1 flash 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 Jun 16, 1:20 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 220 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004 .SHORT-TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...SURFACE TROF EXTENDING FROM THE VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST HAS HELPED TO INCREASE CONVERGENCE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE CWA. HIGH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND LACK OF CAP HAVE ALLOWED STORMS TO BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS VICTORIA CROSSROADS REGION. WITH LOW FFG VALUES IN THIS AREA...WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE FLOODING POTENTIAL DUE TO THE TRAINING ECHOES. GOES SOUNDER SHOWS AN AREA 2 INCH PWATS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO...MOVING TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST. THIS SHOULD BE PULLED TOWARD US TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW. AS THE TROF DEPARTS...H85 WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND WILL LIKELY DEVELOP A WEAK CAPPING INVERSION OVER THE WESTERN AREAS. WILL KEEP POPS AT SLGT CHANCE TONIGHT FOR THE FAR NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES AS UPPER-LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AND DAYTIME HEATING DIMINISHES. COULD STILL SEE SOME STREAMER SHOWERS DEVELOP FROM SPEED CONVERGENCE AS WINDS COME UP OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT. WILL KEEP SLGT CHANCE IN THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AS WELL AS SEA-BREEZE DRIVEN CONVECTION REMAINS A POSSIBILITY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE AGAIN BEING OVER THE VICTORIA AREA. SUB-TROPICAL RIDGE THEN SETS UP OVER THE GULF COAST WITH DEEP SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW BEGINNING BY THU NIGHT/FRI MORNING. && .LONG-TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE RIDGE ACROSS SE U.S. AND NRN GULF BUILDING WEST INTO TEXAS AND NRN MX INTO FRI AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GENERALLY DRY AND PERSISTENT TEMP FORECAST IN ORDER OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. VERY WEAK UPR LVL LOW FORECASTED TO MOVE NW OUT OF BAY OF CAMPECHE TO JUST SOUTH OF BRO FRI AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SAT. SAT AFTERNOON PWS PROGGED TO INCREASE BACK TO 1.8-1.9 ACROSS THE NE COUNTIES. LOW ISOL POPS FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOK GOOD FOR POSSIBLE DIURNAL CONVECTION ALONG SEABREEZE SAT AFTERNOON OVER NE COUNTIES. WEAK UPR LVL LOW SHOWN TO LIFT SLOWLY NNE THRU THE NW GULF OF MX...WITH S TX ON WRN SIDE. WILL KEEP SUN AND MON DRY. LONG RANGE GFS CONTINUING TO SHOW INCREASING MOISTURE TUE INTO WED AND S/W TROF MOVING ACROSS TX ON WED. FOR NOW WILL ONLY INSERT ISOL POPS INTO FORECAST FOR DAY SEVEN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 76 93 75 93 74 / 10 10 00 00 00 VICTORIA 73 91 74 93 76 / 20 20 10 05 00 LAREDO 78 102 78 103 78 / 00 00 00 00 00 ALICE 75 96 74 96 74 / 10 10 00 00 00 ROCKPORT 77 90 78 90 78 / 10 20 05 00 00 COTULLA 74 99 74 99 74 / 00 00 00 00 00 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 94/MJ
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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 200 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004 TXZ234-162000- VICTORIA- 200 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS VICTORIA COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM CDT... AT 155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VICTORIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MISSION VALLEY...VICTORIA...NURSERY...DACOSTA AND TELFERNER. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH FREQUENT LIGHTNING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES AN HOUR. BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. AT 145 PM CDT...THE GOLAID EMERGENCY MANAGER RELAYED A REPORT OF TWO BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS NEAR COLETO CREEK RESERVOIR. THESE FUNNELS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO TOUCH THE GROUND...HOWEVER...MOVE AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND TAKE COVER IF FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE OBSERVED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MJ
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:52 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall resulted in flooding along Highway 185 just south of Victoria. Radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain fell across southern portions of Victoria county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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