Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2006
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2006, 3:41 PM CDT for Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2006, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2006, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 4:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Del Rio, TX | WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC ALONG WITH MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO WATER COVERED ROADWAY. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO INJURIES IS UNKNOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 1999 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 935 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 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 302043 FFWEWX TXC465-302345- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 341 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... VAL VERDE * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 336 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN VAL VERDE COUNTY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN VAL VERDE COUNTY THROUGH THE EVENING. DUE TO RAINFALL FROM EARLIER TODAY...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY BECOME RUNOFF. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. LAT...LON 2936 10096 2917 10077 2976 10070 2975 10131 $$
5 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KEWX 302116
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
413 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
TXC465-302345-
VAL VERDE TX-
413 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR VAL
VERDE COUNTY...
AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE CITY OF
DEL RIO AND FROM LOMA ALTA TO JUNO. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
AN HOUR WERE BEING ESTIMATED BY RADAR FROM DEL RIO TO COMSTOCK. THE
STORMS WERE DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD.
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING IN THE CITY OF DEL RIO.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LOMA ALTA...LAUGHLIN AFB AND DEL RIO
RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL FLOOD CREEKS, STREAMS, STREET
INTERSECTIONS, CULVERTS AND UNDERPASSES. LOW LYING PLACES THAT
NORMALLY FLOOD COULD BECOME DEATH TRAPS. DO NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED
AREA. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 2937 10098 2918 10079 3024 10070 3031 10131
2950 10127
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 302145
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
437 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
TXC465-302345-
VAL VERDE TX-
437 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR VAL
VERDE COUNTY...
AT 430 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF
VAL VERDE COUNTY. HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE CITY OF DEL RIO.
HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE BETWEEN JUNO
AND LOMA ALTA. MOVEMENT WAS ERRATIC AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. RAINFALL
RATES WERE ESTIMATED AT 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR NORTHEAST OF JUNO.
FLOODING OF LOW WATERS CROSSINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FM 189.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE JUNO.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 2937 10098 2918 10079 3024 10070 3031 10131
2950 10127
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 302226
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
525 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
TXC465-302345-
VAL VERDE TX-
525 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR VAL
VERDE COUNTY...
AT 519 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN
VAL VERDE COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED BETWEEN PANDALE AND JUNO.
MOVEMENT WAS ERRATIC AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. RAINFALL RATES WERE
ESTIMATED AT 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 2991 10110 2991 10071 3026 10071 3027 10141
3012 10139
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 302255
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
553 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
TXC465-302345-
VAL VERDE TX-
553 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR VAL
VERDE COUNTY...
AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN
VAL VERDE COUNTY ALONG THE COUNTY LINE. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED.
RAINFALL RATES WERE ESTIMATED AT 1 INCH AN HOUR.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PANDALE.
DO NOT DRIVE WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER
CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. TURN
AROUND DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3010 10110 3001 10073 3026 10071 3028 10167
3006 10168
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 302336
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
636 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
TXC465-302346-
VAL VERDE TX-
636 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT FOR VAL VERDE
COUNTY...
HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS VAL VERDE COUNTY AND THE WARING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3010 10110 3001 10073 3026 10071 3028 10167
3006 10168
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 5:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Real | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2006Every flash flood warning in 2006
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.