2 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 Oct 11, 9:10 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1010 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 .UPDATE...UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN OVER THE WEST CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING WITH 80-90KT UPPER JET MAX LOCATED OVER CENTRAL TX. MSAS SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATES STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY STILL LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES BETWEEN RKP AND COT. EXCELLENT LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND FAVORABLE POSITION OF UPPER JET WILL KEEP THUNDERSTORMS GOING FOR MOST OF THE DAY. INSTABILITY AND LOW LEVEL INFLOW ALSO LOOK FAVORABLE. SOME STORMS LOOK QUITE IMPRESSIVE WITH NICE BOW STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS OVER NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES. ALSO WILL BE A HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT WITH SEVERAL BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS OCCURRING AND SOME SLOW MOVING STORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES. CURRENT FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. WILL MAKE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS UPWARDS TO POPS OVER THE CENTRAL COUNTIES. NEW ZONES...CWF OUT SOON. && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && DUNN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 550 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-111700- 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- 550 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS TODAY. GIVEN SOME HEATING...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY PENNY SIZE HAIL...HOWEVER...THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT TODAY WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS TO TRAIN ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT AND OTHER WEAK BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE REGION. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1/2 TO 1 INCH IN AREAS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS...HOWEVER...ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE THE STRONGEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS WEST GENERALLY WEST OF A ROCKPORT TO BEEVILLE TO WHITSETT LINE. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW LIFTS AWAY FROM THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO SELF ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. MJG/BB
HEAVY RAINFALL OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 643 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 TXZ229>234-239>247-111700- ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK- MCMULLEN-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-WEBB- 643 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS TODAY. THIS BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ROTATE AROUND A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS COLORADO. DEEP MOISTURE POOLED ALONG THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND ALL THE INGREDIENTS APPEAR TO BE IN PLACE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS TODAY. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1/2 TO 1 INCH IN AREAS AFFECTED BY THESE THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE THE STRONGEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN ALONG THE NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS WEST GENERALLY WEST OF A ROCKPORT TO BEEVILLE TO WHITSETT LINE. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW LIFTS AWAY FROM THE REGION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MJG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 831 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 TXZ229-239-111430- LA SALLE-WEBB- 831 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO LA SALLE AND WEBB COUNTIES... AT 825 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR DILLEY INTO NORTHWEST WEBB COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY APPROACH INTERSTATE 35 IN LASALLE AND WEBB COUNTIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS IS LIKELY. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. DUNN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 908 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 TXZ239-111515- WEBB- 908 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING WEBB COUNTY... AT 906 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ENCINAL TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF LAS TIENDAS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SMALL HAIL...TORRIENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 94
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1024 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 TXZ239-111615- WEBB- 1024 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING WEBB COUNTY... AT 1023 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WEBB COUNTY TO 10 MILES NORTH OF AGUILARES...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 59. SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 94
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1104 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 TXZ230-240-111700- DUVAL-MCMULLEN- 1104 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING DUVAL AND MCMULLEN COUNTIES... AT 1101 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CROSS...TO TILDEN...TO LOMA ALTA...TO JUST SOUTHWEST OF FREER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SMALL HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 94
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 194 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:12 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall led to flash flooding of numerous city streets throughout Laredo. A few cars became stuck in the water, leading to high water rescues. At one point, water was over Loop 20 near the Laredo International Airport. 1.72 inches of rainfall was recorded at the airport in 33 minutes.
Numerous city streets flooded on south side of Corpus Christi. Up to 1 foot of water was observed over the frontage road of S.P.I.D. at Everhart. Radar estimates, as well local rainfall spotters, confirmed 3 to 5 inches of rain fell across much of the south side of Corpus Christi.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5477394, 5477393.