Flash Flood Warning 129, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Jun 9, 2004, 12:36 PM CDT (17:36 UTC)

Expired

Jun 9, 2004, 3:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Hays County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS54 KEWX 091738
FFWSAT
TXC209-092030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1236 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 1220 PM CDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER HAYS
  COUNTY WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE KYLE...DRIPPING SPRINGS...
  SAN MARCOS AND DRIFTWOOD.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER HAYS COUNTY WILL PRODUCE
HEAVY RAINS IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE NORTH AT 25 MPH.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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 3009 9822 2989 9799 3004 9781 3026 9814

$$

000 
WGUS74 KEWX 091930
FFSSAT
TXC013-019-029-031-053-091-171-187-209-259-265-299-453-491-493-
092100-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
230 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 515 PM FOR WILLIAMSON AND 
TRAVIS COUNTIES...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR ATASCOSA... 
BEXAR...BANDERA...BLANCO...BURNET...KENDALL...KERR...GILLESPIE... 
AND LLANO COUNTIES...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 330 PM FOR HAYS COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 315 PM FOR GUADALUPE AND 
WILSON COUNTIES...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

AT 225 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY 
RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING.  STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH 
OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS AND THEN MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS 
AND THE HILL COUNTRY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 
2 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT FEW 
HOURS.    

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 2870 9876 2868 9856 2887 9825 2925 9790
          2985 9798 3063 9726 3093 9795 3088 9887
          3047 9891 3017 9947 2981 9948 2977 9875

$$

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