Forecast rain may help ease drought conditions in Corpus Christi area
The National Weather Service has operated an office in Corpus Christi, Texas since 1887.
It moved to property at the international airport in 1995.
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The weather service has forecast a 40 percent chance of rain for Thursday and Friday, and a 50 percent chance of rain on Saturday.
The rain is much-needed in the area, as the Coastal Bend is in drought conditions.
On Wednesday, the city of Corpus Christi imposed Stage 1 water restrictions.
That may trigger additional stages in the drought contingency plan.
The first stage encourages voluntary water restrictions when the combined capacity of Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon reservoirs drop below 50 percent, according to the plan.
Those voluntary restrictions include using a sprinkler system once a week, while avoiding sprinkler use between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and encourages restaurants to serve water only upon request.
Stage 2 aims to reduce water use by 10 percent, according to the plan.