Chocolate Bayou, Coloma Creek and East Matagorda Bay.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 2863 9690 2871 9665 2869 9666 2864 9661
2862 9663 2858 9662 2857 9664 2858 9657
2856 9653 2853 9651 2851 9648 2849 9656
2847 9656 2846 9657 2834 9632 2817 9671
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
TC1 follow-up statement
509
WGUS74 KCRP 082228
FFSCRP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
528 PM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021
TXC057-391-469-090000-
/O.CON.KCRP.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210709T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Calhoun TX-Refugio TX-Victoria TX-
528 PM CDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR EASTERN REFUGIO, SOUTHEASTERN VICTORIA AND CALHOUN COUNTIES...
At 528 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Seadrift, Long Mott, Green Lake, Magnolia Beach, Indianola and
Matagorda Island State Park.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
East Coloma Creek, Placedo Creek, Sixmile Creek, Hog Bayou, San
Antonio Bay, Chocolate Bayou, Coloma Creek and East Matagorda Bay.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 2863 9690 2871 9665 2869 9666 2864 9661
2862 9663 2858 9662 2857 9664 2858 9657
2856 9653 2853 9651 2851 9648 2849 9656
2847 9656 2846 9657 2834 9632 2817 9671
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
TCThe 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, 6:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 112 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, 4:11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.