1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Sep 2, 1:45 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 245 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2001 SHORT TERM...CONVECTION FIRING ALONG SEABREEZE BOUNDARY OVER COASTAL ZONES THIS AFTERNOON WITH RANDOM BOUNDARIES TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND STORMS FURTHER W. THINK MOST ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET BUT WILL KEEP LOW POPS IN UPPER COASTAL ZONES FOR TONIGHT. PWATS ARE FORECASTED TO LOWER SLIGHTLY OVER NEXT FEW DAYS...HOWEVER AN UPPER TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO AREA ON TUESDAY.. WILL HAVE LOW DIURNAL POPS OVER EASTERN SECTIONS FOR MONDAY AS PLENTY OF MOISTURE...INSTABILITY AND S/W ENERGY IS STILL AVAILABLE. WILL INCREASE POPS TO CHANCE CATEGORY ON TUESDAY WITH FURTHER DIGGING OF TROUGH. EXTENDED...WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS THROUGH EXTENDED AS MEAN TROUGH PATTERN CONTINUES OVER TEXAS. SURFACE TROUGH AND SEABREEZE WILL ACT AS FOCUS FOR MAINLY DIURNAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. MAY SEE A LITTLE LESS ACTIVITY TOWARD THE WEEKEND AS PATTERN BECOMES MORE DIFFUSE. MARINE...LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK AS A TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE REGION. AMPLE MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE TROUGH TO SUPPORT ISO/WSCAT ACTIVITY...AND PICK UP ON TUE/WED AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE SWINGS INTO THE AREA. CRP BB 077/094 076/093 075 72122 VCT BB 075/094 075/092 073 72122 LRD BB 079/099 078/096 077 72112= .CRP...NONE. AP...72 SYN MC...84 MESO
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 5 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several streets and roads closed around Corpus Christi. Some businesses reported flooding in downtown Corpus Christi.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 2001
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