Coastal Flood — Aransas, Texas

2017-10-06 to 2017-10-08 · Aransas, Texas

Event narrative

Several roads in the Rockport area were flooded. Broadway and Water Streets along Aransas Bay were flooded and impassable. Several roads in the Key Allegro subdivision were flooded and impassable.

Wider weather episode

A moderate to strong easterly flow persisted across the northern Gulf of Mexico during the first week of October. This flow maintained long period swells that produced elevated tide levels along the Middle Texas Coast. Minor coastal flooding impacted the coastal areas on the 6th and 7th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724051. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.