Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005
Flash Flood Warning 82, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 10, 2005, 7:25 AM CDT for Bexar 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
- Aug 10, 2005, 7:25 AM CDT (12:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2005, 10:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Bexar County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 2267 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS54 KEWX 101226 FFWEWX TXC029-101515- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 725 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BEXAR * UNTIL 1015 AM CDT * AT 721 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY. THE STORMS EXTENDED FROM SOMERSET AND VON ORMY TO DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO... THEN ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN SAN ANTONIO. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WAS NOTED...HOWEVER THEY WILL INCREASE AND PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREAS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WINDCREST...UNIVERSAL CITY... TIMBERWOOD PARK...TERRELL HILLS...SHAVANO PARK...SELMA...SCHERTZ... SAN ANTONIO...OLMOS PARK...LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...LACKLAND AFB... KIRBY...HOLLYWOOD PARK...HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE...CHINA GROVE AND ALAMO HEIGHTS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... COUNTRY ROADS...AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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 2924 9873 2915 9850 2952 9821 2974 9855 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS74 KEWX 101258 FFSEWX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 757 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005 TXC029-101515- BEXAR TX- 757 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR BEXAR COUNTY... AT 756 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER BEXAR COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS OVER SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF SAN ANTONIO AND EXTENDED NORTH TO NEAR BULVERDE AND NORTHEAST TO UNIVERSAL CITY AND SCHERTZ. THESE RAINS WILL IMPACT THE SALADO CREEK DRAINAGE. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WINDCREST...UNIVERSAL CITY...TERRELL HILLS...SHAVANO PARK...SELMA...SCHERTZ...SAN ANTONIO...OLMOS PARK... LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...KIRBY...HOLLYWOOD PARK...HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE AND ALAMO HEIGHTS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED AREAS. A LITTLE OVER A FOOT OF WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST CARS AND TRUCKS. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 2924 9873 2915 9850 2952 9821 2974 9855 $$
000 WGUS74 KEWX 101326 FFSEWX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 826 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005 TXC029-101515- BEXAR TX- 826 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR BEXAR COUNTY... AT 821 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS NORTHEASTERN BEXAR COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE OVER CONVERSE AND UNIVERSAL CITY AND EXTENDED NORTHWEST TO NEAR STONE OAK AND BULVERDE. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE NOTED. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WINDCREST...UNIVERSAL CITY...TERRELL HILLS...SHAVANO PARK...SELMA...SCHERTZ...SAN ANTONIO...OLMOS PARK... LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...KIRBY...HOLLYWOOD PARK...HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE AND ALAMO HEIGHTS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 2924 9873 2915 9850 2952 9821 2974 9855 $$
000 WGUS74 KEWX 101414 FFSEWX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 912 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005 TXC029-101515- BEXAR TX- 912 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR BEXAR COUNTY... AT 909 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD MOVED NORTHEAST OF BEXAR COUNTY. HOWEVER... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS CONTINUED. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FROM EARLIER VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 2924 9873 2915 9850 2952 9821 2974 9855 $$
000 WGUS74 KEWX 101441 FFSEWX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 939 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005 TXC029-101515- BEXAR TX- 939 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR BEXAR COUNTY... AT 934 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHWESTERN BEXAR COUNTY FROM HELOTES TO STONE OAK...THEN NORTHWEST TO NEAR BOERNE AND BULVERDE. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE NOTED. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WINDCREST...UNIVERSAL CITY...TERRELL HILLS...SHAVANO PARK...SELMA...SCHERTZ...SAN ANTONIO...OLMOS PARK... LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...KIRBY...HOLLYWOOD PARK...HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE AND ALAMO HEIGHTS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...UNDERPASSES AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... COUNTRY ROADS...AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. LAT...LON 2924 9873 2915 9850 2952 9821 2974 9855 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 62 min |
| Aug 9, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 9:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 11:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 119 min |
| Aug 10, 6:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kendall | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 9:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Real | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 11:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 115 min |
| Aug 10, 12:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Maverick | 62 min |
| Aug 10, 2:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.