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Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 14, 2021, 10:11 AM CDT for Kleberg County, Nueces County, San Patricio County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2021, 10:11 AM CDT (15:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2021, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 11:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Flour Bluff, TX | WATER COVERING RIGHT LANE OF RODD FIELD RD. THE LEFT LANE REMAINS PASSABLE, WITH SOME WATER ON THE ROADWAY. |
| Oct 14, 11:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wnw Cc Nas, TX | WATER OVER THE FRONTAGE ROAD OF WEST BOUND S PADRE ISLAND DR. NEAR STAPLES ST. RIGHT LANE HAS SEVERAL INCHES, THE LEFT LANE IS PASSABLE. |
| Oct 14, 11:26 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sse Corpus Christi, TX | WATER STANDING IN THE PARKING LOT AND IN BETWEEN BUILDINGS OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Oct 14, 11:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Wnw Cc Nas, TX | EXITS OFF OF SPID HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER ON FRONTAGE ROADS. |
| Oct 14, 11:34 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Corpus Christi, TX | HIGH WATER AT BUFORD AND 3RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 14 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.
620
WGUS54 KCRP 141511
FFWCRP
TXC273-355-409-141815-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0074.211014T1511Z-211014T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1011 AM CDT Thu Oct 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Kleberg County in south central Texas...
Nueces County in south central Texas...
Southeastern San Patricio County in south central Texas...
* Until 115 PM CDT.
* At 1011 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 5 inches in 1 hour.
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...
Corpus Christi, Portland, Robstown, Port Aransas, Driscoll, Corpus
Christi International Airport, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Bishop,
Gregory, Ingleside On The Bay, Cabaniss Field, Del Mar College
Windward Campus, Del Mar College Heritage Campus, Cole Park,
Driscoll Childrens Hospital, Corpus Christi Country Club, Downtown
Corpus Christi, Clarkwood and La Palmera Mall.
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 2764 9794 2765 9794 2793 9759 2796 9746
2792 9715 2791 9713 2792 9713 2791 9706
2790 9701 2789 9699 2754 9723 2757 9799
2763 9797
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
CB1 follow-up statement
670
WGUS74 KCRP 141736
FFSCRP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1236 PM CDT Thu Oct 14 2021
TXC273-355-409-141815-
/O.CON.KCRP.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-211014T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kleberg TX-Nueces TX-San Patricio TX-
1236 PM CDT Thu Oct 14 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN KLEBERG, NUECES AND SOUTHEASTERN SAN PATRICIO
COUNTIES...
At 1236 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches
of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in
1 hour. Some roads have several inches of water on them. The Loop
Ramp connecting to southbound SH 286 is closed due to flooding.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned
area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters 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...
Corpus Christi, Portland, Robstown, Port Aransas, Driscoll, Corpus
Christi International Airport, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Bishop,
Gregory, Ingleside On The Bay, Cabaniss Field, Del Mar College
Windward Campus, Del Mar College Heritage Campus, Cole Park,
Driscoll Childrens Hospital, Corpus Christi Country Club, Downtown
Corpus Christi, Clarkwood and La Palmera Mall.
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 2764 9794 2765 9794 2793 9759 2796 9746
2792 9715 2791 9713 2792 9713 2791 9706
2790 9701 2789 9699 2754 9723 2757 9799
2763 9797
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
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, 7:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad, Live Oak, Refugio, Victoria | 5 hr |
| 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, 10:32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.