Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Feb 22, 1994, 1:06 AM CST for Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 1994, 1:06 AM CST (07:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 1994, 3:15 AM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Val Verde County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1196 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 220709 FFWDRT TXC465-220915- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX ISSUED BY SAN ANTONIO TX 106 AM CST TUE FEB 22 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...VAL VERDE COUNTY NEAR 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE CITY OF DEL RIO DURING THE PAST HOUR. SOME STREETS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE HIGH WATER. PERSONS TRAVELING IN THE DEL RIO AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. A SLOW MOVING LING OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS CAUSING THE FLOODING...AND THIS LINE SHOULD SLOWLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT TO ESCAPE RISING WATER DURING THREATENING RAINS. FLOOD PRONE URBAN AREAS FILL WITH WATER QUICKLY. CLOGGED STORM DRAINS MAY CAUSE OTHER AREAS TO FLOOD. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS AND STAY AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS. &
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, Feb 21, 11:01 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-171-172-190-173-188-192-191-193-208-194-209-174-195- 220600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR HEADING... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1055 PM CST MON FEB 21 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM FOR MILLS...SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... AT 1045 PM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN SABA MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST NORTHEAST OF BASTROP MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. OTHER RAIN SHOWERS WERE FROM NEW BRAUNFELS TO HALLETTSVILLE AND NORTH TO AUSTIN AND GIDDINGS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AND HOUR. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. SL
Special weather statement, Feb 21, 11:54 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-193-208-194-174-195- 220700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1154 PM CST MON FEB 21 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 3 AM FOR MILLS...SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... AT 1145 PM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST SOUTHEAST OF GOLDTHWAITE MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS 15 MPH NORTHWEST OF RICHLAND SPRINGS MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MPH. SHOWERS WERE FROM MERIDIAN TO NORTHERN LAMPASAS COUNTY TO BRADY SPREADING SOUTHEASTWARD AT 35 MPH. OTHER SHOWERS WERE FROM COLLEGE STATION TO CALDWELL AND THORNDALE TO AUSTIN MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AT 1140 PM SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED BY THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN GOLDTHWAITE. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. SL N RONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF COMANCHE COUNTY NEAR COMANCHE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF ERATH COUNTY NEAR DUBLIN BY 1120 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PART OF NORTH TEXAS FROM BRECKENRIDGE...TO HAMILTON...TO TYLER...TO PARIS. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM AND INCLUDES THE CITIES OF STEPHENVILLE...TYLER...SHERMAN...PARIS...WACO...AND THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST IN WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Feb 21, 11:54 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-193-208-194-174-195- 220700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1154 PM CST MON FEB 21 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 3 AM FOR MILLS...SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... AT 1145 PM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST SOUTHEAST OF GOLDTHWAITE MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS 15 MPH NORTHWEST OF RICHLAND SPRINGS MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MPH. SHOWERS WERE FROM MERIDIAN TO NORTHERN LAMPASAS COUNTY TO BRADY SPREADING SOUTHEASTWARD AT 35 MPH. OTHER SHOWERS WERE FROM COLLEGE STATION TO CALDWELL AND THORNDALE TO AUSTIN MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AT 1140 PM SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED BY THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN GOLDTHWAITE. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. SL N
Special weather statement, Feb 21, 11:58 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-193-208-194-174-195- 220700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO STORM LOCATION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1154 PM CST MON FEB 21 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 3 AM FOR MILLS...SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... AT 1145 PM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST SOUTHEAST OF GOLDTHWAITE MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF RICHLAND SPRINGS MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MPH. SHOWERS WERE FROM MERIDIAN TO NORTHERN LAMPASAS COUNTY TO BRADY SPREADING SOUTHEASTWARD AT 35 MPH. OTHER SHOWERS WERE FROM COLLEGE STATION TO CALDWELL AND THORNDALE TO AUSTIN MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AT 1140 PM SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED BY THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN GOLDTHWAITE. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. SL
Special weather statement, Feb 22, 12:58 AM CST, 8 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-193-208-209-194-174-195- 220800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1258 AM CST TUE FEB 22 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM FOR MILLS...SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... AT 1250 PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM NORTHWEST OF GATESVILLE TO HILLSBORO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN SABA...10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEAKEY AND 25 MILES NORTH OF COLLEGE STATION. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. SHOWERS WERE WIDESPREAD FROM MASON TO WACO AND FROM SEGUIN TO BASTROP TO NORTH OF COLLEGE STATION. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. SL
Special weather statement, Feb 22, 12:59 AM CST, 7 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-193-208-209-194-174-195- 220800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1258 AM CST TUE FEB 22 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM FOR MILLS...SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... AT 1250 PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM NORTHWEST OF GATESVILLE TO HILLSBORO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN SABA...10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEAKEY AND 25 MILES NORTH OF COLLEGE STATION. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. SHOWERS WERE WIDESPREAD FROM MASON TO WACO AND FROM SEGUIN TO BASTROP TO NORTH OF COLLEGE STATION. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. SL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Hays | 30 min |
| Feb 22, 4:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Travis | 35 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1994Every flash flood warning in 1994
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.