Flash Flood Warning 239, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Nov 14, 1998, 2:10 AM CST (08:10 UTC)

Expired

Nov 14, 1998, 5:00 AM CST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Fayette County, TX, Lee County, TX

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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TTAA00 KSAT 140812
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TXC149-287-141100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
210 AM CST SAT NOV 14 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LEE COUNTY IN TEXAS
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN TEXAS

* UNTIL 500 AM CST

* AT 210 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A LINE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH.
  THIS LINE WILL MOVE INTO LEE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES BY 230 AM CST.

* RAINFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AS THIS LINE
  MOVES THROUGH. BEHIND THE LINE...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
  RAINFALL WILL AFFECT THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
  HOURS. DUE TO THE RECENT RAINS...ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION
  WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF AND PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS.
  LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL FILL QUICKLY.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGER OF FLOODING. REMEMBER THAT MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
WHEN DRIVERS DECIDE TO DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR FLOOD CONDITIONS... AND BE PREPARED
TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND... SHOULD FLOObD WATERS THREATEN. IF FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED... ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Nov 13, 8:20 PM CST, 5 hours 50 minutes earlier.

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
820 PM CST FRI NOV 13 1998

SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS STALLED ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE
CWA...SITUATED RUFFLY FROM AROUND BOY020 SOUTHWESTWARD THRU
SOUTHEAST WILLACY COUNTY ON INTO MEXICO JUST WEST OF BROWNSVILLE.
SOME CONVECTION STARTING TO FIRE ALONG THE BOUNDARY...WITH MORE
HEADED OUR WAY FROM MEXICO...QUICKLY APPROACHING THE RIO GRANDE IN
HIDALGO COUNTY. LOOKS LIKE SOME LIFTING BEING PROVIDED BY WEAK UPPER
IMPULSE PROGGED TO MOVE NORTHEAST THRU THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING
AND EARLY TONIGHT. RUC SHOWING THE UPPER LOW TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD
AND OPEN UP A BIT AS IT WEAKENS BY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS GOES ALONG
WITH GUIDANCE FROM THIS MORNING. BY 12Z...MAIN UPPER SHORTWAVE
EXPECTED FROM AROUND FORT WORTH DOWN THRU DEL RIO...WITH NOT MUCH
EXPECTED HERE. BUT WITH THIS BOUNDARY HANGING AROUND...SOMETHING
COULD CROP UP JUST ABOUT ANYTIME. RUC ACTUALLY SHOWS BOUNDARY MOVING
JUST OFFSHORE DURING THE NIGHT...WHICH WOULD PLAY HAVOC WITH
TEMPERATURE AND WIND FORECAST. FOR NOW...THINK WILL HOLD OFF ON
MAKING ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES...EXCEPT FOR UPPING MINIMUMS.

CWF...NOTHING MUCH HAPPENING AT BOY020...HOWEVER IF FRONT DOES MOVE
EAST AND/OR SOUTH OVERNIGHT...COULD SEE WINDS BUMP UP QUICKLY.
CANNOT SEE WHERE I CAN DO MUCH FOR NOW THO GIVEN UNCERTAINTY OF
MOVEMENT OF BOUNDARY.

VALONE...61

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