Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 120, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 1997, 5:08 AM CDT for Comal County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1997, 5:08 AM CDT (10:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1997, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Comal County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 1633 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 091012 FFWSAT TXC091-209-453-491-091415- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 508 AM CDT MON JUN 9 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...COMAL COUNTY...HAYS COUNTY...TRAVIS COUNTY ...WILLIAMSON COUNTY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER THE AREA. RAINFALL RATES ARE ESTIMATED AT 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH AN HOUR. WITH THE GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED, THE ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RUNOFF TOWARD LOW LYING AREAS COVERING LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ADDING TO FLOOD WA$TERS FLOWING DOWNSTREAM. AVOID ALREADY FLOODED AREAS. TRAVELERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...LEAVE IT AND MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. &
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
Local storm report, Jun 9, 12:08 AM CDT, 5 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
1210 AM CDT THU JUN 9 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION...J.
0954 PM LANGTRY TX TORNADO
06/08/97 VAL VERDE REPORTED BY TRAIN ENGINEERLocal storm report, Jun 9, 12:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
1210 AM CDT THU JUN 9 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0954 PM LANGTRY TX TORNADO
06/08/97 VAL VERDE REPORTED BY TRAIN ENGINEERLocal storm report, Jun 9, 2:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
200 AM CDT MON JUN 9 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0954 PM LANGTRY TX TORNADO
06/08/97 VAL VERDE REPORTED BY TRAIN ENGINEER
1220 AM TX FLOODING
06/09/97 COMAL 46 & BRAND RD IMPASSABLE
WATER RESCUE PERFORMED
46 & 281 IMPASSABLE
1235 AM DRIPPING SPRINGS TX FLOODING
06/09/97 HAYS WATER OVER HWY 182 & 12
1245 AM BURNET TX FLOODING
06/09/97 BURNET S.D. REPORTS MANY ROADS UNDER WATERLocal storm report, Jun 9, 2:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
210 AM CDT MON JUN 9 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0954 PM LANGTRY TX TORNADO
06/08/97 VAL VERDE REPORTED BY TRAIN ENGINEER
1220 AM TX FLOODING
06/09/97 COMAL 46 & BRAND RD IMPASSABLE
WATER RESCUE PERFORMED
46 & 281 IMPASSABLE
1235 AM DRIPPING SPRINGS TX FLOODING
06/09/97 HAYS WATER OVER HWY 182 & 12
1245 AM BURNET TX FLOODING
06/09/97 BURNET S.D. REPORTS MANY ROADS UNDER WATER
0120 AM AUSTIN TX FLOODING
06/09/97 TRAVIS EOC REPORTS WATER OVER SEV~ERAL
ROADS AND 2 WATER RESCUESSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 4:22 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-100000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 430 AM CDT MON JUN 9 1997 A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS RANGED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES IN MANY COUNTIES OF THE HILL COUNTRY...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE AT THIS EARLY MORNING HOUR...RAINS CONTINUE TO FALL ON ALREADY SOAKED GROUND...ADDING TO THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF LOW-WATER CROSSINGS... ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...AND CREEKS AND RIVERS THROUGHOUT THE WATCH AREA. THE GREATEST THREAT THIS MORNING WILL BE FROM FLOODING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE OR REDEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY OR TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD EVENT. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NORMALLY WILL BE UPDATED BY MEANS OF THE ZONE FORECASTS...SHORT TERM FORECAST...WATCHES...WARNINGS... AND ADVISORIES. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ITSELF WILL BE UPDATED ONLY IF UNFORECAST HAZARDOUS WEATHER DEVELOPS OR IF FORECAST HAZARDOUS WEATHER NO LONGER IS EXPECTED.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:30 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-100000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 430 AM CDT MON JUN 9 1997 A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS RANGED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES IN MANY COUNTIES OF THE HILL COUNTRY...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE AT THIS EARLY MORNING HOUR...RAINS CONTINUE TO FALL ON ALREADY SOAKED GROUND...ADDING TO THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF LOW-WATER CROSSINGS... ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...AND CREEKS AND RIVERS THROUGHOUT THE WATCH AREA. THE GREATEST THREAT THIS MORNING WILL BE FROM FLOODING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE OR REDEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY OR TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD EVENT. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NORMALLY WILL BE UPDATED BY MEANS OF THE ZONE FORECASTS...SHORT TERM FORECAST...WATCHES...WARNINGS... AND ADVISORIES. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ITSELF WILL BE UPDATED ONLY IF UNFORECAST HAZARDOUS WEATHER DEVELOPS OR IF FORECAST HAZARDOUS WEATHER NO LONGER IS EXPECTED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 116 min |
| Jun 8, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Llano | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 64 min |
| Jun 8, 10:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 69 min |
| Jun 8, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis, Williamson | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.