Thursday brought heavy showers and thunderstorms to the Coastal Bend, resulting in flash flooding and road closures throughout Corpus Christi and cities lying along the southern Coastal Plains.
The warm, tropical air moved along the Western and Central Gulf Coast early Thursday morning, with portions of Padre Island receiving as much as 10 inches to 12 inches of rainfall in a short amount of time. Residents navigated roads that were swollen with water, including Park Road 22, which was closed at one point due to storm surges that inundated the road with water.
Storms proceeded upward to the northern portions of Corpus Christi as the day progressed, hitting patches of Interstate 37 and the North Padre Island Drive area downtown with rain. A total of between 2 inches and 5 inches of precipitation accumulated in that area.
Most of the rain had dissipated by mid- to late afternoon, with not much expected the rest of the day. Meteorologists looking at the forecast for Friday, however, are looking at the potential for another round of showers and thunderstorms.