1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 22, 8:06 PM CST, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.
SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 906 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2003 .MAIN CONCERN FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD IS THE EXTENT OF FOG. 00Z CRP SOUNDING SHOWED A BIT LESS MOISTURE CONTENT TO MIXED LAYER BELOW INVERSION BELOW 850 MB COMPARED TO LAST NIGHTS SOUNDING...DUE TO WEST WINDS WHICH DROPPED DEWPOINTS INTO THE 50S ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND THIS AFTERNOON. BUT THE SEA BREEZE MOVED THROUGH THE COASTAL BEND AND SOUTHEAST WINDS HAS BROUGHT HIGHER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BACK INTO THE COASTAL BEND AS OF 0130Z WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 60S. THE SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR A LUFKIN TO KERRVILLE LINE. MODELS SHOW THE TROUGH AXIS WILL SAG SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS BY 12Z KEEPING THE LOW LEVEL FLOW VEERED TO THE SOUTHWEST. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE HIGHER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONFINED TO THE COASTAL BEND. WILL WORD LOCALLY DENSE FOG AT TIMES FOR THE COASTAL BEND BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON AN ADVISORY AND LET NEXT SHIFT FINE TUNE AREA NEEDED FOR HIGHLIGHT. && .CRP...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. 89/TMT
GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-231100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 443 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH 900 AM CDT THIS MORNING DUE TO FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE- QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. MORE FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BUT IT WILL BE NOT AS THICK OR AS WIDESPREAD AS THE FOG THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AREAS OF FOG WILL OCCUR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE REGION LATE SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS ON SUNDAY...IN RESPONSE TO STRONG NORTH WIND EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MB/TE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall over South Texas on the 11th and 12th and releases from Choke Canyon Lake and Lake Corpus Christi led to river flooding. The Nueces River near Mathis rose above flood stage on the 15th, crested at 29.33 feet on the 22nd, and fell below flood stage on the 24th. (flood stage 25 feet)
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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