Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1989
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 1989, 2:06 AM CDT for Bandera County, Kendall County, Kerr County, Texas. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 1989, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 1989, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bandera County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 179 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3681 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KSAT 140707
FFWSAT
TXC019-259-265-141315-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
206 AM CDT WED JUN 14 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTH TEXAS
...BANDERA...KENDALL...KERR
RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH KERR AND
BANDERA COUNTIES. A 5 INCH RAINFALL WAS REPORTED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
CENTER POINT IN A 3 HOUR PERIOD. ALSO A 3.45 INCH RAINFALL WAS
REPORTED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF BANDERA AS OF 1:30 AM
THIS MORNING. RISES ON THE GUADALUPE...MEDINA...AND ADJACENT
TRIBUTARIES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THE
RIVER SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR RISING WATER. MOTORISTS TRAVELING
IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN APPROCHING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. CAMPERS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE FLOOD PLAIN OF THE
GUADALUPE AND MEDINA RIVERS UNTIL FLOOD WATERS SUBSIDE.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED.
REMEMBER...DEATHS DURING FLASH FLOODING ARE FREQUENTLY RELATED TO
MOTORISTS DRIVING INTO FLOODED LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR FROM CHILDREN
PLAYING NEAR FLOODED STREAMS OR DRAINAGE AREAS.
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OFTEN ACCOMPANY FLASH FLOOD
PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS.
YOU SHOULD ASK THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO RELAY YOUR
SEVERE WEATqHER REPORTS TO THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO...TV OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION
FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS REGARDING THIS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 9:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 855 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 1989 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR MILLS...LAMPASAS...SAN SABA...LLANO...GILLESPIE AND BURNET COUNTIES... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH COVERS TRAVIS AND MANY COUNTIES TO THE WEST AND NORTH UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT... AT 850 PM...RADAR SHOWED WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCAL HEAVY RAINS FROM NORTHWEST OF LAREDO ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY NEAR FREDERICKSBURG AND BURNET AND ON THROUGH THE TEMPLE AREA INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS PRODUCING LOCAL HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 20 MPH. PERSONS ALONG THE UPPER HIGHLAND LAKES AND OUT IN THE HILL COUNTRY SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE AS THESE THUNDERSTORM MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 10:04 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1000 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 1989 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR MILLS...LAMPASAS...SAN SABA...LLANO...GILLESPIE AND BURNET COUNTIES... ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TRAVIS AND MANY COUNTIE TO THE WEST AND NORTH... AT 950 PM...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCAL HEAVY RAINS FROM SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO ACROSS THE FREDERICKSBURG AND MARBLE FALLS AREA TO SOUTH OF TEMPLE AND INTO EAST TEXAS NEAR CROCKET. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD LIKELY PRODUCE LOCAL HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT NEAR 20 MPH PERSONS IN THE AUSTIN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AREA SHOULD KEEP A WATCH ON THE WEATHER AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH.
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1100 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 1989 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR AUSTIN AND CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 1045 PM...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCAL HEAVY RAINS FROM SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO TO NEAR AUSTIN AND ON EASTWARD TO NEAR COLLEGE STATION. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS BEGINNING TO BE ON A MORE EAST TO WEST LINE AND WITH THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY MOVING EASTWARD THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF MORE THAN ONE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER SOME AREAS. PERSONS IN THE AUSTIN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AREA SHOULD KEEP A WATCH ON THE WEATHER AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH. IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE USE EXTREME CAUTION AND APPROACH LOW WATER CROSSINGS VERY CAREFUL.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 12:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO, TX 1201 AM CDT WED JUN 14 1989 AT 12 MIDNIGHT RADAR SHOWEED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM NORTH OF HONDO TO NEAR BOERNE TO NORTH OF NEW BRAUNFELS. THEY WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO NORTH AND NORTHWEST SAN ANTONIO AND SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE CITY IN THE NEXT HOUR. BRIEF PERIODSN OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 12:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO, TX 1201 AM CDT WED JUN 14 1989 AT 12 MIDNIGHT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM NORTH OF HONDO TO NEAR BOERNE TO NORTH OF NEW BRAUNFELS. THEY WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO NORTH AND NORTHWEST SAN ANTONIO AND SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE CITY IN THE NEXT HOUR. BRIEF PERIRODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 12:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO, TX 1240 AM CDT WED JUN 14 1989 AT 1240 AM CDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA WERE PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. WIND GUSTS TO 44 MILES AN HOUR HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AT THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAN ANTONIO FOR THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING OR DRIVING :THROUGH LOW WATER CROSSINGS THAT COULD BECOME FLOODED FROM PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 32 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.