An upper level disturbance moving southeast through Texas during the night of October 30th produced a line of thunderstorms that moved through South Texas during the early morning hours of October 31st. The line of storms produced locally heavy rainfall over portions of the Coastal Bend, affecting the city of Corpus Christi and the communities of George West and Three Rivers.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance moving southeast through Texas during the night of October 30th produced a line of thunderstorms that moved through South Texas during the early morning hours of October 31st. The line of storms produced locally heavy rainfall over portions of the Coastal Bend, affecting the city of Corpus Christi and the communities of George West and Three Rivers.
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 Oct 31, 6:04 AM CST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
704 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014
.DISCUSSION...UPDATED THE FORECAST TO RAISE POPS A BIT FOR THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND AS AREA OF CONVECTION MOVES THROUGH EARLY
THIS MORNING. NO OTHER CHANGES.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 635 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014/
DISCUSSION...SEE AVIATION SECTION FOR 12Z TAFS.
AVIATION...AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM RKP
WEST-NORTHWEST TO NEAR COT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH AHEAD OF
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AT AROUND 25 KNOTS. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS ARE
GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA OF CONVECTION BUT ISOLATED IFR
VSBYS IN STRONGER RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE 12Z-16Z TIME
FRAME. WIND GUSTS OF 30-35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
ACTIVITY ALSO. MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA AFTER
CONVECTION MOVES BY LATE THIS MORNING. DRIER AIR AND CLEARING
SKIES WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST
LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH VFR CONDITIONS/CLEAR SKIES THROUGH
TONIGHT.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 422 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014/
SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...CONVECTION CONTINUES TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY SOUTHEAST TOWARD
THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS CONVECTION IS
OCCURRING IN STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE SOUTH WITH THE
BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN OVER THE BRUSH COUNTRY/WESTERN COASTAL BEND
AFTER 12Z THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS
MORNING WITH DRIER AIR TAKING OVER BY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
LOWS TONIGHT FALLING TO AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE
COASTAL PLAINS. VERY MILD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY WITH
HIGHS IN THE 70S. WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES TO THE EAST.
MARINE (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS
EARLY THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. THEN WINDS WILL
STEADILY INCREASE TO SCEC LEVELS OVER THE GULF WATERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TO SCA LEVELS FOR TONIGHT. SCEC CONDS ARE EXPECTED
FOR THE BAY WATERS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY FOR
SATURDAY BUT REMAIN IN THE SCEC RANGE FOR THE GULF WATERS.
LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...DRY AIR WILL BE OVER
THE REGION FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD WITH HIGH
PRESSURE STILL IN CONTROL. TEMPS STILL BELOW NORMAL FOR SUNDAY...AND
GRADUALLY INCREASING MONDAY OR TUESDAY AS A WARMER/MOIST ONSHORE
FLOW DEVELOPS. UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IN LONG RANGE MODELS HAS BECOME
SOMEWHAT MORE CONSISTENT...BOTH GFS AND ECMWF BRING UPPER TROUGH
INTO THE REGION BY TUESDAY. AS SURFACE REFLECTION OF THIS TROUGH
STRENGTHENS...EXPECT AN INCREASE IN SURFACE WINDS ON TUESDAY. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING WITH IT A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. HIGHS WILL LIKELY
BE IN THE 70S WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WITH IT STILL SEVERAL DAYS
AWAY...BEING SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE WITH TEMPS...COULD CERTAINLY SEE
A COOLING TREND IN FORECAST HIGHS AS IT GETS CLOSER. MIN TEMPS
LIKELY IN THE 50S ACROSS THE AREA. THE DIFFICULT PART OF THIS
FORECAST IS WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE FRONT. MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN VERY
CONSISTENT...BUT AT LEAST FOR ONE RUN THIS MORNING HAVE A SIMILAR
SOLUTION WITH AN UPPER LOW CUTTING OFF WED/THUR ...BUT POSITIONS
DIFFER. GFS CUTS THE LOW OFF OVER TEXAS AND LINGERS IT INTO THE END
OF THE WEEK...BUT ECMWF IS MUCH FARTHER WEST OVER ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO
AND PULLS IT OUT TO THE NORTH MUCH MORE QUICKLY. GFS SOLUTION WOULD
LINGER PRECIP ACROSS THE REGION LONGER...BUT FOR NOW WILL GO WITH A
DRYING TREND BY THURSDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 83 52 73 57 79 / 50 0 10 10 10
VICTORIA 82 45 70 48 78 / 10 0 0 10 10
LAREDO 81 55 78 59 82 / 60 0 0 10 10
ALICE 84 48 76 55 81 / 60 0 10 10 10
ROCKPORT 84 55 72 62 77 / 20 0 10 10 10
COTULLA 80 48 74 54 80 / 40 0 0 10 10
KINGSVILLE 84 50 75 56 81 / 50 0 10 10 10
NAVY CORPUS 84 61 72 62 78 / 40 0 10 10 10
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.
&&
TT/89...SHORT TERMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 451 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 TXZ229>234-239>247-010000- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 451 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND COASTAL BEND EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...AS A SLOW-MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD TEXAS. AT THIS TIME...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AS INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION WILL BE MARGINAL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-010000- 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- 451 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING MAINLY SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT BY TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS OFF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...AS A SLOW-MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD TEXAS. AT THIS TIME...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AS INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION WILL BE MARGINAL. TMT/PZ
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:02 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Live Oak County Sheriff's Office reported street flooding in the cities of Three Rivers and George West. Some roads were briefly closed due to the flooding.
Corpus Christi Emergency Manager reported streets were flooded on the south side of Corpus Christi in the area around Rodd Field Road and South Padre Island Drive.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, October 2014
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: 546565, 546566.