Flash Flood Warning 269, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

000 
WGUS74 KEWX 230550
FFSSAT
TXC019-230815-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1249 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR BANDERA
COUNTY...

AT 1248 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE STORMS 
EXTENDED FROM ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF VANDERPOOL TO BANDERA TO 5 
MILES EAST OF PIPE CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
MEDINA...PIPE CREEK AND BANDERA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 2964 9951 2964 9925 2970 9880 2985 9906
      2989 9953

$$

000 
WGUS74 KEWX 230643
FFSSAT
TXC019-230815-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
141 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR BANDERA
COUNTY...

AT 137 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BANDERA TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF 
PIPE CREEK TO PIPE CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MEDINA 
AND LAKEHILLS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

THE BANDERA EMC REPORTED 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN LAKEHILLS AND 3 
INCHES IN MEDINA.  

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

LAT...LON 2964 9951 2964 9925 2970 9880 2985 9906
      2989 9953

$$

000 
WGUS74 KEWX 230735
FFSSAT
TXC019-230815-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
233 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR BANDERA
COUNTY...

AT 232 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE STORMS WERE 
LOCATED NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF BANDERA TO PIPE CREEK...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
LAKEHILLS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN 
THE WARNED AREA.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.

LAT...LON 2964 9951 2964 9925 2970 9880 2985 9906
      2989 9953

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
900 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2004

.UPDATE...HEAVY RAIN NOW FOCUSED ALONG BEXAR MEDINA COUNTY LINE
NORTH INTO EASTERN BANDERA AND KENDALL COUNTIES. HOT POCKET OF AIR
TO OUR SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST BEING ADVECTED NORTHWARD (BY GOOD LOW
LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW) INTO COOL THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW..THUS CREATING A
PSUEDO-COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH IS HELPING TO MAINTAIN THESE
STORMS. NEW FORECASTS HANDLE THIS WITH HEAVY RAINS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA DRIFTING NWD ACRS THE WESTERN SXNS OF CNTRL TX
AHEAD OF A S/W TROF SLOWLY LIFTING OUT OF MEXICO...WHILE SCT TO
NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA WERE SPREADING NWD ACRS THE EAST.  STORMS WILL
DIMINISH SOME THIS EVENING...BUT WILL CONT WITH LOW CHC POPS IN THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AHEAD OF THE S/W TROF.  WILL SEE DIMINISHING POPS
DURING THE DAY MONDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST WITH THE TROF MOVG EWD
AND EXCEPT FOR ISOLD-WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA IN THE EAST MONDAY EVENING.
BY MON EVENING THRU TUESDAY THE UPR RDG TO DOMINATE WITH WARMER
HUMID CONDS PREVAILING.  ON WEDNESDAY S/W ENERGY ENTERING SW TX
COULD PRODUCE SCT CONVECTION IN THE NWRN CWA ON THE PERIPHERY OF
THE RDG BY THE AFTN AND EVENING.  FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK
INTO THE WEEKEND IT APPEARS S TX WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE EDGE OF
THE RIDGE WITH PSBL S/W ENERGY LIFTING OUT OF MEXICO/W TX THAT COULD
RESULT IN CONVECTION MOVG INTO THE NW CWA EACH AFTN AND EVENING.  FOR
NOW HOWEVER WILL FORECAST GENERALLY AS IS WITH CLIMO SEA-BREEZE POPS
MAINLY IN THE EAST.

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BEXAR
AND MEDINA COUNTIES TIL 1045 PM.

&&

02/13

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
539 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2004

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-231030-
ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT-
DIMMIT-EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES-
KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MAVERICK-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-
UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-ZAVALA-
539 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THERE ARE ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1142 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1010 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SAN ANTONIO             29.46N 98.51W
08/22/2004                   BEXAR              TX   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO HIGH WATER CALLAHAN AT WOODSIDE.

&&

MAB