Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 5, 1993, 11:24 AM CDT for Bastrop County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 1993, 11:24 AM CDT (16:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 1993, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bastrop County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Stephenville/Cla, TX (KSEP), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
- 547 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -374 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAUS 051625 FFWAUS TXC021-051930- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1124 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...BASTROP COUNTY AT 1120 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS AND WERE FROM LULING AND SAN MARCOS TO BASTROP AND LEXINGTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPEATEDLY TRACKING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OVER THE SAME AREAS AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. NEARLY 3 AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED FROM BASTROP DURING THE MORNING...MOST OF WHICH HAS FALLEN BETWEEN 8 AND 11 AM. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AND FLOODING IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY...IF NOT ALREADY OCCURRING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN HIGH WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY...THEN GET TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS LOW WATER CROSSINGS...LOW SPOTS OR DIPS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TO BE SAFE...STAY ON OR SEEK HIGHER GROUND. &
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, May 5, 7:20 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
TXZ035-036-037-051415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 720 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 AT 715 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE SOUTH AND EAST OF SAN ANTONIO...AND FROM HALLETTSVILLE NORTHEAST THROUGH LA GRANGE TO COLLEGE STATION. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS OVER SOUTH TEXAS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE EAST AND SOUTH OF AUSTIN MAY EXPERIENCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THIS MORNING BY SLOWING DOWN AND ALLOWING PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE CAR AHEAD TO STOP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. HOHMANN
Special weather statement, May 5, 7:20 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
TXZ035-036-037-051415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 720 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 AT 715 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE SOUTH AND EAST OF SAN ANTONIO...AND FROM HALLETTSVILLE NORTHEAST THROUGH LA GRANGE TO COLLEGE STATION. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS OVER SOUTH TEXAS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE EAST AND SOUTH OF AUSTIN MAY EXPERIENCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THIS MORNING BY SLOWING DOWN AND ALLOWING PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE CAR AHEAD TO STOP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHpER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. HOHMANN
Special weather statement, May 5, 7:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
TXZ039-040-051400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 740 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 AT 740 AM CDT...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN BEXAR COUNTY EXTENDING NORTHEAST INTO GUADALUPE COUNTY. THE AREA WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST EAST OF SAN ANTONIO. AT THE WEATHER OFFICE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY...HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING WITH NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING NEAR AND WITHIN THE CITY MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL FILL RAPIDLY AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED CROSSING. THIS LOOKS TO BE THE LAST OF THE REAL ADVERSE WEATHER WITH ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS INDICATED FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, May 5, 7:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
TXZ039-040-051400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 740 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 AT 740 AM CDT...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN BEXAR COUNTY EXTENDING NORTHEAST INTO GUADALUPE COUNTY. THE AREA WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST EAST OF SAN ANTONIO. AT THE WEATHER OFFICE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY...HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING WITH NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING NEAR AND WITHIN THE CITY MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL FILL RAPIDLY AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED CROSSING. THIS LOOKS TO BE THE LAST OF THE REAL ADVERSE WEATHER WITH ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS INDICATED FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, May 5, 9:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
TXZ034-035-036-037-051515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 919 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 4 PM FOR TRAVIS ... HAYS...CALDWELL...BASTROP...LEE...BURLESON...AND FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 915 AM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM SAN MARCOS AND LULING TO FLATONIA AND ROSANKY...AND FROM ROSANKY TO COLLEGE STATION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF HAIL...DANGEROUS FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...EPSECIALLY IN AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF AUSTIN SHOULD STAY ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR A WARNING BE ISSUED. HOHMANN
Special weather statement, May 5, 9:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
TXZ034-035-036-037-051515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 919 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 4 PM FOR TRAVIS ... HAYS...CALDWELL...BASTROP...LEE...BURLESON...AND FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 915 AM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM SAN MARCOS AND LULING TO FLATONIA AND ROSANKY...AND FROM ROSANKY TO COLLEGE STATION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF HAIL...DANGEROUS FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...EPSECIALLY IN AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF $AUSTIN SHOULD STAY ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR A WARNING BE ISSUED. HOHMANN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 5:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Zavala | 90 min |
| May 5, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 90 min |
| May 5, 7:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Jackson | 58 min |
| May 5, 11:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| May 5, 1:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera | 56 min |
| May 5, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 34 min |
| May 5, 2:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 4 hr |
| May 5, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Uvalde | 60 min |
| May 5, 3:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 3 hr |
| May 5, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Victoria | 63 min |
| May 5, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 59 min |
| May 5, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Victoria | 68 min |
| May 5, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Victoria | 2 hr |
| May 5, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | La Salle | 67 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1993Every flash flood warning in 1993
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.