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River Flood Warning 45, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

July 9, 2021Victoria County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at Jul 9, 2021, 2:06 AM CDT for Victoria County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 9, 2021, 2:59 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2021, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 9, 2021, 2:59 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 2:40 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Victoria County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Coleto Creek at Highway 59 (CCVT2). The gauge peaked at 26.00 ft at Jul 9, 2021, 5:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate15202507/0907/10
Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
25 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08177500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

939 
WGUS44 KCRP 090706
FLWCRP

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
206 AM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi TX has issued a 
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...

  Coleto Creek At Highway 59, Victoria affecting Victoria County.

For the Coleto Creek...including Highway 59,  Victoria...Minor 
flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 515 PM CDT.

&&


TXC469-092215-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FL.W.0045.210709T0759Z-210710T0507Z/
/CCVT2.1.ER.210709T0759Z.210709T0900Z.210709T1306Z.NO/
206 AM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Coleto Creek At Highway 59, Victoria.
* Until just after midnight tonight.
* At 1:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 23.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early 
  this morning to a crest of 26.1 feet early this morning. It will 
  then fall below flood stage this morning.
* Impact...At 25.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs. The flow is 
  well into flood plain, cutting off cattle below Highway 59 to the 
  Guadalupe River confluence. Camino drive is inundated.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 27.0 
  feet on 10/31/1981.

&&


 Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:

  Fld   Observed                Forecasts (1 am)
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time    Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed

Coleto Creek
Highway 59, Victo 25.0  23.4  Fri 1 am    17.1  13.7  10.3  9.3   9.2





&&

LAT...LON 2878 9717 2877 9706 2874 9701 2867 9702
      2869 9709 2869 9717

$$

87
1 follow-up statement
725 
WGUS84 KCRP 091940
FLSCRP

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
240 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Texas...

  Coleto Creek At Highway 59, Victoria affecting Victoria County.

TXC469-092045-
/O.CAN.KCRP.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210709T1940Z/
/CCVT2.1.ER.210709T0802Z.210709T1045Z.210709T1504Z.NO/
240 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Coleto Creek At Highway 59, Victoria 
has been cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Coleto Creek At Highway 59, Victoria.
* At 1:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 23.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 6.1 feet early 
  Wednesday afternoon.

&&


 Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:

  Fld   Observed                Forecasts (1 pm)
Location          Stg   Stg   Day/Time    Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed

Coleto Creek
Highway 59, Victo 25.0  23.0  Fri 1 pm    15.2  13.5  11.2  7.8   6.1





&&

LAT...LON 2878 9717 2877 9706 2874 9701 2867 9702
      2869 9709 2869 9717

$$

TC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 8:06 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Victoria3 hr
Jul 8, 8:47 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPVictoria49 hr
Jul 8, 10:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen2 hr
Jul 8, 10:29 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces15 hr
Jul 8, 10:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPBee, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio2 hr
Jul 8, 11:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPBee, Goliad2 hr
Jul 8, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPNueces51 min
Jul 9, 12:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria117 min
Jul 9, 1:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPBee, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio2 hr
Jul 9, 2:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, Bee, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio3 hr
Jul 9, 2:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPBee, Goliad, Live Oak3 hr
Jul 9, 2:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPGoliad, Victoria54 hr
Jul 9, 3:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria4 days
Jul 9, 4:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria3 hr
Jul 9, 6:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPCalhoun, Refugio, Victoria112 min
Jul 9, 7:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio3 hr
Jul 9, 8:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPLive Oak60 hr
Jul 9, 8:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPLive Oak24 hr
Jul 9, 10:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria11 hr
Jul 9, 10:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPBee, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria11 hr
Jul 9, 1:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPJim Wells14 hr
Jul 9, 4:42 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun5 hr
Jul 9, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP44 min
Jul 9, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementCRPKleberg, Nueces59 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.