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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2005, 3:25 AM CDT for 5 counties in 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 1, 2005, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2005, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Bandera County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Real County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 3659 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1496 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KEWX 010827
FFWEWX
TXC019-137-259-265-385-011115-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
325 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
EDWARDS
KERR
KENDALL
REAL
BANDERA
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 325 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ROCKSPRINGS...MOUNTAIN HOME...
KERRVILLE...KERRVILLE STATE PARK...KERR WILDLIFE MGMT AREA...
INGRAM...HUNT AND BANKERSMITH.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING AT LOW WATER
CROSSINGS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
LAT...LON 3029 10069 3028 9932 3014 9931 3013 9859
2994 9843 2976 9864 2973 9878 2956 9897
2963 9899 2962 10069
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KEWX 011001
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
459 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
TXC019-137-259-265-385-011115-
EDWARDS TX-KERR TX-KENDALL TX-REAL TX-BANDERA TX-
459 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR BANDERA...
REAL...KENDALL...KERR AND EDWARDS COUNTIES...
AT 459 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SPOTTY AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT PARTS OF THE HILL COUNTRY RECEIVED UP
TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 2 AM.
THESE HEAVY RAINS ARE SHIFTING SOUTH WITH RAIN EXPECTED TO END OVER
THE HILL COUNTRY BY 6 AM. HOWEVER...FLASH FLOODING WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND 20 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A
TELEGRAPH TO MEDINA LINE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
LAT...LON 3028 9935 3014 9931 3013 9859 2994 9843
2977 9863 2974 9878 2957 9896 2964 9899
2963 10068 3029 10069
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 011053
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
550 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
TXC019-137-259-265-385-011115-
EDWARDS TX-KERR TX-KENDALL TX-REAL TX-BANDERA TX-
550 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM CDT FOR
BANDERA...REAL...KENDALL...KERR AND EDWARDS COUNTIES...
AT 541 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
LIGHT RAIN ACROSS EDWARDS, KERR, REAL AND BANDERA COUNTIES. AN
AVERAGE OF TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MOST OF THE COUNTIES
AND RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS ARE CAUSING AREAS CREEKS AND STREAMS TO
RISE.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED AREAS. A LITTLE OVER A FOOT OF WATER CAN CARRY AWAY
MOST CARS AND TRUCKS. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3028 9936 3015 9932 3013 9926 3013 9859
2994 9843 2978 9862 2975 9877 2959 9894
2965 9899 2964 10068 3029 10069
$$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 Jun 1, 3:00 AM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:00 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 3 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 .DISCUSSION... MASSIVE MCS MOVING THROUGH THE STATE IS DROPPING COPIOUS RAIN. THIS WILL SUPPRESS DAYTIME HEATING AND KEEP TODAYS HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 85 TO 90 RANGE. GOOD SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL SLIDE ON THROUGH TODAY. THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS REBUILDING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WITH A SUBSIDENT FLOW OVER US TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SLACK GRAIDENT AND WET GROUNDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG THURSDAY MORNING. THE NEXT VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS DUE FRIDAY. TIMING UNSURE AS ALL MODELS HAVE DIFFERING LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS. COULD BE AS EARLY AS FRIDAY MORNING OR LATE AS FRIDAY NIGHT. EITHER WAY, GOOD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS THE DRY LINE WILL BE CLOSE BY FOR STORM INITIATION. UPPER HEIGHTS GRADUALLY INCREASE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH MINOR DISTURBANCES CONTINUING TO FLOW EAST ACROSS TEXAS. A DIFLUENT UPPER FLOW DEVELOPS OVER WEST TEXAS NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LIMIT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO EVENING HOURS MAINLY WESTERN MOST COUNTIES. TODAYS POPS HIGHER THIS MORNING THEN DROP TO 10%-20% THIS AFTERNOON. POPS INCREASE FRIDAY WITH THE NEXT STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH. WILL GO LOWER THAN MOS ON FRI MIN TEMPS, EXPECTING ANOTHER MCS WILL DEVELOP. OTHERWISE TEMPS REMAIN IN THE SEASONAL RANGE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 90 74 91 74 / 60 10 10 20 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 89 72 90 74 / 60 10 10 20 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 95 75 97 76 / 40 0 0 20 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 90 74 91 75 / 50 10 10 20 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. && 06/02/JB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 31, 9:46 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 946 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-010501- 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- 946 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005 ...INCREASING CLOUDINESS AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT... ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM OVER WEST TEXAS...THAT IS PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT TO PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS WILL CAUSE AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT TO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH STRONG STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
Special weather statement, May 31, 11:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-010701- 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- 1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005 ...INCREASING CHANCEs FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT... ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM OVER WEST AND NORTH TEXAS...THAT IS PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AT 30 TO 35 MPH TO PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS WILL CAUSE AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR MAINLY THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT TO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH STRONG STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:37 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
237 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 AM HAIL KERRVILLE 30.04N 99.14W
06/01/2005 0.88 INCH KERR TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
JBPLocal storm report, Jun 1, 2:54 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
254 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 AM HAIL 24 W MOUNTAIN HOME 30.17N 99.77W
06/01/2005 1.75 INCH EDWARDS TX AIRPLANE PILOT
OBSERVER LIVES ON THE KERR/EDWARDS CO LINE ON HWY83 20
MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION.
&&
JBPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 1:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Llano | 61 min |
| Jun 1, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kerr | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 1:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Real | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 2:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 2:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 2:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 3:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Kendall | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 3:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Williamson | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 65 min |
| Jun 1, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 3:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 3:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe, Medina | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 115 min |
| Jun 1, 4:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Karnes | 64 min |
| Jun 1, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 6:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 6:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Zavala | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 43 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.