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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

May 27, 2026Aransas County, Refugio County, Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this river flood warning at May 27, 2026, 2:25 PM CDT for Aransas County, Refugio County, Texas. It was in force for 66 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 27, 2026, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2026, 8:39 AM CDT
In force: 66 hr
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Aransas County, TX, Refugio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Copano Creek near Refugio (RCCT2). The gauge peaked at 12.76 ft at May 29, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 5 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08189200, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 27, 1:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 1:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 27, 12:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	48 min
May 26, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle	50 min
May 26, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	37 min
May 26, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen	38 min
May 26, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, La Salle, McMullen, Webb	46 min
May 26, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak, McMullen	62 min
May 26, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Webb	50 min
May 26, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	64 min
May 26, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	29 min
May 26, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	24 min
May 26, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	45 min
May 26, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Webb	37 min
May 26, 11:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Bee, Goliad, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio	62 min
May 27, 12:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Webb	43 min
May 27, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	31 min
May 27, 12:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio	67 min
May 27, 12:47 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		118 min
May 27, 12:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	34 min
May 27, 1:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	San Patricio	52 min
May 27, 1:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Refugio	63 min
May 27, 1:33 AM CDT	Flood Watch	CRP	Aransas, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio and 2 more	10 hr
May 27, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio	67 min
May 27, 2:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Jim Wells, Nueces, Refugio and 1 more	6 hr
May 27, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Webb	49 min
May 27, 2:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio	32 min
May 27, 2:45 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		2 hr
May 27, 2:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Webb	46 min
May 27, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle	31 min
May 27, 3:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Webb	5 hr
May 27, 3:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Webb	43 min
May 27, 3:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	CRP	Nueces	54 hr
May 27, 4:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas	45 min
May 27, 4:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	La Salle, McMullen	64 min
May 27, 4:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen and 1 more	35 min
May 27, 4:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Webb	25 min
May 27, 4:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CRP	La Salle, McMullen, Webb	3 hr
May 27, 4:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces and 1 more	63 min
May 27, 5:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg	50 min
May 27, 5:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Live Oak, McMullen	61 min
May 27, 5:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio and 1 more	59 min
May 27, 5:50 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		55 min
May 27, 6:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad, Live Oak	62 min
May 27, 6:39 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		96 min
May 27, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CRP	Aransas, Bee, Goliad, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio and 2 more	64 min
May 27, 6:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	CRP	Bee, Live Oak	2 hr
May 27, 7:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Goliad, Victoria	62 min
May 27, 7:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria	29 min
May 27, 8:01 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	CRP		89 min
May 27, 8:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	CRP	Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak and 3 more	2 hr
May 27, 8:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Victoria	39 min
May 27, 8:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CRP	Aransas, Calhoun, Victoria	50 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.