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 9, 2:10 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 310 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2004 .SHORT-TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...UPPER TROF SHOWING UP NICELY ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE A SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESSION THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. COMPLICATED FORECAST WITH RESPECT TO RAINFALL POTENTIAL THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. AREA RADARS SHOWING AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY AND EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MUCH MORE FAVORABLE UPPER DYNAMICS COMING INTO PLAY THIS AFTERNOON AS SEVERAL SHORTWAVES BEING ADVECTED ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUING TO BE ADVECTED INTO SOUTH TEXAS. WILL GO AHEAD AND EXTEND FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE COUNTIES. BULK OF PRECIP SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE TO THE EAST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT HOWEVER ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH LITTLE CAPPING FOR TOMORROW. WILL CONTINUE WITH CHC POPS FOR POSSIBLE AFTERNOON CONVECTION ALONG SEABREEZE...ALTHOUGH UPPER DYNAMICS WILL BE LESS FAVORABLE. WENT A LITTLE COOLER THAN GUIDANCE FOR LOWS AND CLOSE FOR HIGHS. WILL UPDATE FFA FOR NEW COUNTIES SHORTLY. OVER THE WATERS...WILL HAVE SCEC FOR BAYS AND SCA FOR NEAR/OFFSHORE WATERS FOR WINDS/SEAS. && .LONG-TERM (FRIDAY THRU WEDNESDAY)...BOTH ETA/GFS PROG A WEAK UPPER RIDGE AXIS/DECREASING PW VALUES OVR THE CWFA FRI/SAT. ANTICIPATE ISOLD CONVECTION MAINLY OVR THE ERN CWFA FRI...WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY SAT. UPPER DISTURBANCES ARE PROGD TO MOVE ACRS THE PLAINS SAT/SUN. THE GFS PROGS A CORRESPONDING UPPER TROUGH TO MOVE OVR THE GULF BY EARLY NEXT...THUS PLACING THE CWFA IN THE UPPER SUBSIDENT REGION. THE CANADIAN PROGS A RELATIVELY ZONAL SOLN. HWR...THE ECMWF PLACES THE TROUGH OVERHEAD. WL DIFFER TO THE DRIER SOLUTION FOR NOW. EXPECT SEAS TO REMAIN BELOW SCA DRG THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CORPUS CHRISTI 76 88 76 90 77 / 70 40 20 20 10 VICTORIA 74 88 75 90 75 / 80 40 20 20 10 LAREDO 77 97 78 99 78 / 50 20 10 05 05 ALICE 74 91 75 93 76 / 70 40 20 20 10 ROCKPORT 77 86 77 88 78 / 70 40 20 20 10 COTULLA 74 94 74 96 75 / 60 20 10 05 05 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH TXZ229>234. SCA GMZ250-255-270-275. && 91/JD...SHORT-TERM 87/WC...LONG-TERM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 524 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-101100- 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- 524 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 400 PM TODAY ACROSS ARANSAS... CALHOUN...GOLIAD...REFUGIO AND VICTORIA COUNTIES. HEAVY RAINFALL OF AROUND 1 INCH WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF SEVERAL INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA TODAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS DUE TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS AND SEAS MORE THAN 7 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AS DRIER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS ON THURSDAY DUE TO HIGH SEAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MB/JR
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Texas DPS reported water over Interstate 35 at mile marker 53. Several cars reported off the roadway. Doppler radar estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain fell just south of Cotulla, near and just east of Artesia Wells.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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