Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Mar 13, 2007, 2:11 PM CDT (19:11 UTC)

Expired

Mar 13, 2007, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Atascosa County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Frio County, TX, Medina County, TX, Wilson County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KEWX 131915
FFWEWX
TXC013-029-163-325-493-132300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
211 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  BEXAR
  MEDINA
  WILSON
  ATASCOSA
  FRIO

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 212 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
  TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH
  CENTRAL TEXAS. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH
  WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. DUE TO PREVIOUS HEAVY 
RAINFALL...THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 
BE QUICK TO RUNOFF AND CAUSE FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS.  

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 EVER TRY TO 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 2870 9931 2865 9826 2893 9827 2929 9787
      2967 9858 2952 9885 2953 9921

$$

000 
WGUS74 KEWX 132220
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
518 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2007

TXC013-029-163-325-493-132300-
BEXAR TX-MEDINA TX-WILSON TX-ATASCOSA TX-FRIO TX-
518 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
FRIO...ATASCOSA...WILSON...MEDINA AND BEXAR COUNTIES...

AT 511 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED 
COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH.

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE
FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.

RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SAN ANTONIO...SUTHERLAND 
SPRINGS...STOCKDALE...FLORESVILLE AND CAMPBELLTON

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 2870 9931 2865 9826 2893 9827 2929 9787
      2967 9858 2952 9885 2953 9921

$$

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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.