NWS Corpus Christi TXFL.W 0010May 27, 2026
Flood Warning: Jim Wells, Nueces and San Patricio, TX
The National Weather Service office in Corpus Christi issued a flood warning for Jim Wells, Nueces and San Patricio in Texas, which was in force until 4:00 a.m. local time on May 29. It was the 10th river flood warning the NWS office in Corpus Christi issued in 2026. Texas had 30 flood warnings in May 2026, against 110 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Texas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 28.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Corpus Christi TX
- Area
- Jim Wells, Nueces and San Patricio
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:31 p.m. CDT, May 27, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 a.m. CDT, May 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCRP FL.W 0010
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... Nueces River Near Bluntzer affecting Jim Wells, San Patricio and Nueces Counties. For the Nueces River...including Cotulla, Tilden, Three Rivers, Mathis, Bluntzer, Calallen...Minor flooding is forecast. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.9 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.0 feet on 07/02/2010. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.