Sep 19, 2010
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 l
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 264457). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in San Patricio County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.