High energy swells from Hurricane Ingrid, which moved through the western Gulf of Mexico into northeastern Mexico, impacted the Middle Texas Coast from September 13th through the 15th. 5 feet MSL around the time of high tide and caused flooding of the beaches.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
High energy swells from Hurricane Ingrid, which moved through the western Gulf of Mexico into northeastern Mexico, impacted the Middle Texas Coast from September 13th through the 15th. The swells caused tide levels to rise to 2.5 feet MSL around the time of high tide and caused flooding of the beaches. Beaches were closed to driving due to the high water levels.
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 Sep 13, 5:23 AM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
623 AM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013
.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR 12Z AVIATION.
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.AVIATION...LESS FOG DEVELOPING THIS MORNING THAN EXPECTED...SO
HAVE BACKED OFF ON VIS REDUCTIONS. STILL HAVE A TEMPO MVFR
CONDITION FOR ALI AND VCT...BUT REMOVED FOR CRP AND LRD. SHOULD
SEE VFR FOR ALL SITES DURING THE DAY. WILL SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
SOUTH TEXAS TODAY...BUT CHANCES TOO SMALL TO INCLUDE IN ANY TAF
FORECAST AT THIS TIME. FOR NOW...STAYING WITH VFR CONDITIONS
TONIGHT...BUT MAY NEED TO ADD SOME FOG OR MVFR CIGS FOR TONIGHT
WITH LATER UPDATES.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 443 AM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013/
SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...MOISTURE DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH THE EVENING SOUNDING
SHOWING ONLY AROUND 1.5 INCH PWAT. SOUNDER IMAGERY EARLY THIS
MORNING IS INDICATING BETWEEN 1.3 AND 1.7 INCH. IN
ADDITION...UPPER LEVELS HAVE BECOME MORE SUBSIDENT TO LIMIT PRECIP
DEVELOPMENT. STILL GETTING A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE WATERS
AND COASTAL BEND THIS MORNING...BUT NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN JUST
ISOLATED ACTIVITY TODAY. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA
SATURDAY...BUT MORE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD. WITH
DRIER AIR AND FEWER CLOUDS TODAY...EXPECT TEMPS TO WARM BACK TO
AROUND NORMAL VALUES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S ACROSS THE BOARD.
SHOULD BE PRETTY SIMILAR SATURDAY...UNLESS MOISTURE MOVES IN A
LITTLE QUICKER. THIS WOULD MAINLY AFFECT TEMPS IN THE SOUTHEAST
PART OF THE CWA.
WILL MAINTAIN A RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY WITH SWELLS FROM
TD 10 AFFECTING THE AREA. 4 TO 6 FOOT SWELLS OF 7 TO 8 SECONDS ARE
EXPECTED.
LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...A POTENTIALLY
ACTIVE EXTENDED FORECAST MAY MATERIALIZE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS AS A
RESULT OF WHAT IS NOW TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN. EVENTUAL TRACK OF
TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL BE KEY IN RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND LOCATIONS OF
HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL RESIDE JUST
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA TO BEGIN TO THE LONG
TERM...BUT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS BY SUNDAY MORNING.
BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESUME SATURDAY
NIGHT...BEGINNING OVER THE SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS. TD TEN IS
CURRENTLY EAST OF VERACRUZ AND WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST...WITH THE SYSTEM (MOSTLY LIKELY A TROPICAL STORM)
MAKING LANDFALL NORTH OF TAMPICO MEXICO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. BY THIS TIME...PW VALUES WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 2
INCHES (2.5 INCHES IF THE GFS VERIFIES). CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL INCREASE GREATLY BY SUNDAY WITH LIKELY POPS OVER THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND AND GULF WATERS. THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN SUNDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH 50 TO 70 POPS LOCATED
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. IT/S A LITTLE EARLY TO GET TOO SPECIFIC WITH
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...BUT A COUPLE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL
THREAT...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS LONG PERIOD SWELLS CONTINUE. WITH PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER
AND RAIN OVER THE AREA...AFTERNOON HIGHS EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL ONLY
BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
LATTER PART OF THE WORK WEEK AS TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS ACROSS
SOUTH TEXAS.
MARINE...DETERIORATING MARINE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
WEEKEND AS THE TROPICAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE MEXICAN COAST. EAST
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL BUILD (PERHAPS
WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 10 FEET) BY SUNDAY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES WILL MOST LIKELY BE NEEDED ON SUNDAY AS WIND SPEEDS
INCREASE IN EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS... WITH SOME GUSTS APPROACHING 30
KNOTS AT TIMES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST MOST LIKELY INTO
TUESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS
BY WEDNESDAY...BUT ELEVATED SEAS MAY STILL PERSIST.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 93 75 92 77 90 / 20 10 20 40 60
VICTORIA 94 74 94 74 91 / 10 10 20 20 50
LAREDO 95 75 96 75 91 / 20 10 20 20 50
ALICE 94 73 94 75 92 / 20 10 20 30 50
ROCKPORT 91 78 91 78 88 / 20 10 20 40 60
COTULLA 95 73 95 74 90 / 10 10 10 10 40
KINGSVILLE 94 74 93 76 91 / 20 10 30 40 60
NAVY CORPUS 90 78 90 79 87 / 20 10 30 40 60
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARANSAS...CALHOUN...KLEBERG...NUECES.
GM...NONE.
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PZ/83...AVIATIONHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 524 AM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-141030- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 524 AM CDT FRI SEP 13 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT SHOULD BE LESS THAN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST TODAY ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ON SATURDAY...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND...SOUTHERN BRUSH COUNTRY AND MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL OCCUR WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD... TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL PROVIDE A DEEP SURGE OF TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO SOUTH TEXAS SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK LEADING TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MARINE HAZARDS WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY EVENING AS EAST SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASE AND WAVE HEIGHTS BUILD UPWARDS OF 10 FEET. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE LIKELY BY SUNDAY EVENING. AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND DEEP EASTERLY FETCH FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO LEAD TO A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. COASTAL FLOODING MAY ALSO BECOME A HAZARD NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. PZ/TB
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Beaches along Padre Island National Seashore were closed to driving due to high water levels.
KIII-TV in Corpus Christi reported minor coastal flooding occurred at North Beach as |several roadways were covered with water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 2013
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: 478084, 478085.