Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Jun 30, 2002, 8:08 AM CDT (13:08 UTC)

Expired

Jun 30, 2002, 12:00 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Kendall County, TX

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WGUS54 KEWX 301308
FFWSAT
TXC259-301700-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
801 AM CDT SUN JUN 30 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  KENDALL

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 801 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINS UP TO 
2.5 INCHES PER HOUR OVER WESTERN KENDALL COUNTY.  RADAR ESTIMATED
TOTAL OF 4 TO 5 INCHES THERE OVERNIGHT.  ADDITIONAL RAINS ARE 
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR
CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID
CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS. 

LAT...LON 980 9890 2977 9870 2996 9848 3010 9862
          3009 9889

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 30, 2:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
230 AM CDT SUN JUN 30 2002

BRIEF BUT TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL CWA
PROBABLY DUE TO DIURNAL COOLING THE THE COLD CORE UPPER LOW SYSTEM.
MESO-ETA AND AVN TRANSLATE AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN WESTWARD THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY AS UPPER LOW MOVES ROUGHLY UP THE RIO GRANDE.  POTENTIAL
FOR FURTHER HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF EASTERN COUNTIES WHILE
WESTERN-MOST AREAS HAVE RECEIVED LITTLE SO FAR.  SO...WILL CONFIGURE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY ALONG AND NEAR THE ESCARPMENT AND WILL
LET DAY SHIFT DETERMINE NEED FOR EXTENDING WATCH WESTWARD FOR
TONIGHT.  MESO-ETA SUGGESTS ADDITIONAL RAINS FROM 12Z TO 00Z TODAY
ABOUT .25 INCHES EAST...NEAR 1 INCH CENTRAL AND 1-1.25 INCHES WEST.
CLOUDS AND RAIN TO HOLD DOWN TEMPS AGAIN TODAY WITH GRADUAL WARMING
INTO MID WEEK.

PRELIM NUMBERS...
AUS 084 073 088 073 8532
DRT 088 074 088 074 5654
SAT 085 073 088 073 8543

.EWX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR EASTERN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
       AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS NEAR AND ALONG THE BALCONIES
       ESCARPMENT.

3/2/JB

Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2002Every flash flood warning in 2002

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.