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Flash Flood Warning 112, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 8, 2004Frio County, Medina County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2004, 8:14 PM CDT for Frio County, Medina County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2004, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2004, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Frio County, TX, Medina County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2004-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1958 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2004-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1958 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS54 KEWX 090115
FFWSAT
TXC163-325-090415-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
814 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  MEDINA
  FRIO

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 808 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR FRIO TOWN...OR ABOUT 13    
  MILES NORTHWEST OF PEARSALL...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.  ANOTHER 
  LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAINS IS MOVING TOWARD MEDINA AND FRIO         
  COUNTIES. 

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE YANCEY...HONDO AND DHANIS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 2917 9941 2962 9941 2962 9910 2935 9910
          2897 9911 2895 9930

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS74 KEWX 090233
FFSSAT
TXC163-325-090415-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
928 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR FRIO AND
MEDINA COUNTIES...

AT 917 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING IN THE SOUTHWEST 
CORNER OF MEDINA COUNTY. SO FAR AN ESTIMATED 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN 
HAS FALLEN ALONG THE FRIO AND MEDINA COUNTY LINE...BETWEEN THE 
CITIES OF FRIO TOWN, YANCEY AND MOORE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO FRIO AND MEDINA COUNTIES IN THE 
NEXT HOUR. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
YANCEY...HONDO AND DHANIS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 2917 9941 2962 9941 2962 9910 2935 9910
          2897 9911 2895 9930

$$
000 
WGUS74 KEWX 090427
FFSSAT
TXC163-325-090415-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1121 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FRIO AND MEDINA COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED.  LINGERING SHOWERS WILL NOT POSE ANY  
ADDITIONAL FLOODING THREATS. 

LAT...LON 2917 9941 2962 9941 2962 9910 2935 9910
          2897 9911 2895 9930

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXMedina29 min
Jun 8, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXMedina34 min
Jun 8, 8:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXEdwards, Kerr, Real3 hr
Jun 8, 8:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXDimmit, Zavala3 hr
Jun 8, 11:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXZavala117 min
Jun 9, 4:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBlanco4 hr
Jun 9, 5:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXLlano4 hr
Jun 9, 5:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera4 hr
Jun 9, 5:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXGillespie, Kerr3 hr
Jun 9, 6:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXMedina, Uvalde4 hr
Jun 9, 7:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXKendall3 hr
Jun 9, 7:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBlanco4 hr
Jun 9, 8:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Llano, Medina and 2 more4 hr
Jun 9, 9:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBexar3 hr
Jun 9, 9:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar3 hr
Jun 9, 11:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXComal3 hr
Jun 9, 11:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBlanco2 hr
Jun 9, 12:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXGuadalupe, Wilson3 hr
Jun 9, 12:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXHays3 hr
Jun 9, 12:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal67 min
Jun 9, 12:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera, Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr and 1 more3 hr
Jun 9, 1:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar3 hr
Jun 9, 1:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXTravis, Williamson4 hr
Jun 9, 1:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXComal4 hr
Jun 9, 3:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXGuadalupe, Hays, Wilson4 hr
Jun 9, 3:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 14 more4 hr
Jun 9, 4:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXKarnes3 hr
Jun 9, 5:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXDeWitt, Fayette, Lavaca, Lee6 hr

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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.