Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Feb 26, 1998, 2:35 AM CST for Fayette County, Lavaca 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
- Feb 26, 1998, 2:35 AM CST (08:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 1998, 6:30 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fayette County, TX, Lavaca County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 1002 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -324 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 828 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 260836 FFWSAT TXC149-285-261230- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 235 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...FAYETTE COUNTY...LAVACA COUNTY AT 235 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR MOVING NORTHEAST INTO LAVACA AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL CREATING RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FOUR HOURS. 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.
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, Feb 25, 10:10 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
1010 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0555 PM 15 E COMSTOCK TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 VAL VERDE CAMPGROUND SHELTERS
DESTROYED. ESTIMATED
50-60 MPH GUSTS.
0750 PM 4 N FREDERICKSBURG TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 GILLESPIE DPS REPORTED MARBLE TO
GOLFBALL HAIL.
0805 PM PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 LLANO HAM REPORT
0820 PM SABINAL TX 1 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 UVALDE REPORTED BY HWY DEPT
0830 PM FREDERICKSBURG TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 GILLESPIE ROOF DAMAGE TO APARTMENT
BUILDING.
0900 PM BURNET TX TSTM WIND GUST
02/25/98 BURNET 62 MPH GUST MEASURED BY
SCHOOL NETWORK.
0900 PM PIPE CREEK TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 BANDERA REPORTED BY A SPOTTER
0907 PM DEVINE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 MEDINA REPORTED BY HAMS
0910 PM INKS LAKE TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 BURNET LCRA REPORTED TREES DOWN.
0912 PM CASTROVILLE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 MEDINA REPORTED BY HAMS
0924 PM FRIO TOWN TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 FRIO REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0935 PM ROUND MOUNTAIN TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 BLANCO NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED
TREES DOWN.
0950 PM TAYLOR TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 WILLIAMSON TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
HAMS. 60 MPH ESTIMATE.Local storm report, Feb 25, 10:10 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
1010 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0555 PM 15 E COMSTOCK TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 VAL VERDE CAMPGROUND SHELTERS
DESTROYED. ESTIMATED
50-60 MPH GUSTS.
0750 PM 4 N FREDERICKSBURG TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 GILLESPIE DPS REPORTED MARBLE TO
GOLFBALL HAIL.
0805 PM PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 LLANO HAM REPORT
0820 PM SABINAL TX 1 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 UVALDE REPORTED BY HWY DEPT
0830 PM FREDERICKSBURG TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 GILLESPIE ROOF DAMAGE TO APARTMENT
BUILDING.
0900 PM BURNET TX TSTM WIND GUST
02/25/98 BURNET 62 MPH GUST MEASURED BY
SCHOOL NETWORK.
0900 PM PIPE CREEK TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 BANDERA REPORTED BY A SPOTTER
0907 PM DEVINE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 MEDINA REPORTED BY HAMS
0910 PM INKS LAKE TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 BURNET LCRA REPORTED TREES DOWN.
0912 PM CASTROVILLE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 MEDINA REPORTED BY HAMS
0924 PM FRIO TOWN TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 FRIO REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0935 PM ROUND MOUNTAIN TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 BLANCO NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED
TREES DOWN.
0950 PM TAYLOR TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 WILLIAMSON TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
HAMS. 60 MPH ESTIMATE.Local storm report, Feb 25, 11:16 PM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
1116 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0555 PM 15 E COMSTOCK TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 VAL VERDE CAMPGROUND SHELTERS
DESTROYED. ESTIMATED
50-60 MPH GUSTS.
0750 PM 4 N FREDERICKSBURG TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 GILLESPIE DPS REPORTED MARBLE TO
GOLFBALL HAIL.
0805 PM PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 LLANO HAM REPORT
0820 PM SABINAL TX 1 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 UVALDE REPORTED BY HWY DEPT
0830 PM FREDERICKSBURG TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 GILLESPIE ROOF DAMAGE TO APARTMENT
BUILDING.
0900 PM BURNET TX TSTM WIND GUST
02/25/98 BURNET 62 MPH GUST MEASURED BY
SCHOOL NETWORK.
0900 PM PIPE CREEK TX .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 BANDERA REPORTED BY A SPOTTER
0907 PM DEVINE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 MEDINA REPORTED BY HAMS
0910 PM INKS LAKE TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 BURNET LCRA REPORTED TREES DOWN.
0912 PM CASTROVILLE TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 MEDINA REPORTED BY HAMS
0924 PM FRIO TOWN TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98 FRIO REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0935 PM ROUND MOUNTAIN TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 BLANCO NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED
TREES DOWN.
0945 PM WALBURG TX TSTM WIND GUST
02/25/98 WILLIAMSON 61 MPH GUST MEASURED BY
SCHOOL NETWORK.
0947 PM 2 S JARRELL TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 WILLIAMSON DAMAGE TO A BARN.
0950 PM TAYLOR TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 WILLIAMSON TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
HAMS. 60 MPH ESTIMATE.
1005 PM THRALL TX WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98 WILLIAMSON POWER POLE DOWN ON HWY 79The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 6:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards | 57 min |
| Feb 25, 6:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 61 min |
| Feb 25, 7:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Real | 62 min |
| Feb 25, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 68 min |
| Feb 25, 7:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 64 min |
| Feb 25, 7:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Llano | 64 min |
| Feb 25, 8:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina | 67 min |
| Feb 25, 8:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 67 min |
| Feb 25, 8:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 64 min |
| Feb 25, 8:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 66 min |
| Feb 25, 8:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet | 66 min |
| Feb 25, 8:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Zavala | 66 min |
| Feb 25, 8:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina | 57 min |
| Feb 25, 8:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 38 min |
| Feb 25, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal | 59 min |
| Feb 25, 9:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar | 51 min |
| Feb 25, 9:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis | 64 min |
| Feb 25, 9:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Williamson | 64 min |
| Feb 25, 9:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 57 min |
| Feb 25, 10:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 57 min |
| Feb 25, 10:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell | 69 min |
| Feb 25, 11:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 52 min |
| Feb 25, 11:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette | 65 min |
| Feb 25, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 29 min |
| Feb 25, 11:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera | 51 min |
| Feb 26, 12:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 64 min |
| Feb 26, 12:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays | 57 min |
| Feb 26, 12:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 64 min |
| Feb 26, 1:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 45 min |
| Feb 26, 1:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lee | 45 min |
| Feb 26, 1:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar | 34 min |
| Feb 26, 1:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina | 33 min |
| Feb 26, 2:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson | 69 min |
| Feb 26, 2:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal | 64 min |
| Feb 26, 2:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Karnes | 61 min |
| Feb 26, 2:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales | 56 min |
| Feb 26, 3:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.