2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jul 26, 1:34 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
234 PM CDT WED JUL 26 2006
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND THURSDAY)...250HPA JET STREAK/VORTICITY
MAXIMUM EVIDENT OVER EASTERN MEXICO PER 19Z SATELLITE IMAGERY. SWATH
OF 700-300HPA DIFFERENTIAL VORTICITY ADVECTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE LATTER FEATURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. SEA BREEZE
BOUNDARY WILL ALSO BE PRESENT THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY...PERSISTENT MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AXIS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN COAST WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NORTH OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL
BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS REGION AND SERVE AS A FOCUSING
MECHANISM(ESPECIALLY FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN). MOISTURE/INSTABILITY
WILL BE QUITE SUFFICIENT. WILL GRADE POPS FROM SLIGHT CHANCE WEST TO
HIGH-END CHANCE EAST. ANOTHER MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE ADVANCES NORTH
ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY. MOISTURE/INSTABILITY STILL ADEQUATE
BUT FORCING NOT QUITE AS STRONG. WILL GRADE POPS FROM SLIGHT CHANCE
WEST TO MID-GRADE CHANCE EAST. STIRRING WINDS WILL KEEP MINS ABOVE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS TONIGHT WITH MAXES SIMILAR TO TODAY/S
VALUES(FAR EAST RECOVERING AS CLOUDINESS WILL BE LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON).
&&
.MARINE...WILL CONTINUE WITH SCEC FOR THE BAYS AND SCA FOR THE
NEARSHORE/OFFSHORE WATERS AS STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET MIXES TO THE
SURFACE GIVEN UNSTABLE BOUNDARY LAYER. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
CONVECTION IS ANTICIPATED WITH UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES.
&&
.AVIATION...GENERAL MVFR CIGS CONDITIONS EXPECTED EAST OF INTERSTATE
37 AND HIGHWAY 77 FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
AREAS OF MVFR CIGS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL PLAINS THURSDAY MORNING
AS WELL. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF THE COASTAL PLAINS
THROUGH THE PERIOD. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION THROUGH THE
PERIOD WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 37 AND HIGHWAY 77.
&&
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO QUIET DOWN THROUGH THE PERIOD AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO
SOUTH TEXAS AND A WEAK UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO DEVELOP. MOISTURE
VALUES STILL AOA 2 INCHES OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS WITH MID LEVEL
THETA-E ADVECTION OCCURRING THURSDAY NIGHT...SO WILL MENTION A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIP THERE. AFTER THAT...SHOULD SEE SOME SLIGHT
CHANCE/ISOLATED CONVECTION TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ALONG THE
SEA BREEZE STARTING OFFSHORE AND ALONG THE COAST EARLY IN THE
MORNING AND MOVING INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CONVECTION MAY
EVEN BE TOO ISOLATED TO MENTION BY SATURDAY...BUT STILL WILL
MAINTAIN IT ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHEAST AS PRECIP WATERS STAY JUST
BELOW 2 INCHES AND ALREADY IN FORECAST. WILL MAINTAIN A DRY FORECAST
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS MOISTURE IS TOO LIMITED BUT COULD NOT RULE
OUT A MAVERICK SHOWER/STORM INLAND DURING THE DAYTIME. AT THIS
TIME...WILL KEEP A DRY FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. GFS IS SHOWING 2 INCH
PWATS HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN CWFA BY LATE WEDNESDAY BUT AT THIS
TIME SINCE IT IS DAY 7 FORECAST WILL MAINTAIN IT DRY. OVERALL MOS
GUIDANCE WAS IN THE BALLPARK AND DID NOT SWAY TOO MUCH FROM THESE
NUMBERS OR FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST TEMP EXTREMES.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 79 92 77 93 76 / 30 30 20 20 10
VICTORIA 77 90 76 93 75 / 50 40 10 20 10
LAREDO 81 102 80 102 80 / 20 20 20 10 10
ALICE 78 97 75 97 74 / 30 30 10 20 10
ROCKPORT 81 91 79 92 79 / 50 40 20 20 20
COTULLA 78 98 75 99 75 / 20 20 20 10 10
KINGSVILLE 78 95 76 96 75 / 30 30 10 20 10
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
OUT 20 NM...WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM...
AND WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60
NM.
&&
BB/85...SHORT-TERM
GW/86...LONG-TERMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1120 AM CDT WED JUL 26 2006 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-271030- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 1120 AM CDT WED JUL 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT. HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB TO BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE WESTERN COASTAL BEND TO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. AS A RESULT...JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE COAST ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEABREEZE. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AND WILL FURTHER DECREASE THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TODAY. 87/98/85
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 351 PM CDT WED JUL 26 2006 TXZ231>234-241>247-271000- LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES- SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE... SKIDMORE...GOLIAD...VICTORIA...ALICE...PREMONT...KINGSVILLE... CORPUS CHRISTI...ROBSTOWN...PORT ARANSAS...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE... ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...WOODSBORO... PORT LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR...SEADRIFT 351 PM CDT WED JUL 26 2006 ...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH COPIOUS TROPICAL MOISTURE AND HIGH INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS...COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS REGION TONIGHT. BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 INCH WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS RANGING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME BUT PONDING OF ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES IS POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS IN THE COASTAL PLAINS...COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WEATHER EVENT. BB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 425 PM CDT WED JUL 26 2006 TXZ240-262230- DUVAL- 425 PM CDT WED JUL 26 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING DUVAL COUNTY... AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 8 MILES WEST OF BENAVIDES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN DUVAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BENAVIDES... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. TM
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 5 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:31 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Doppler radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of rainfall fell in a 1 to 2 hour time frame across northwest Nueces County. High water was reported at U.S. 77 and I-37. Standing water was reported on FM 624, between CR 83 an FM 666.
2 to 3 inches of rainfall fell over the Alice area during a one hour period, resulting in Highway 44 at Flournoy Rd. (FM 1931) closed due to high water. Minor street flooding was observed elsewhere throughout the city.The Alice ASOS recorded 2.67 inches, and a COOP observer in Alice recorded 3.80 inches on the day.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2006
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: 5527303, 5527302.