Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 86, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 30, 2007, 6:44 AM CDT for Edwards County, Texas. It was in force for 4 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
- Apr 30, 2007, 6:44 AM CDT (11:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2007, 10:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Edwards County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:21 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 25 Nne Brackettville, TX | WATER IS OVER FM674 AND PARTS OF FM334. |
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 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 301144
FFWEWX
TXC137-301545-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
644 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ROCKSPRINGS...
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
* AT 636 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT
RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE FLASH FLOODING FROM
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* THE STORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
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.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3028 9977 3009 9977 3009 9998 2991 10001
2985 10004 2980 10002 2972 10005 2965 10002
2963 10068 3029 10067
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KEWX 301348
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
844 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
TXC137-271-385-463-301515-
EDWARDS TX-REAL TX-UVALDE TX-KINNEY TX-
844 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
KINNEY...UVALDE...REAL AND EDWARDS COUNTIES...
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LEAKEY...ROCKSPRINGS...AND UVALDE.
THE STRONGEST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER KINNEY...UVALDE...AND REAL
COUNTIES HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
PREVIOUS STORMS...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE QUICK TO RUN OFF
AND WILL EASILY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS. IT IS ADVISED THAT
YOU REMAIN ALERT TO THE ONGOING WEATHER SITUATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 3008 9969 2993 9969 2992 9963 2964 9963
2962 9942 2920 9942 2925 10046 2925 10046
2963 10045 2962 10002 2972 10004 2981 10001
2985 10003 3009 9997
$$000
WGUS74 KEWX 301529
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1029 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
TXC137-301545-
EDWARDS TX-
1029 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EDWARDS COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 1045 AM CDT...
THE STRONGEST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND
ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT AND IS NOT
EXPECTED TO LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
HOWEVER...THERE IS AN ONGOING THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN
ALERT TO THE ONGOING WEATHER SCENARIO.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROCKSPRINGS
WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. THE LIFE YOU
SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.
LAT...LON 3028 9977 3009 9977 3009 9998 2991 10001
2985 10004 2980 10002 2972 10005 2965 10002
2963 10068 3029 10067
$$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, 4:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney | 3 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 |
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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.