Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Apr 6, 2004, 6:14 AM CDT (11:14 UTC)

Expired

Apr 6, 2004, 9:15 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Blanco County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Travis County, TX, Williamson County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS54 KEWX 061115
FFWSAT
TXC031-259-453-491-061415-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
614 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  WILLIAMSON
  TRAVIS
  BLANCO
  KENDALL

* UNTIL 915 AM CDT

* AT 614 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN TRAINING ACROSS THE WARNED 
  AREA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...BUT WILL 
  LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY AND I-35 
  CORRIDOR THROUGH 7 AM.

DOPPLER RADAR AND AREA RAINFALL REPORTS INDICATES RAINFALL TOTALS 
ALREADY APPROACHING 2 INCHES ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR TRENDS SUGGESTS AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. 
WITH GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS...THIS ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL WILL RESULT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS 
QUICKLY BECOMING FLOODED.

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 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 3013 9890 2984 9889 3003 9838 3036 9821
          3030 9801 3053 9721 3075 9730 3072 9786
          3043 9813 3048 9837 3047 9856 3013 9855

$$

000 
WGUS74 KEWX 061412
FFSSAT
TXC031-061515-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
912 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BLANCO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 915 AM...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS ENDING AND
THE FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...
BUT THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING HAS ENDED AND THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

$$

000 
WGUS74 KEWX 061416
FFSSAT
TXC259-061615-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
914 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR KENDALL COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED      
   UNTIL 1115 AM CDT...

BOERNE...KENDALIA...SISTERDALE AND WARING ARE INCLUDED IN THE WARNED
AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS MORNINGS STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE 
FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND 
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF HOURS.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

$$

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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.