Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 30, 2007, 4:16 AM CDT for Kinney 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2007, 4:16 AM CDT (09:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2007, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kinney County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 1523 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KEWX 300918
FFWEWX
TXC271-301215-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
416 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
KINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 715 AM CDT
* AT 407 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT
RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE FLASH FLOODING FROM
A THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAMO VILLAGE...OR ABOUT 18
MILES NORTH OF BRACKETTVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL AFFECT SYCAMORE CREEK AND
ITS TRIBUTARIES AND AREAS ALONG FM ROAD 674 FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF
BRACKETTVILLE TO THE EDWARDS COUNTY BORDER.
IT IS HARD TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. 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 2934 10071 2937 10070 2962 10069 2963 10013
2949 10012 2948 10013 2931 10074 2933 10074
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KEWX 300957
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
448 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
TXC271-301215-
KINNEY TX-
448 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
KINNEY COUNTY...
AT 445 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT HEAVY RAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAINS
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN OVER THE TRIBUTARIES
OF SYCAMORE CREEK WITH NEAR 2 INCHES INDICATED ALONG HIGHWAY 674
NEAR THE EDWARDS COUNTY BORDER. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE
OVER THESE SAME AREAS TO INCREASE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL BY 6 AM CDT.
IT IS HARD TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT MONDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2934 10071 2937 10070 2962 10069 2963 10013
2949 10012 2948 10013 2931 10074 2933 10074
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 301138
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
636 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
TXC271-301215-
KINNEY TX-
636 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
KINNEY COUNTY...
AT 630 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON FROM THESE
STORMS...WITH SPOTTY AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES CAUSING FLOODING OF LOW
WATER CROSSINGS ALONG SECONDARY ROADS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 90.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT MONDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2934 10071 2937 10070 2962 10069 2963 10013
2949 10012 2922 10012 2931 10074 2933 10074
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Maverick | 58 min |
| Apr 29, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Maverick | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Maverick | 21 min |
| Apr 29, 11:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 65 min |
| Apr 30, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 2:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 3:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Real, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 56 min |
| Apr 30, 9:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Kendall | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 66 min |
| Apr 30, 11:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Kendall | 99 min |
| Apr 30, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Wilson | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 12:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 119 min |
| Apr 30, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 12:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Wilson | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell | 117 min |
| Apr 30, 1:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette, Lavaca | 30 days |
| Apr 30, 1:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette, Lavaca | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 1:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 67 min |
| Apr 30, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 66 min |
| Apr 30, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette | 79 min |
| Apr 30, 1:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 118 min |
| Apr 30, 1:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 114 min |
| Apr 30, 1:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 18 min |
| Apr 30, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Karnes | 54 min |
| Apr 30, 2:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kendall | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 2:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 113 min |
| Apr 30, 2:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Wilson | 77 min |
| Apr 30, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 67 min |
| Apr 30, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kendall | 62 min |
| Apr 30, 2:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette, Lavaca | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 56 min |
| Apr 30, 3:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Wilson | 113 min |
| Apr 30, 4:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 47 min |
Nearby
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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.