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Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

August 2, 2021Webb County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2021, 6:52 PM CDT for Webb County, Texas. It was in force for 2 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
Aug 2, 2021, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 9:02 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Webb County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 199 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 215 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1189 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1189 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1003 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

099 
WGUS54 KCRP 022352
FFWCRP
TXC479-030300-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0063.210802T2352Z-210803T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
652 PM CDT Mon Aug 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Webb County in south central Texas...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 652 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
  Laredo, St Augustine High School South Laredo and Laredo Community 
  College.

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 2757 9951 2757 9950 2753 9947 2750 9949
      2750 9950 2750 9951 2750 9952 2750 9953
      2751 9953 2752 9953 2753 9952 2754 9952
      2755 9952 2756 9951

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

PH
1 follow-up statement
893 
WGUS74 KCRP 030202
FFSCRP

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
902 PM CDT Mon Aug 2 2021

TXC479-030212-
/O.CAN.KCRP.FF.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210803T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Webb TX-
902 PM CDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures as nuisance 
flooding may continue for the next hour.

LAT...LON 2757 9951 2757 9950 2753 9947 2750 9949
      2750 9950 2750 9951 2750 9952 2750 9953
      2751 9953 2752 9953 2753 9952 2754 9952
      2755 9952 2756 9951

$$

CB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 3:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPNueces60 min
Aug 2, 6:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPWebb3 hr

Nearby

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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.