Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Jul 8, 2021, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)

Expired

Jul 8, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bee County, TX, Live Oak County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KCRP 082335
FFWCRP
TXC025-297-090200-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0056.210708T2335Z-210709T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Bee County in south central Texas...
  Southeastern Live Oak County in south central Texas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 635 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen over the last several hours. Additional rainfall 
  amounts of 1 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...
  Beeville, George West, Skidmore, Dinero, Mount Lucas and River 
  Creek Acres.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Para Creek, La, Dry Creek, Spring Creek, Blackjack Creek, Poesta 
  Creek, South Fork Salt Branch, Gamble Gully, Aransas River, 
  Paisano Creek, Salt Branch, Papalote Creek, McKimzey Creek, Nueces 
  River, Bullshead Creek, Gilden Creek, Ratta Creek, Elm Creek, 
  Silver Creek, Aransas Creek, Little Dry Creek and Olmos Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 2849 9787 2836 9773 2825 9759 2816 9792
      2836 9820

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

TC

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