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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 14, 2021, 7:35 AM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 5 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
- Oct 14, 2021, 7:35 AM CDT (12:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2021, 12:08 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bee County, TX, Goliad County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, Refugio County, TX, Victoria County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 1747 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
The text
As transmitted.
561
WGUS54 KCRP 141235
FFWCRP
TXC025-175-297-391-469-141530-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0071.211014T1235Z-211014T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
735 AM CDT Thu Oct 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bee County in south central Texas...
Goliad County in south central Texas...
Northeastern Live Oak County in south central Texas...
Northwestern Refugio County in south central Texas...
Victoria County in south central Texas...
* Until 1030 AM CDT.
* At 735 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 5 inches in 1 hour.
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...
Victoria, Beeville, Goliad, McFaddin, Skidmore, Guadalupe, Fannin,
Coleto Creek Park, Blanconia, Berclair, Weesatche, Ander, Weser,
Schroeder, Oak Village, Charco, Mission Valley, Saxet Lakes,
Normanna and Nursery.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 2866 9810 2872 9792 2867 9782 2867 9778
2893 9742 2888 9731 2886 9731 2910 9698
2906 9694 2902 9683 2892 9679 2889 9673
2885 9670 2882 9672 2871 9665 2867 9673
2865 9685 2814 9757 2818 9781
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
CB2 follow-up statements
264
WGUS54 KCRP 141516
FFWCRP
TXC025-175-297-391-469-141800-
/O.EXT.KCRP.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-211014T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1016 AM CDT Thu Oct 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bee County in south central Texas...
Goliad County in south central Texas...
Northeastern Live Oak County in south central Texas...
Northwestern Refugio County in south central Texas...
Victoria County in south central Texas...
* Until 100 PM CDT.
* At 1016 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1
hour. 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...
Victoria, Beeville, Goliad, McFaddin, Skidmore, Guadalupe, Fannin,
Coleto Creek Park, Blanconia, Berclair, Weesatche, Ander, Weser,
Schroeder, Oak Village, Charco, Mission Valley, Saxet Lakes,
Normanna and Nursery.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 2866 9810 2872 9792 2867 9782 2867 9778
2893 9742 2888 9731 2886 9731 2910 9698
2906 9694 2902 9683 2892 9679 2889 9673
2885 9670 2882 9672 2871 9665 2867 9673
2865 9685 2814 9757 2818 9781
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
CB202
WGUS74 KCRP 141708
FFSCRP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1208 PM CDT Thu Oct 14 2021
TXC025-175-297-391-469-141718-
/O.CAN.KCRP.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-211014T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bee TX-Goliad TX-Live Oak TX-Refugio TX-Victoria TX-
1208 PM CDT Thu Oct 14 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR BEE, GOLIAD, NORTHEASTERN
LIVE OAK, NORTHWESTERN REFUGIO AND VICTORIA COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 2866 9810 2872 9792 2867 9782 2867 9778
2893 9742 2888 9731 2886 9731 2910 9698
2906 9694 2902 9683 2892 9679 2889 9673
2885 9670 2882 9672 2871 9665 2867 9673
2865 9685 2814 9757 2818 9781
$$
CBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 7:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 115 min |
| Oct 13, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 48 min |
| Oct 13, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Webb | 34 min |
| Oct 13, 8:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 5 hr |
| Oct 13, 9:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 112 min |
| Oct 13, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Webb | 36 min |
| Oct 14, 2:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Victoria | 7 days |
| Oct 14, 2:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria | 11 days |
| Oct 14, 4:37 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 24 hr |
| Oct 14, 6:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Live Oak | 105 min |
| Oct 14, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | San Patricio | 41 min |
| Oct 14, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Refugio, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 8:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Refugio | 43 min |
| Oct 14, 9:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces, San Patricio | 40 min |
| Oct 14, 10:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas, Nueces | 58 min |
| Oct 14, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas | 42 min |
| Oct 14, 10:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 65 min | |
| Oct 14, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Aransas | 33 min |
| Oct 14, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 47 min | |
| Oct 14, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Nueces | 43 min |
| Oct 14, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Kleberg | 59 min |
| Oct 14, 1:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 110 min |
| Oct 14, 3:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Refugio | 23 hr |
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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.