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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

June 16, 2026Jim Wells County, Kleberg County, Nueces County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 16, 2026, 9:27 AM CDT for Jim Wells County, Kleberg County, Nueces County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr. 2 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
Jun 16, 2026, 9:27 AM CDT (14:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jim Wells County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 16, 9:38 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Ene Ben Bolt, TXFast moving water over FM 1352 near FM 2508 east of Ben Bolt.
Jun 16, 9:45 AM CDTFLASH FLOODLake Alice, TXWater over road at CR 211 east of Hwy 281.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 327 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2026-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 91 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2026-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
91 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

527 
WGUS54 KCRP 161427
FFWCRP
TXC249-273-355-161730-
/O.NEW.KCRP.FF.W.0021.260616T1427Z-260616T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
927 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Jim Wells County in south central Texas...
  Northwestern Kleberg County in south central Texas...
  Northwestern Nueces County in south central Texas...

* Until 1230 PM CDT.

* At 927 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  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. 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 and automated gauges.

  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...
  Alice, Orange Grove, Midway, Alfred, Alfred-South La Paloma,
  Tecalote, Westdale, Alice Acres, Ben Bolt, Sandia and Lake Alice.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 2805 9819 2805 9788 2804 9784 2804 9781
      2803 9779 2799 9781 2778 9793 2763 9793
      2756 9796 2756 9813 2759 9813

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

JM
1 follow-up statement
885 
WGUS74 KCRP 161630
FFSCRP

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1130 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

TXC249-273-355-161640-
/O.CAN.KCRP.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260616T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jim Wells TX-Kleberg TX-Nueces TX-
1130 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN JIM WELLS, NORTHWESTERN KLEBERG
AND NORTHWESTERN NUECES COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD
WARNING...

&&

LAT...LON 2805 9819 2805 9788 2804 9784 2804 9781
      2803 9779 2799 9781 2778 9793 2763 9793
      2756 9796 2756 9813 2759 9813

$$

JM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 10:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPCalhoun3 hr
Jun 15, 10:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPCalhoun3 hr
Jun 16, 2:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP114 min
Jun 16, 3:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP57 min
Jun 16, 4:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPDuval, La Salle, McMullen, Webb118 min
Jun 16, 4:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPCalhoun115 min
Jun 16, 4:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPCalhoun2 hr
Jun 16, 5:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPDuval3 hr
Jun 16, 7:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio3 hr
Jun 16, 9:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningCRPWebb11 hr
Jun 16, 10:06 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPAransas, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio3 hr
Jun 16, 10:45 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces32 hr
Jun 16, 10:46 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP44 hr
Jun 16, 11:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Refugio, San Patricio43 min
Jun 16, 11:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPMcMullen42 min
Jun 16, 11:30 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPJim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio2 hr
Jun 16, 11:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria3 hr
Jun 16, 11:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPMcMullen3 hr
Jun 16, 12:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCRPLa Salle3 hr
Jun 16, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningCRP64 min
Jun 16, 1:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningCRPAransas, Nueces, San Patricio3 hr
Jun 16, 3:12 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPAransas, Calhoun, Refugio4 hr
Jun 16, 4:17 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningCRPAransas, Nueces, San Patricio3 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.