CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — This Live Blog has been retired, but you can follow our team coverage of Tropical Storm Alberto using the links below:
- Tropical showers continue Wednesday night. Rain chances trend down Friday & Saturday.
- Drivers navigate flooded streets of North Beach
- Alberto floods beaches and coastal roadways, swells canals
- Ingleside on the Bay residents see major flooding, but not inside their homes
- Tropical Storm Alberto becomes our first named storm of the 2024 hurricane season
- Alberto impact? Corpus Christi gas prices soar
- BEACH CAMERAS: See how Alberto is affecting the Gulf around Padre and Mustang Islands
- Round 2? Second, similar tropical disturbance could come next week
Local schools, camps, and governmental entities began announcing plans for Wednesday as heavy rains and flooding are expected on the heels of tropical weather expected to make landfall in Mexico.
3NEWS will keep you updated on pertinent information such as closures, power outages and places people can seek shelter as long as the abnormal weather is affecting the area.
4:56 PM WEDNESDAY: Alice ISD schools and offices will remain closed Thursday.
4:55 PM WEDNESDAY: Orange Grove summer school classes and school activities cancelled Thursday.
4:31 PM WEDNESDAY: Aransas Pass Police Department officers performed a high-water rescue after campers in an RV got stuck on Harbor Island Road. No one was injured, and two people and four pets were rescued.
4:24 PM WEDNESDAY: Island Market closed because of broken water pipe.
3:23 PM WEDNESDAY: Del Mar College announced it will close Thursday and resume operations Friday. All facilities, classes and camps are cancelled Thursday.
2:23 PM WEDNESDAY: The city of Alice is experiencing flood concerns with the following streets:
- Highland
- 1100-1600 blocks of Main (outside lanes)
- Johnson Street Overpass (southbound inside lane)
- 5th and Main
- Edith and Industrial
2:13 PM WEDNESDAY: Two flights are now delayed at the Corpus Christi International Airport:
- AA3546 to DFW scheduled for 12:16 p.m. is still delayed. Potentially could leave at 3:20 p.m.
- UA4233 to Houston scheduled for 2:25 p.m. is also delayed. Potentially could leave at 2:50 p.m.
1:14 PM WEDNESDAY: Rain totals around the Coastal Bend through 1 p.m.
- Rockport: 3.08 inches
- Ingleside: 2.63 inches
- Fulton: 2.52 inches
- Kingsville: 2.07 inches
- Corpus Christi: 2.00 inches
- Aransas Pass: 1.93 inches
- Port Aransas: 1.84 inches
- CCIA Airport: 1.82 inches
- Alice: 1.34 inches
- Padre Island: 1.05 inches
- Falfurrias: 1.03 inches
- Mathis: 0.70 inches
- Refugio: 0.62 inches
- George West: 0.26 inches
12:49 PM WEDNESDAY: Our crews were at Whitecap Beach for First Edition early this morning, but the beach is looking much different than it did just a few hours ago, with more debris having washed up onto the roadways.
12:12 PM WEDNESDAY: DriveTexas.org is reporting these streets and roads in the Coastal Bend also are flooded:
- FM 666 from Banquete to Bluntzer
- SH 234 from Edroy to Odem
- Western Ave. in Robstown from Ave. J to W. Main Ave.
- FM 1694 from Ortiz Blvd to Agnes St.
- FM 1945 just east of FM 2015
- Wildcat Dr in North Beach near Lang Road
- FM 136 from TX 188 to Bayside
- Wheeler Ave near S Ave. A in Aransas Pass
- N Commercial St just north of W Gile Ave in Aransas Pass
- SH 361 from Park Road 22 to just before Zahn Road.
NOON WEDNESDAY: CCPD also is reporting road closures:
- Beach Street at the Causeway on North Beach
- both turnarounds under the JFK
- turnaround for Oso Bridge on the Flour Bluff side
- numerous roads on North Beach are shut down due to high water
- all streets south of Elm Street
- all streets east of Surfside Blvd. between Coastal Place and Gulfspray Ave.
- all streets east of Gulfbreeze Blvd from Gulfspray Ave. to Sandbar Ave.
- Gulfbreeze Blvd north of Sandbar Ave.
11:59 AM WEDNESDAY: Corpus Christi International Airport reports one flight delay, a 2 p.m. American Airlines trip to Dallas. See more here.
11:57 AM WEDNESDAY: TxDOT Public Information Officer Rickey Dailey told 3NEWS about some road closures in effect currently:
- the SPID turnaround is closed westbound to eastbound at Oso Bay for those coming from Flour Bluff.
- turnaround at Nueces Bay Causeway closed
- exit ramp closed from southbound US 181, from Portland to North Beach.
- on North Beach, West Causeway Blvd frontage road is now open to two-way traffic.
11:52 AM WEDNESDAY: While things are winding down for Madeline in Padre Island, they're picking up for meteorologist Faith Colbert in Rockport where she can hear thunder and see flooded streets around the city.
11:45 AM WEDNESDAY: The rain and wind are starting to slow on Padre Island, but the current is still pretty fast in the canals.
11:30 AM WEDNESDAY: Rain is starting to fall harder on Padre Island, where Madeline Salinas has been reporting from all day. She spoke with former 3NEWS evening anchor Joe Gazin who told her while the canals have risen about 2 or 3 feet, this much added water isn't unusual for a weather event like this.
11:07 AM WEDNESDAY: Rain slowed down meteorologist Faith Colbert, but she's seeing AEP-Texas trucks out in the Aransas Pass area working on power outages affecting Aransas County.
11:03 AM WEDNESDAY: Madeline Salinas is back on Padre Island near Cuttysark Street where the water in the canals is about 2 to 3 feet deeper than normal.
10:57 AM WEDNESDAY: Michael Gibson found the road under the JFK Causeway and the parking lots next to Doc's and Snoopy's under water.
10:56 AM WEDNESDAY: Chief photographer Preston West and meteorologist Faith Colbert were on their way to Rockport, but ended up encountering rain heavy enough that they had to pull over in Aransas Pass. This was their view driving through Portland.
10:01 AM WEDNESDAY: The Regional Transportation Authority is reporting that routes 76 and 78 will not be serving North Beach because of flooding, and that the buses will wait out timing points at Power and Chaparral streets.”
9:54 AM: The Coopers Alley L-Head is flooded in Downtown Corpus Christi.
9:38 AM WEDNESDAY: North Beach is flooded near the USS Lexington.
8:45 AM WEDNESDAY: Our Lex Cam spotted water over the barge dock parking area and reaching the wall of the Art Museum of South Texas. Current tide reading is 2.75 FT above normal at the USS Lexington and the forecast has it rising above 3 FT around noon. Storm surge along our coast is expected to be 2-3 ft., says meteorologist Carly Smith.
8:42 AM WEDNESDAY: The Lex Cam captured a car appears to be stuck near close to the water by the Fajitaville on North Beach. They are surrounded by water on three different sides.
8:38 AM WEDNESDAY: About 3,300 customers are without power in Rockport. No restoration time is listed. More than a hundred people are listed as being without power in each of these areas: Ingleside, Holiday Beach, and Seven Sisters, near Freer.
6:57 AM WEDNESDAY: The waves are massive as the sun is up on Whitecap Beach.
6:33 AM WEDNESDAY: Rain isn't coming down quite as hard as it had been, and a few people are heading onto the beach, including one surfer, but conditions remain dangerous and the tides are still hitting the seawall.
6:03 AM WEDNESDAY: Sustained winds are picking up little by little, with Faith's anemometer reading 26 MPH.
5:54 AM WEDNESDAY: Meteorologist Faith Colbert explains what is causing the dangerous coastal conditions we'll see today and Thursday.
5:45 AM WEDNESDAY: The waves are crashing at the Michael J. Ellis Beach Seawall, drenching multiskilled journalist Madeline Salinas, meteorologist Faith Colbert and photographer Jeremy Landers, and leaving behind a man's sandal, a women's sandal and some other souvenirs onto the ramp to the seawall from the beach, if you lost any on the beach yesterday. Madeline Salinas said the wind has picked up between every live shot.
5:37 AM WEDNESDAY: The heavier rains coming in later today will definitely affect today's danger level on the beaches, but the wind is the biggest concern, said meteorologist Faith Colbert, despite the storm being hundreds of miles away. Flooding is also going to be a concern around the city and along the coast. The waves are "washing-machine"-like.
5:32 AM WEDNESDAY: It's started sprinkling at Whitecap Beach, and the water has reached the Seawall.
5:16 AM WEDNESDAY: Biggest tides and heaviest impacts haven't happened yet, but meteorologist Faith Colbert said the high water levels at Whitecap Beach this morning are indicators of what water levels are going to look like for a few days between the storm and the approaching full moon.
5:02 AM WEDNESDAY: Madeline Salinas clocks 25 mph sustained winds at Michael J. Ellis Seawall. The tides are approaching the seawall, but it hasn't reached it yet. It's also a red-flag day on the beach. It's not advisable to be on the beach today.
Closures
Roads
NORTH BEACH: The City of Corpus Christi Public Works Department is putting out traffic control devices to close roads already inundated with water surges.
- Full Road Closure:
NORTH SHORELINE BOULEVARD: Coastal Avenue to Bridgeport Avenue
COASTAL AVENUE: North Shoreline Boulevard to Surfside Boulevard
BRIDGEPORT AVENUE: North Shoreline Boulevard to Surfside Boulevard
BREAKWATER AVENUE: North Shoreline Boulevard to Surfside Boulevard - One-Way to Two-Way Traffic Flow:
SURFSIDE BOULEVARD: Coastal Avenue to Pearl Avenue
PEARL AVENUE: Pearl Avenue to North Shoreline Boulevard
NORTH SHORELINE BOULEVARD: Pearl Avenue to Bridgeport Avenue
Schools
CCISD: All operations canceled Wednesday including job fair (will be rescheduled), makeup testing and summer school. Plans to reopen Tuesday.
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: All four campuses closed Wednesday. Updates to be made on school website.
FLOUR BLUFF ISD: Closed Wednesday for Juneteenth, planning to reopen Thursday. Child nutrition services for the summer meal program will also be closed today.
FIRST BAPTIST SCHOOL: Closed Wednesday.
SECOND BAPTIST CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: Closed Wednesday, planning to reopen Thursday.
AGUA DULCE ISD: Summer school is cancelled for Wednesday and strength and conditioning workouts are cancelled Wednesday and Thursday.
BEEVILLE ISD: Closed Wednesday. Summer school, camps, and end-of-course testing will resume Thursday.
INGLESIDE ISD: Summer school is cancelled Wednesday, as well as summer sport camps. They expect to be open for class Thursday.
THREE RIVERS ISD: School and workouts are cancelled for the rest of the week, and STAAR tests are being rescheduled for next week.
MATHIS ISD: All student activities including summer school, 21st Century and athletic workouts canceled Wednesday and Thursday.
ROCKPORT-FULTON ISD: Closed Wednesday. Update on Thursday's operations will be made Wednesday afternoon.
WOODSBORO ISD: District, campus offices and all student activities including STAAR testing canceled Wednesday.
ROBSTOWN ISD: Summer school sessions canceled Wednesday, scheduled to resume Thursday.
DRISCOLL ISD: Summer school, Club Dragon SE and Summer Food Program canceled Wednesday through Friday.
SINTON ISD: SISD Summer School, Sinton for Youth, athletic strength and conditioning, and Summer Meal Service canceled Wednesday.
GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD: End-of-course testing rescheduled.
TAFT ISD: Summer school closed Wednesday through Friday. End-of-course testing rescheduled to next week.
WEST OSO ISD: Summer school, ACE Summer Program and West Oso Athletic Camps canceled Wednesday, planning to reopen Thursday.
Colleges
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI: Closed Wednesday for Juneteenth Holiday. Remote operations Thursday.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE: Closed Wednesday for Juneteenth Holiday. Closed Thursday. Essential services: Police Department, Residence Life, and Javelina Dining Hall, will remain operational.
Camps
HARBOR PLAYHOUSE YPTC: Class is cancelled Wednesday. The theater will monitor and update its Facebook page for Thursday classes.
Local governments
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: Garbage and recycling collections scheduled for Wednesday will happen Saturday. There will not be pick-up for heavy brush or bulky items Wednesday, and the J.C. Elliott Transfer Station and Collection Center is closed as well.
KLEBERG COUNTY: County offices are closed in observance of Juneteenth but will remain closed Thursday. The Human Services building will be open to anyone needing shelter from the incoming storm, and transportation can be arranged through David Garcia at (361) 228-1892.
Museums
ART MUSEUM OF SOUTH TEXAS: Closed Wednesday.
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY: Closed Wednesday.
Beaches
PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE: South Beach is temporarily closed to traffic.
KLEBERG COUNTY: Boat ramps will be closed beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday and will reopen at 5 a.m. Friday.
PACKERY CHANNEL: Jetty Walkway Gate is closed, as well as Access Road 3A because of a hole that has formed at the beach entrance.
FULTON BEACH: Fulton Beach Road, especially the S-curve, is already experiencing water coverage due to the high tide. Please exercise caution while driving and avoid the area if possible.
ALICE: Lake Findley will be closed and locked to the public until further notice.
Events
PRIDE CELEBRATIONS: Out of an abundance of caution, the Coastal Bend Pride Center is postponing the Rainbow Rodeo until Wednesday, June 26.
CORPUS CHRISTI 7-DAY FILM PROJECT: Wednesday's Cast and Crew Call at the House of Rock is scheduled for 6 p.m. Check back for updates.
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