Storms associated with a cold front moved through the Coastal Bend during the early morning hours of May 13th. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches in an hour caused flooding of low lying areas in the community of Bishop.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
Storms associated with a cold front moved through the Coastal Bend during the early morning hours of May 13th. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches in an hour caused flooding of low lying areas in the community of Bishop.
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 May 13, 3:45 AM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
445 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...EXPECT SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT
ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO AFFECT THE CWA/MSA
TODAY FOLLOWED BY INCREASING SUBSIDENCE EXPECTED AFTER 06Z WED
(NAM/GFS DETERMINISTIC.) CONCUR WITH THE LATEST DETERMINISTIC
NAM/RAP/GFS THAT THE COLD FRONT WL MOVE SLOWLY NW/SE AND REACH THE
COAST AROUND 18Z TODAY. (TEMPS EXPECTED TO FALL SLOWLY DRG THE
DAYTIME TODAY PER DETERMINISTIC GFS/NAM.) DECIDED TO INCLUDE THE
REMAINING COASTAL BEND COUNTIES IN THE FFA (EFFICIENT WARM RAINFALL
PRODUCTION AND EXPECTED RAINFALL RATES VERSUS FFG.) OWING TO
EXPECTED PSN/TIMING OF THE FRONT...EXPIRING THE FFA BY 18Z. AFTER
FROPA...ISOLD/SCT SHOWER ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO PERIST DRG THE 00Z-
06Z WED PERIOD OWING TO SUFFICIENT MSTR AND FOREGOING UPPER
FORCING. AFTER 06Z SIGNIFICANT DRYING/SUBSIDENCE SHOULD PRECLUDE
PCPN OVER THE CWA. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED. EXPECT TEMPERATURE
READINGS IN THE 50S EARLY WED MORNING AND HIGHS ONLY IN THE 70S.
&&
.MARINE...INCREASING CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY EXPECTED TODAY. THE COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACRS THE WATERS TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
FRONT GIVEN 1000-500MB 546 DECAMETER THICKNESS LINE INTO NRN TX BY
12Z WED. THE COMBINATION OF THE COLDER AIR AND WARM SST VALUES
MAY RESULT IN SCA CONDITIONS TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...MAIN ISSUE IS HOW COOL
IT WILL GET THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS...BEFORE THINGS WARM UP
GRADUALLY FOR THE WEEKEND. FEELING AT THIS TIME IS THAT IT WILL GET
RATHER COOL...AND AM STAYING ON THE COOL SIDE. REASONING IS THAT
AIRMASS IS VERY DRY AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND OFFSHORE. AS A
RESULT...WILL GO MAINLY 50S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH EVEN
A FEW UPPER 40S POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS.
SHOULD SEE A GRADUAL WARM UP THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH OVERNIGHT
CLOUDS COMING BACK SATURDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLOUDY
MORNINGS AND PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOONS THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES
BECOME NEAR NORMAL BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. NO RAIN IN THE
FORECAST. BETTER MOISTURE RETURNS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE ON
MONDAY...BUT UPPER TROUGH STILL DOMINATES WEATHER WITH MODELS
SUGGESTING AN OMEGA BLOCK DEVELOPING JUST TO THE EAST OF THE CWFA
MONDAY/TUESDAY. ONLY OTHER CONCERN WILL BE ON THE MARINE
SIDE...WHERE SCA CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE FOR A SHORT TIME WEDNESDAY
NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH BY THURSDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN FOR THE WEEKEND WITH NEAR SCA CONDITIONS
FOR THE GULF WATERS POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
HOURS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 74 58 73 53 79 / 70 50 10 0 0
VICTORIA 73 56 70 50 79 / 60 50 10 0 0
LAREDO 74 58 75 58 84 / 50 20 10 0 0
ALICE 73 57 73 52 81 / 60 40 10 0 0
ROCKPORT 75 60 71 58 74 / 70 50 10 0 0
COTULLA 70 56 73 51 83 / 40 20 10 0 0
KINGSVILLE 75 58 74 51 80 / 70 50 10 0 0
NAVY CORPUS 76 61 72 59 76 / 70 50 10 0 0
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...DUVAL...GOLIAD...
JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...
NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...VICTORIA...WEBB.
GM...NONE.
&&
WC/87...SHORT TERM
GW/86...LONG TERMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 529 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-131200- 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- 529 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST BEGINNING TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS...AND INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF BEE...GOLIAD...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN AND VICTORIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER SOUTH TEXAS TUESDAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE EASTERN BRUSH COUNTRY THROUGH THE COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS REGION COULD REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODS COULD OCCUR TUESDAY IN REGIONS THAT RECEIVE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS EVENING FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS...ANY RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATED. GW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 216 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014 TXZ233-234-246-247-130800- CALHOUN-GOLIAD-REFUGIO-VICTORIA- 216 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING CALHOUN...GOLIAD...REFUGIO AND VICTORIA COUNTIES... AT 214 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF VICTORIA TO 9 MILES EAST OF GOLIAD TO 11 MILES WEST OF MCFADDIN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. LK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 224 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014 TXZ239>241-130815- DUVAL-JIM WELLS-WEBB- 224 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING DUVAL...JIM WELLS AND WEBB COUNTIES... AT 218 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTH OF SAN DIEGO TO 7 MILES EAST OF FREER TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FREER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL...WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
245 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0226 AM TSTM WND GST 4 ENE VICTORIA 28.85N 96.92W
05/13/2014 55 MPH VICTORIA TX ASOS
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HARTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 309 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014 TXZ245-246-130900- ARANSAS-REFUGIO- 309 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING ARANSAS...CALHOUN AND REFUGIO COUNTIES... AT 305 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR QUINTANA...OR 10 MILES EAST OF REFUGIO... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 416 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014 TXZ242>244-130945- KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO- 416 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES... AT 410 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PORTLAND TO KINGSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE OCCURRING. LK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
441 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0342 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 W HOLIDAY BEACH 28.13N 97.03W
05/13/2014 M39 MPH GMZ235 TX MESONET
MANERR STATION IN COPANO BAY MEASURED A GUST TO 34 KNOTS.
0412 AM MARINE TSTM WIND NNE PORT OCONNOR 28.45N 96.40W
05/13/2014 M40 MPH GMZ330 TX MESONET
TCOON SITE AT PORT OCONNOR MEASURED A GUST TO 35 KNOTS.
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TTINSLEYThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
KIII-TV sent pictures of flooding of streets in the southeast portion of the community of Bishop. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches within an hour caused water to pond in low lying areas. Pictures indicated up to a foot of water standing in the streets.
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