Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 25, 2004

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 25, 2004
Start: 2004-06-25T12:30
End: 2004-06-25T19:30
Location: Texas

June 25, 2004 · NWS CRP · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 25, 8:45 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 8:45 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
945 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004

.UPDATE...MODELS ARE OF LITTLE USE IT SEEMS REGARDING THE TIMING AND
LOCATION OF PRECIP AS EACH ONE IS OFFERING A DIFFERENT SOLUTION.
WILL BASE UPDATE DECISIONS ON WATER VAPOR LOOP AND REGIONAL UPPER
AIR ANALYSIS.  APPEARS THAT ONE SHORTWAVE HAS MOVED THROUGH THE CWA
AND IS NOW OFFSHORE WHERE DEEPER CONVECTION IS LOCATED.  THIS HAS
PLACED THE CWA IN A SUBSIDENT ENVIRONMENT WITH WATER VAPOR LOOP
INDICATING SOME FURTHER DRYING ALOFT AND CU DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE THE
WINDOW APPEARS SUPPRESSED.  850 FLOW IS PROGGED TO WEAKEN TODAY SO
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT IS LOW AND WILL CONT TO OMIT FLOOD
WATCH...BUT KEEP HEAVY RAINFALL IN ZONES DUE TO SLOW CELL MOVEMENT.

12Z CRP SOUNDING INDICATES SOME DRIER AIR HAS WORKED IN. WITH SWLY
FLOW ABOVE THE SURFACE AND AFOREMENTIONED SUBSIDENCE WILL INCREASE
MAX TEMPS A CATEGORY ACROSS THE BOARD.  APPEARS NEXT SHORTWAVE IS
MOVING THROUGH COAHUILA AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONVECTION SW OF
DEL RIO.  THIS SPOKE OF ENERGY SHOULD BE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN CWA
THIS AFTERNOON...AND PVA WILL ENHANCE SEABREEZE INITIATED CONVECTION
EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN CWA.

UPDATED THE ZONES TO WORD CONVECTION AS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND
HAVE LOWERED POPS SLIGHTLY TO PLACE MOST OF THE CWA IN THE SCATTERED
POP CRITERIA...WITH JUST THE NE CWA IN LIKELY.  WITH SOME DRYING
ALOFT AND INCREASED CAPE AS A RESULT OF EXPECTED TEMPS 90-95 WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 70S WILL ALSO UPDATE HWO TO MENTION SOME
SEVERE.  BELIEVE THAT PULSE SEVERE THREAT APPEARS TOO ISOLATED TO
MENTION IN THE ZONES ATTM.

&&

TR/92

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 9:00 AM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1000 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-252300-
ARANSAS-BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR-BEE-CALHOUN-
COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN-NUECES-
REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-
WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-WEBB-
1000 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY AND
TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS.  DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE.  ISOLATED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH MOST LOCATIONS RECEIVING MUCH LESS.  ALSO...THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH DIME
SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL
BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...HOWEVER THE
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF RAINFALL WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

TR

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:06 UTC.

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Event by event

4 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, San Patricio

When: June 25, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: San Patricio County, East Portion
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Slow moving and training thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall across Nueces and San Patricio counties. Widespread flooding of streets in Portland was reported. The North Shore Estates in Portland had over 3 feet of water over some streets. The Portland Police Department reported Memorial Creek flowing over Broadshore, Northshore and the eastside of town. Radar estimated 2 to 4 inches of rain fell across this area, over already saturated grounds.

Flash Flood, Calhoun

When: June 25, 1:00 PM CST to 1:45 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County, Port Lavaca
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 28.439, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Radar estimated 2 inches of rain fell quickly over already saturated grounds in nothern Calhoun county. A portion of HIghway 87 in Port Lavaca was briefly impassable due to high water.

Flash Flood, Nueces

When: June 25, 1:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where: Nueces County, Corpus Christi
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Major street flooding occurred across Corpus Christi as a result of slow moving and training thunderstorms. Several city streets throughout central and south Corpus Christi were flooded. Radar estimated 2 to 4 inches of rain fell across this area of Corpus Christi. Spotters reported 4 inches of rain on Ocean Drive and 3 inches of rain in just 1 hours and 15 minutes at Kostoryz and Golihar.

Hail, Duval

When: June 25, 4:05 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where: Duval County, Freer
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 27.883, -98.617

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When: June 25, 4:05 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where: Duval County, Freer
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 27.883, -98.617

A supercell moved across the town of Freer resulting in damage on west and south side of town. Freer Police reported large tree limbs down, roof damage to an older home, a patio cover blown off a home, and downed telephone poles, including a new pole snapped in half. In addition, rain guages recorded close to 4.5 inches of rain.

Flash Flood, Kleberg

When: June 25, 5:33 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where: Kleberg County, Kingsville
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Radar estimated between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell over Kingsville. 6th street in Kingsville was floodeed and impassable. Several other city streets experienced minor flooding.

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, June 2004

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5409097, 5409096, 5409098, 5409094, 5409095, 5409099.