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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 15, 2022, 3:57 PM CDT for Duval County, La Salle County, 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2022, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2022, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Duval County, TX, La Salle County, TX, Webb County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1833 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 15, 3:49 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 3:49 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 3:57 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 357 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-161345- La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval-Jim Wells- Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-Inland San Patricio-Coastal Aransas- Inland Refugio-Inland Calhoun-Coastal Kleberg-Coastal Nueces- Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-Coastal Refugio-Coastal Calhoun- Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 357 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Flood Watch is in effect for the Brush Country through 7 PM this evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall will continue until early this evening. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with isolated amounts of 3 inches or more possible, which may lead to Flash Flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Maximum Heat Index values of 105 to 109 degrees can be expected each afternoon. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible Thursday through the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-161345- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 357 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Isolated showers and thunderstorms can be expected Thursday through the weekend. TMT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 11:41 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1141 AM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
TXZ229-230-151715-
McMullen TX-La Salle TX-
1141 AM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern La
Salle and west central McMullen Counties through 1215 PM CDT...
At 1141 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Los Angeles, or 18 miles east of Cotulla, moving north at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Zella, Fowlerton and Los Angeles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 2864 9880 2833 9876 2832 9899 2865 9914
2865 9880
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 161DEG 41KT 2850 9894
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
FORINASHLocal storm report, Aug 15, 1:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
117 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0113 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSW ENCINAL 28.02N 99.36W
08/15/2022 WEBB TX PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF FLOODING OVER I-35
SOUTH OF ENCINAL.
&&
TCSpecial weather statement, Aug 15, 1:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 130 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022 TXZ229>231-239>241-160100- La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Webb-Duval-Jim Wells- Including the cities of Cotulla, Encinal, Calliham, Cross, Loma Alta, Tilden, George West, Three Rivers, Laredo, Bruni, Orvil, Freer, Benavides, San Diego, Alice, Orange Grove, and Premont 130 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022 ...TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... The combination of light winds and abundant tropical moisture will make the atmosphere favorable for the development of weak tropical funnels this afternoon over the Brush Country and Rio Grande Plains. Most of these funnel clouds will be short lived and usually do not touch the ground. However, you should be prepared to seek shelter in the event a funnel does reach the ground.
Local storm report, Aug 15, 1:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
146 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 AM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 W FREER 27.87N 98.67W
08/15/2022 DUVAL TX PUBLIC
TROPICAL FUNNEL SPOTTED WEST OF FREER ON HWY
44.
&&
TCLocal storm report, Aug 15, 1:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
148 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 SE COTULLA 28.41N 99.21W
08/15/2022 LA SALLE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF FLOODING OVER FM 624 SOUTHEAST OF
COTULLA.
&&
TCLocal storm report, Aug 15, 2:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
217 PM CDT MON AUG 15 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 W LOMA ALTA 28.08N 98.60W
08/15/2022 MCMULLEN TX CO-OP OBSERVER
REPORTS OF WATER OVER THE ROADS FROM FREER
TO LOMA ALTA.
&&
TCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 33 min | |
| Aug 14, 8:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | San Patricio | 53 min |
| Aug 14, 10:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Goliad, Refugio | 112 min |
| Aug 14, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 26 min | |
| Aug 15, 12:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 26 min | |
| Aug 15, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 29 min | |
| Aug 15, 1:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 118 min |
| Aug 15, 1:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells | 113 min |
| Aug 15, 1:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Duval, La Salle, McMullen | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 4 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:24 AM CDT | Flood Watch | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Bee, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, La Salle, Webb | 119 min |
| Aug 15, 5:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, La Salle, Webb | 10 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Bee, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 115 min |
| Aug 15, 5:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 110 min |
| Aug 15, 5:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 7 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 8:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Duval | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 9:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Duval | 29 min |
| Aug 15, 10:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Duval | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 10:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 5 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Duval | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | La Salle | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 11:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 12:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle, McMullen | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | McMullen | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 1:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | Jim Wells | 15 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | McMullen | 13 min |
| Aug 15, 2:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Webb | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Duval, McMullen | 31 min |
| Aug 15, 3:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells, La Salle, McMullen | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Webb | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 3:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval, La Salle, Webb | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | McMullen | 13 min |
| Aug 15, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 4:22 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | CRP | McMullen | 10 days |
| Aug 15, 4:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 24 min |
| Aug 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 4 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Webb | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Webb | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.