Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 18, 1994, 12:23 AM CDT for Karnes County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 1994, 12:23 AM CDT (05:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 1994, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Karnes County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 2656 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 180521 FFWSAT TXC255-180830- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1223 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH TEXAS ...KARNES COUNTY AT 1215 AM CDT...HEAVY RAINS OF BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES OVER THE EAST HALF OF KARNES COUNTY HAS RESULTED FLOODING OF SOME ROADS. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS FM81 SOUTH OF HELENA HAS NUMEROUS SPOTS WITH WATER OVER THE ROAD. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN KARNES COUNTY AS THE COMBINATION OF DARKNESS AND FLOODED ROADWAYS MAKES FOR A DEADLY COMBINATION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM SOUTH OF KARNES COUNTY THIS MORNING AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE, ADDING TO THE CURRENT FLOODING PROBLEMS. 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 PRONhE 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, Oct 17, 6:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-180045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 639 PM CDT MON OCT 17 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS.... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR LAMPASAS...SAN SABA AND MILLS COUNTY UNTIL 8 PM... AT 636 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NORTHWEST OF GOLDTHWAITE OVER BROWNWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN MILLS COUNTY BETWEEN 650 AND 750 PM. STRONG GUSTY WIND .DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. PEOPLE ELSEWHERE IN MILLS COUNTY SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. PEEK
Special weather statement, Oct 17, 7:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-180130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 735 PM CDT MON OCT 17 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 731 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM SOUTH OF BROWNWOOD OVER THE COLORADO RIVER TO SOUTHEAST OF BROWNWOOD TO SOUTH OF COMANCHE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND WESTERN MILLS COUNTY. NORTHERN SAN SABA COUNTY MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED BETWEEN 745 AND 845 PM. STRONG GUSTY WIND...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN MILLS...SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES ARE STILL UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM. STAY ON THE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR RADIO/TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. PEEK
Special weather statement, Oct 17, 7:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-180130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 735 PM CDT MON OCT 17 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 731 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM SOUTH OF BROWNWOOD OVER THE COLORADO RIVER TO SOUTHEAST OF BROWNWOOD TO SOUTH OF COMANCHE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND WESTERN MILLS COUNTY. NORTHERN SAN SABA COUNTY MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED BETWEEN 745 AND 845 PM. STRONG GUSTY WIND...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN MILLS...SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES ARE STILL UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM. STAY ON THE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR RADIO/TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. PEEK
Special weather statement, Oct 17, 8:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-180245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 845 PM CDT MON OCT 17 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN A PART OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 842 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM NORTH OF SAN SABA OVER THE COLORADO RIVER TO NORTHWEST OF GOLDTHWAITE TO SOUTHEAST OF COMANCHE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS SHOWED SHOWED SOME DECREASE IN INTENSITY. NEVERTHELESS...THEY WILL STILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND AND HEAVY RAIN OVER EXTREME NORTHERN SAN SABA AND MILLS COUNTY. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MILLS...LAMPASAS AND SAN SABA COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 8 PM. PEEK
Special weather statement, Oct 17, 11:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
TXZ171-188-190-190600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1113 PM CDT MON OCT 17 1994 ...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM FORMS OVER THE HILL COUNTRY... AT 1110 PM THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF FREDERICKSBURG WHICH WAS PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE HILL COUNTRY IS NOT IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA SOME FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID ENTERING FLOODED HIGHWAY DIPS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WITH THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS FURTHER STORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE. PERSONS LIVING IN THE HILL COUNTRY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. WALSH
Special weather statement, Oct 17, 11:55 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
TXZ171-188-190-190600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1155 PM CDT MON OCT 17 1994 ...A FEW LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS REMAIN OVER THE HILL COUNTRY... AT 1153 PM THE THUNDERSTORMS HAD DIMINISHED TO A FEW LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS IN SOUTHERN LLANO COUNTY. THERE WERE ALSO LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND IN THE VICINITY OF HONDO. THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NO FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED UNLESS REDEVELOPMENT OCCURS. WALSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 9:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Victoria | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.