Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 1994, 1:45 AM CDT for San Saba County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 1994, 1:45 AM CDT (06:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 1994, 4:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County San Saba County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Stephenville/Cla, TX (KSEP), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1095 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAUS 130645 FFWAUS TXC411-130945- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 145 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...SAN SABA COUNTY AT 140 AM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNWOOD TO RICHLAND SPRINGS TO 5 MILES SOUTHWfEST OF SAN SABA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN SABA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LEACH
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 13, 12:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
TXZ183-130630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 1225 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 1994 AT 1215 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS VAL VERDE COUNTY FROM NEAR LANGTRY NORTHEAST TO NEAR ROCKSPRINS IN EDWARDS COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED NEAR LOMA ALTA ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF DEL RIO. MOVEMENT OF THIS AREA WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF DEL RIO. MOVEMENT WAST TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE TWO AREAS OF PRECIPITATION COULD COME TOGETHER IN THE DEL RIO AREA IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS AND BECOME STRONGER. SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN EASTERN VAL VERDE COULD FLOOD BRIEFLY. SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN DEL RIO AS THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE CITY. BOATERS AND FISHERMEN ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS THESE STORMS APPROACH.
Special weather statement, May 13, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
TXZ183-130630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 1225 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 1994 AT 1215 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS VAL VERDE COUNTY FROM NEAR LANGTRY NORTHEAST TO NEAR ROCKSPRINS IN EDWARDS COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED NEAR LOMA ALTA ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF DEL RIO. MOVEMENT OF THIS AREA WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF DEL RIO. MOVEMENT WAST TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE TWO AREAS OF PRECIPITATION COULD COME TOGETHER IN THE DEL RIO AREA IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS AND BECOME STRONGER. SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN EASTERN VAL VERDE COULD FLOOD BRIEFLY. SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN DEL RIO AS THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE CITY. BOATERS AND FISHERMEN ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS THESE STORMS APPROACH.
Special weather statement, May 13, 12:55 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
TXZ183-130700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 100 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 1994 AT 1250 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS VAL VERDE COUNTY FROM SOUTHWEST OF COMSTOCK EXTENDING NORTHEAST TO NEAR ROCKSPRINS IN EDWARDS COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...POSSIBLE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WERE LOCATED OVER LAKE AMISTAD ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO. MOVEMENT OF THIS AREA WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THES STORMS SHOULD MOVE IN THE DEL RIO AREA IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.. SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN EASTERN VAL VERDE COULD FLOOD BRIEFLY. SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN LDEL RIO AS THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE CITY. BOATERS AND FISHERMEN ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS THESE STORMS APPROACH.
Special weather statement, May 13, 12:57 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
TXZ183>189-202>206-217>219-130730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1257 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 1994 AT 1250 AM THIS MORNING...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU. THE LINE STRETCHED FROM NEAR JUNCTION TO ROCKSPRINGS TO JUST NORTH OF DEL RIO. THE LINE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS SO FAR PRODUCED WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND VERY DRAMATIC AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS IT MOVED ACROSS THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY NEAR MIDNIGHT. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN INDICATED SO FAR WITH THIS SYSTEM. IF THE ACTIVITY CONTINUES ITS PRESENT MOVEMENT...IT WILL REACH THE CITIES OF KERRVILLE...LEAKEY...BRACKETTVILLE AND DEL RIO WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
Special weather statement, May 13, 12:57 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
TXZ183>189-202>206-217>219-130730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1257 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 1994 AT 1250 AM THIS MORNING...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU. THE LINE STRETCHED FROM NEAR JUNCTION TO ROCKSPRINGS TO JUST NORTH OF DEL RIO. THE LINE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS SO FAR PRODUCED WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND VERY DRAMATIC AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS IT MOVED ACROSS THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY NEAR MIDNIGHT. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN INDICATED SO FAR WITH THIS SYSTEM. IF THE ACTIVITY CONTINUES ITS PRESENT MOVEMENT...IT WILL REACH THE CITIES OF KERRVILLE...LEAKEY...BRACKETTVILLE AND DEL RIO WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
Special weather statement, May 13, 1:00 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
TXZ183-130700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 100 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 1994 AT 1250 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS VAL VERDE COUNTY FROM SOUTHWEST OF COMSTOCK EXTENDING NORTHEAST TO NEAR ROCKSPRINS IN EDWARDS COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...POSSIBLE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WERE LOCATED OVER LAKE AMISTAD ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO. MOVEMENT OF THIS AREA WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THES STORMS SHOULD MOVE IN THE DEL RIO AREA IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.. SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN EASTERN VAL VERDE COULD FLOOD BRIEFLY. SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN DEL RIO AS THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE CITY. BOATERS AND FISHERMEN ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS THESE STORMS APPROACH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 94 min |
| May 13, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 65 min |
| May 13, 12:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 58 min |
| May 13, 12:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Williamson | 48 min |
| May 13, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 55 min |
| May 13, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Wilson | 55 min |
| May 13, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Hays | 32 min |
| May 13, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 8 min |
| May 13, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 70 min |
| May 13, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gonzales, Wilson | 65 min |
| May 13, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 61 min |
| May 13, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 60 min |
| May 13, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 28 min |
| May 13, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | McMullen | 58 min |
| May 13, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Fayette | 49 min |
| May 13, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 55 min |
| May 13, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Victoria | 65 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.