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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 2003, 11:12 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 108 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2003, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2003, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 108 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Atascosa County, TX, Frio County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Wilson County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
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.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 314 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KEWX 160413
FFWSAT
TXC013-163-255-493-160600-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1112 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
WILSON
ATASCOSA
KARNES
FRIO
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1112 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
RAINS CONTINUING TO ROTATE AROUND TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE OVER
THE WARNED AREA.
AS CLAUDETTE MOVES WEST TOWARD EAGLE PASS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS ACROSS KARNES...
WILSON...AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES. MEANWHILE...HEAVY CORE RAINS ARE
EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE OVER SOUTHERN FRIO COUNTY.
EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AND LOCALIZED
RAINFALL TOTALS APPROACHING 8 INCHES OVER KARNES AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN PART OF ATASCOSA COUNTY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WILSON
COUNTY AND MUCH OF FRIO COUNTY. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED
ACROSS THESE AREAS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.
LAT...LON 2866 9832 2878 9815 2872 9802 2871 9780
2881 9761 2900 9778 2912 9764 2939 9809
2911 9843 2921 9879 2908 9882 2908 9940
2866 9939
$$1 follow-up statement
000 WGUS74 KEWX 160607 FFSSAT TXC013-163-255-493-160640- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 106 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2003 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WILSON...ATASCOSA...KARNES AND FRIO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS DECREASING AND THE FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING HAS ENDED AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$
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.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 15, 10:15 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 10:15 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1015 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN RECONFIGURED AND IS NOW IN EFFECT ALONG
AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 90. THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE
WESTWARD TOWARDS EAGLE PASS. THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVERNIGHT WILL
OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTER. TORNADO WATCH EXPIRED AT 10
PM.
PRELIMS...
AUS 070/088 073/092 072 54341
DRT 073/085 073/093 074 79852
SAT 071/089 071/091 074 88541
.EWX...HIGH WIND WARNING TONIGHT FOR
ATASCOSA...FRIO...DIMMIT AND ZAVALA COUNTIES.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.
WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS TONIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA.
13/03In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 6:04 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-160030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 604 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 715 PM FOR KARNES COUNTY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTY... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ATASCOSA... KARNES WILSON... DEWITT... GONZALES AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ATASCOSA... DEWITT KARNES... LAVACA AND WILSON COUNTIES... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS NOW CENTERED BETWEEN GEORGE WEST AND BEEVILLE MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVERNIGHT WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ATASCOSA...FRIO...ZAVALA...DIMMIT AND MAVERICK COUNTIES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS EFFECT OVERNIGHT AS THE OUTER CONVECTIVE BANDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AWAY FROM THE CENTER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. HIGHER TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF THE STORM TRACK. CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A HEAVY RAIN EVENT. SOME SOILS REMAIN MOIST FROM RAINS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS...AND RUNOFF COULD BECOME RAPID. PERSONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:03 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-160100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 703 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM FOR KARNES... ATASCOSA... DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTY... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ATASCOSA... KARNES WILSON... DEWITT... GONZALES AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ATASCOSA... DEWITT KARNES... LAVACA AND WILSON COUNTIES... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS NOW CENTERED 65 MILES SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVERNIGHT WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ATASCOSA...FRIO...ZAVALA...DIMMIT AND MAVERICK COUNTIES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS EFFECT OVERNIGHT AS THE OUTER CONVECTIVE BANDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AWAY FROM THE CENTER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. HIGHER TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF THE STORM TRACK. CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A HEAVY RAIN EVENT. SOME SOILS REMAIN MOIST FROM RAINS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS...AND RUNOFF COULD BECOME RAPID. PERSONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-160200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 749 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 930 PM FOR KARNES... ATASCOSA... DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY UNTIL 915 PM FOR BEXAR AND WILSON COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTY... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ATASCOSA... KARNES WILSON... DEWITT... GONZALES AND LAVACA COUNTIES... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ATASCOSA... DEWITT KARNES... LAVACA AND WILSON COUNTIES... TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE IS CENTERED ABOUT 65 MILES SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVERNIGHT WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ATASCOSA...FRIO...ZAVALA...DIMMIT AND MAVERICK COUNTIES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS EFFECT OVERNIGHT AS THE OUTER CONVECTIVE BANDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AWAY FROM THE CENTER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. HIGHER TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF THE STORM TRACK. CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A HEAVY RAIN EVENT. SOME SOILS REMAIN MOIST FROM RAINS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS...AND RUNOFF COULD BECOME RAPID. PERSONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
Local storm report, Jul 15, 8:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
843 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0333 PM HALLETTSVILLE TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 LAVACA TREES DOWN AND POWER
OUTAGE
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0530 PM KARNES CITY TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 KARNES TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0700 PM CUERO TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 DEWITT POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0730 PM RUNGE TX FLASH FLOODS
07/15/03 KARNES ROADS CLOSED
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0731 PM JOURDANTON TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 ATASCOSA 1 FATALITY
TREE BLOWN OVER ON
VICTIM BY HIGH WIND
REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
0740 PM JOURDANTON TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 ATASCOSA POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
DCLocal storm report, Jul 15, 10:43 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
1043 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0927 PM KARNES CITY TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 KARNES POWER LINES DOWN
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0929 PM PEARSALL TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 FRIO SEVERAL ROOFS
DAMAGED
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0950 PM PEARSALL TX WIND DAMAGE
07/15/03 FRIO HOTEL ROOF DAMAGE
REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
DCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 9:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, Wilson | 113 min |
| Jul 15, 10:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 115 min |
| Jul 16, 1:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 113 min |
| Jul 16, 2:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Frio | 111 min |
| Jul 16, 4:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 4 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2003Every flash flood warning in 2003
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.