Issued: Sun Nov 8 | 9:43 AM
In effect for: Nueces, TX
Severe: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Immediate
FFWCRP
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Central Nueces County in south central Texas…
* Until 1245 PM CST.
* At 943 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi International Airport, Del Mar
College Windward Campus, Del Mar College Heritage Campus, Cabaniss
Field, Cole Park, Driscoll Childrens Hospital, Downtown Corpus
Christi, Corpus Christi Country Club, La Palmera Mall, Spohn
Hospital South, Corpus Christi North Beach, South Texas Botanical
Gardens, Kings Crossing Subdivision, Bay Area Medical Center,
Clarkwood, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and Tuloso.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 37 between mile markers 1 and 9. US Highway 181 between
mile markers 646 and 648.
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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