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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | TEXAS |
| County/Area | ARANSAS |
| WFO | CRP |
| Begin Date | 09/19/2010 14:15:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | N |
| Begin Location | ROCKPORT |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 28.04/-97.05 |
| End Date | 09/19/2010 15:15:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 2 |
| End Azimuth | SSW |
| End Location | FULTON |
| End Lat/Lon | 28.05/-97.05 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | On Friday September 17th, 2010, Hurricane Karl made landfall over central Mexico near Veracruz nearly 600 miles south of Corpus Christi Texas. However, well to the north of Karl, a very moist tropical air mass resided and became the focus for a significant rainfall event. This rain event resulted in record flooding on Oso Creek in Corpus Christi, one flash flood fatality, and the flooding of numerous streets, homes, and vehicles along the immediate Texas coastline. On Sunday September 19th, a low pressure trough developed along the mid Texas coast and interacted with an upper level disturbance which focused the heaviest rainfall over Corpus Christi, Sinton, and Rockport. The heaviest rains occurred between 900 AM and 300 PM Sunday in which up to 7 inches of rain was recorded. These heavy rains caused widespread street flooding and road closures in Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces, and Kleberg Counties. Many homes in Corpus Christi were flooded, especially in the neighborhoods near the intersection of Holly and Greenwood. On Monday September 20th, another 1 to 2 inches of rainfall were recorded. Runoff from these heavy rains flowed into Oso Creek, which runs along the southwest edge of Corpus Christi. The only gaging site on Oso Creek, located on FM 763 about 2 miles west of town, recorded a rapid rise up to 28 feet on Sunday, before it stopped working. A post storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service and United States Geological Survey confirmed the creek crested at 30.62 feet around 805 AM Monday morning which beat the previous record of 29.37 feet set back on August 10th, 1980 during Hurricane Allen. |
| Event Narrative | Roads flooded and impassible around the Rockport High School area. Some vehicles needed assistance getting out of the flooded roadways. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 1 | 0 | 6.580M | 0.00K | |||||||
| GARDENDALE | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FULTON | ARANSAS CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCKPORT | ARANSAS CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KINGSVILLE | KLEBERG CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 08:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KINGSVILLE | KLEBERG CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 08:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PETRONILA | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| (CRP)CORPUS CHRISTI | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 3.540M | 0.00K | |
| SINTON | SAN PATRICIO CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 3.030M | 0.00K | |
| CHAPMAN RANCH | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 10:20 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LON HILL | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 10:35 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ANNAVILLE | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 10:35 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| (NQI)NAS KINGSVILLE | KLEBERG CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 10:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CABANISS NAF | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 10:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SINTON ARPT | SAN PATRICIO CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 11:05 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCKPORT | ARANSAS CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 14:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SODVILLE | SAN PATRICIO CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 14:25 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GREGORY | SAN PATRICIO CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 14:25 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| (CRP)CORPUS CHRISTI | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 15:09 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BEEVILLE | BEE CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 15:22 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| REFUGIO | REFUGIO CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WOODSBORO | REFUGIO CO. | TX | 09/19/2010 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CABANISS NAF | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/20/2010 | 06:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CABANISS NAF | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/20/2010 | 06:48 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WOODSBORO | REFUGIO CO. | TX | 09/20/2010 | 07:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCKPORT | ARANSAS CO. | TX | 09/20/2010 | 07:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| (CRP)CORPUS CHRISTI | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/20/2010 | 07:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MATHIS | SAN PATRICIO CO. | TX | 09/20/2010 | 07:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| (CRP)CORPUS CHRISTI | NUECES CO. | TX | 09/20/2010 | 07:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SAN DIEGO | DUVAL CO. | TX | 09/20/2010 | 07:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 1 | 0 | 6.580M | 0.00K |
