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Flash Flood Warning 66, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

September 28, 2021San Patricio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 28, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT for San Patricio 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
Sep 28, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2021, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 229 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, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-09-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2875 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, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-09-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2875 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
918 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

382 
WGUS54 KCRP 290015
FFWCRP
TXC409-290315-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0066.210929T0015Z-210929T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
715 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern San Patricio County in south central Texas...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 715 PM CDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy 
  rain and road flooding in Odem across the warned area. Between 2 
  and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 
  to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to 
  begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Public 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...
  Odem and Edroy.

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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 2799 9770 2799 9765 2800 9762 2801 9760
      2800 9756 2798 9753 2795 9752 2792 9752
      2790 9754 2790 9763 2789 9766 2792 9769
      2793 9772 2794 9775

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MH
1 follow-up statement
949 
WGUS74 KCRP 290154
FFSCRP

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
854 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

TXC409-290315-
/O.CON.KCRP.FF.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210929T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
San Patricio TX-
854 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY...

At 854 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain has fallen across 
the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash 
flooding is ongoing as water continues to drain.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

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...
  Odem and Edroy.

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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 2799 9770 2799 9765 2800 9762 2801 9760
      2800 9756 2798 9753 2795 9752 2792 9752
      2790 9754 2790 9763 2789 9766 2792 9769
      2793 9772 2794 9775

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPSan Patricio46 min
Sep 28, 10:32 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP9 hr
Sep 29, 12:03 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP27 min
Sep 29, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPGoliad46 min
Sep 29, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP59 min
Sep 29, 2:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPDeWitt24 min
Sep 29, 2:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP65 min
Sep 29, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPRefugio39 min
Sep 29, 4:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPGoliad, Refugio, Victoria70 min
Sep 29, 5:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP60 min
Sep 29, 6:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Refugio, San Patricio2 hr
Sep 29, 8:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP41 min
Sep 29, 8:40 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP35 min
Sep 29, 9:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP35 min
Sep 29, 9:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP24 min
Sep 29, 9:40 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP35 min
Sep 29, 10:38 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP22 min

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.