Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jan 13, 2007, 6:25 AM CST for Hays County, Travis County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2007, 6:25 AM CST (12:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2007, 9:30 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Hays County, TX, Travis County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 8:30 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Austin, TX | SEVERAL HIGH WATER RESCUES UNDERWAY IN CITY OF AUSTIN INCLUDING 1106 W DITTMAR, 714 E 8TH STREET, CESAR CHAVEZ AND RED RIVER STREETS. 1 PERSON PULLED FROM WATER AND RESCUED SO FAR. |
| Jan 13, 8:35 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 7 N Austin, TX | FLOODING/STANDING WATER REPORTED ON THE MAIN NORTHBOUND LANES OF MOPAC/LOOP 1 AT STECK AVENUE. |
| Jan 13, 8:40 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Austin, TX | WALLER CREEK BETWEEN GUADALUPE AND 30TH ST IS OUT OF ITS BANKS. ROADS MAY BE FLOODED IN THE AREA. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE CREEK MAY EXPERIENCE YARD FLOODING. |
| Jan 13, 8:58 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ssw Austin, TX | SWIFT WATER RESCUE REPORTED ON INDUSTRIAL BLVD AT TERRY-O LANE JUST SOUTH OF BEN WHITE BOULEVARD. |
| Jan 13, 9:05 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Austin, TX | AUSTIN POLICE DEPT REPORTS SOUTH 1ST AND OLTORF, STECK AND MOPAC, AND THORNBERRY RD ALL IMPASSABLE. |
| Jan 13, 9:14 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | San Marcos, TX | BARRICADES UP ON SEVERAL ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS COUNTY WIDE. |
| Jan 13, 9:20 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Austin, TX | SINCE 0415 AM THIS MORNING AUSTIN/TRAVIS COUNTY EMS REPORTS EIGHT HIGH/SWIFT WATER RESCUES SO FAR IN THE CITY AS A RESULT OF FLASH FLOODING. AT LEAST ONE PERSON RESCUED SO FAR. SEARCH ONGOING FOR AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 280 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
- 624 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KEWX 131228
FFWEWX
TXC209-453-131530-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
625 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
TRAVIS
HAYS
* UNTIL 930 AM CST
* AT 613 AM CST...RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT NEAR SAN
MARCOS...AND NORTH TO AUSTIN.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WIMBERLEY...KYLE...
WOODCREEK...NIEDERWALD...MUSTANG RIDGE...BUDA...ONION
CREEK...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...BERGSTROM...GARFIELD...
BEE CAVE...AUSTIN...LAKEWAY...MANOR...WINDEMERE AND PFLUGERVILLE.
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.
WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. THE LIFE YOU
SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3055 9787 3049 9785 3044 9778 3049 9763
3043 9738 3012 9760 2989 9790 2986 9788
2987 9791 2981 9797 3004 9826 3057 9796
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KEWX 131311
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
704 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
TXC209-453-131530-
TRAVIS TX-HAYS TX-
704 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR HAYS
AND TRAVIS COUNTIES...
AT 700 AM CST...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUED FROM SAN MARCOS TO AUSTIN.
AUSTIN POLICE REPORTED SEVERAL FLOODED ROADWAYS IN THE CITY OF
AUSTIN. DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN ALONG THIS STRETCH...WITH ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF RAIN
EXPECTED BEFORE 930 AM.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WOODCREEK...WINDEMERE...WIMBERLEY...
WEST LAKE HILLS...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...ROLLINGWOOD...PFLUGERVILLE...
ONION CREEK...NIEDERWALD...MUSTANG RIDGE...MANSFIELD
DAM...MANOR...LAKEWAY...LAGO VISTA...KYLE...AND AUSTIN
RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL FLOOD CREEKS, STREAMS, STREET
INTERSECTIONS, CULVERTS AND UNDERPASSES. LOW LYING PLACES THAT
NORMALLY FLOOD COULD BECOME DEATH TRAPS. DO NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED
AREA. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.
WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. THE LIFE YOU
SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3055 9787 3049 9785 3044 9778 3049 9763
3043 9738 3012 9760 2989 9790 2986 9788
2987 9791 2981 9797 3004 9826 3057 9796
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 131350
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
749 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
TXC209-453-131530-
TRAVIS TX-HAYS TX-
749 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR HAYS
AND TRAVIS COUNTIES...
AT 739 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR SAN MARCOS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE KYLE...DRIFTWOOD...
BUDA...MUSTANG RIDGE...ONION CREEK...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...
BERGSTROM...ROLLINGWOOD...LAKEWAY...GARFIELD...AUSTIN...LAGO
VISTA...MANOR...WINDEMERE AND PFLUGERVILLE
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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3055 9787 3049 9785 3044 9778 3049 9763
3043 9738 3012 9760 2989 9790 2986 9788
2987 9791 2981 9797 3004 9826 3057 9796
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 131501
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
858 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
TXC209-453-131530-
TRAVIS TX-HAYS TX-
858 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR HAYS
AND TRAVIS COUNTIES...
AT 854 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE CITY OF AUSTIN WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL
ELSEWHERE. RAINFALL RATES UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WAS NOTED. THE
RAINS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GARFIELD...WEST LAKE
HILLS...MANSFIELD DAM...LAKEWAY...AUSTIN...LAGO
VISTA...WINDEMERE...PFLUGERVILLE AND MANOR
WALLER CREEK BETWEEN GUADALUPE AND 30TH STREET IS OUT OF ITS BANKS.
ROADS MAY BE FLOODED IN THAT AREA. RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES ALONG
THE CREEK WILL EXPERIENCE YARD FLOODING.
RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL FLOOD CREEKS, STREAMS, STREET
INTERSECTIONS, CULVERTS AND UNDERPASSES. LOW LYING PLACES THAT
NORMALLY FLOOD COULD BECOME DEATH TRAPS. DO NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED
AREA. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.
WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. THE LIFE YOU
SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.
LAT...LON 3055 9787 3049 9785 3044 9778 3049 9763
3043 9738 3012 9760 2989 9790 2986 9788
2987 9791 2981 9797 3004 9826 3057 9796
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 7:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Jan 13, 8:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 2 hr |
| Jan 13, 9:25 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis | 2 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:13 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Kendall | 3 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:32 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:45 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 3 hr |
| Jan 13, 11:11 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell and 15 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 13, 11:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis | 2 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, DeWitt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 13, 12:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 4 days |
| Jan 13, 1:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco | 119 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.