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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 29, 2022, 2:24 PM CDT for Aransas County, Refugio County, Texas. It was in force for 91 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 29, 2022, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2022, 3:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 91 min
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Aransas County, TX, Refugio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 3:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Nne Fulton, TX | REPORTS OF WATER OVER SEASIDE LOOP AND VARIOUS LOW-LYING ROADS AROUND THE AREA. |
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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
286
WGUS54 KCRP 291924
FFWCRP
TXC007-391-292230-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0021.220829T1924Z-220829T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
224 PM CDT Mon Aug 29 2022
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Aransas County in south central Texas...
Southeastern Refugio County in south central Texas...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 224 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 3 to 5 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...
Holiday Beach.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 2828 9712 2831 9685 2815 9691 2814 9692
2812 9692 2812 9694 2812 9695 2813 9696
2813 9698 2814 9700 2816 9711 2826 9712
2827 9712
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...3-5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
ADAMS2 follow-up statements
514
WGUS74 KCRP 292008
FFSCRP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
308 PM CDT Mon Aug 29 2022
TXC007-391-292230-
/O.CON.KCRP.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220829T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Aransas TX-Refugio TX-
308 PM CDT Mon Aug 29 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN ARANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN REFUGIO
COUNTIES...
At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms have moved out
of the area; however, lingering light rain will add to the ongoing
flooding concerns. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Holiday Beach.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 2828 9712 2831 9685 2815 9691 2814 9692
2812 9692 2812 9694 2812 9695 2813 9696
2813 9698 2814 9700 2816 9711 2826 9712
2827 9712
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
ADAMS059
WGUS74 KCRP 292055
FFSCRP
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
355 PM CDT Mon Aug 29 2022
TXC007-391-292105-
/O.CAN.KCRP.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220829T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Aransas TX-Refugio TX-
355 PM CDT Mon Aug 29 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN ARANSAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN REFUGIO COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 2828 9712 2831 9685 2815 9691 2814 9692
2812 9692 2812 9694 2812 9695 2813 9696
2813 9698 2814 9700 2816 9711 2826 9712
2827 9712
$$
ADAMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Nueces | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 22 min | |
| Aug 29, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Calhoun | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 5:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Victoria | 112 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.