Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 182, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 28, 2007, 8:26 AM CDT for Fayette County, Lee County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- May 28, 2007, 8:26 AM CDT (13:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2007, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fayette County, TX, Lee County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 10:50 AM CDT | FLOOD | 5 E Lexington, TX | HIGHWAY 696 EAST OF LEXINGTON IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 266 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
- 578 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KEWX 281326
FFWEWX
TXC149-287-281630-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
826 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SCHULENBURG...LA GRANGE...FLATONIA...
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...GIDDINGS...
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
* AT 818 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT
RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE FLASH FLOODING FROM
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF LA
GRANGE TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF LA GRANGE TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROUND
TOP...FEDOR...DIME BOX AND TANGLEWOOD
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 2964 9689 2963 9714 2979 9732 3005 9703
3049 9713 3056 9697 3054 9692 3047 9691
3033 9674 3031 9665 3017 9680 3014 9677
3016 9670 3015 9666 3007 9665 2997 9658
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KEWX 281400
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
856 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2007
TXC149-287-281630-
LEE TX-FAYETTE TX-
856 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
FAYETTE AND LEE COUNTIES...
AT 848 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GIDDINGS TO
FAYETTEVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
GIDDINGS TO 15 MILES EAST OF LA GRANGE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
RAINFALL RATES ARE APPROACHING 2 INCHES AN HOUR WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. AREA CREEKS WILL RISE RAPIDLY DUE TO SATURATED SOIL
CONDITIONS AND ONGOING RUNOFF.
WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. THE LIFE YOU
SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2964 9689 2963 9714 2979 9732 3005 9703
3049 9713 3056 9697 3054 9692 3047 9691
3033 9674 3031 9665 3017 9680 3014 9677
3016 9670 3015 9666 3007 9665 2997 9658
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 281501
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
956 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2007
TXC149-287-281630-
LEE TX-FAYETTE TX-
956 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
FAYETTE AND LEE COUNTIES...
AT 948 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MOST
OF LEE COUNTY AND THE EASTERN HALF OF FAYETTE COUNTY. AREAS CREEKS
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FROM THE RAINFALL RUNOFF.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TANGLEWOOD...
ROUND TOP...LEXINGTON...GIDDINGS...FEDOR AND DIME BOX
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 2964 9689 2963 9714 2979 9732 3005 9703
3049 9713 3056 9697 3054 9692 3047 9691
3033 9674 3031 9665 3017 9680 3014 9677
3016 9670 3015 9666 3007 9665 2997 9658
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 281609
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1107 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2007
TXC149-287-281630-
LEE TX-FAYETTE TX-
1107 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
FAYETTE AND LEE COUNTIES...
AT 1100 AM CDT...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH ACROSS LEE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE
ENDED, AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FROM THE
RUNOFF.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TANGLEWOOD...
LEXINGTON...GIDDINGS...FEDOR AND DIME BOX
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2964 9689 2963 9714 2979 9732 3005 9703
3049 9713 3056 9697 3054 9692 3047 9691
3033 9674 3031 9665 3017 9680 3014 9677
3016 9670 3015 9666 3007 9665 2997 9658
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 4:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Fayette, Lavaca, Lee | 8 hr |
| May 28, 6:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 3 hr |
| May 28, 4:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette, Lavaca | 4 hr |
| May 28, 4:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette, Lavaca, Lee | 4 hr |
| May 28, 4:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.