River Flood Warning 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Sep 12, 2009, 4:42 PM CDT (21:42 UTC)

Expired

Sep 13, 2009, 3:12 AM CDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Flood severity

Moderate

County Travis County, TX

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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.

Written for the forecast point Bull Creek above Loop 360 (ABUT2). The gauge peaked at 7.10 ft at Sep 12, 2009, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage

5 ft

Minor stage

5 ft

Moderate stage

5 ft

Major stage

9 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08154700, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

000 
WGUS44 KEWX 122142
FLWEWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
442 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED 
 A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE... 

  BULL CREEK...SOUTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER 
  
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 6-12 HOURS.

&&

TXC453-131542-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0013.090912T2142Z-000000T0000Z/
/ABUT2.2.ER.090912T2005Z.090912T2059Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
442 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BULL CREEK AT BULL CREEK AT LOOP 360 NEAR AUSTIN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:31 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...FLOODING COVERS THE LOW BRIDGE AT FM 2222 AT BULL CREEK
  MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CARE APPROACHING THIS BRIDGE - FLOW IS NEAR THE USGS 
  1:2 YEAR FLOOD LEVEL OF 6.9 FEET.

$$

TXC491-131542-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0014.090912T2142Z-000000T0000Z/
/GETT2.1.ER.090912T2124Z.090912T2130Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
442 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SOUTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER AT GEORGETOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES LOW AREAS OF THE FLOOD 
  PLAIN WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.  LOWEST AREAS OF THE CITY PARK DOWNTOWN ARE 
  FLOODED.

$$

&&


BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   SUN   MON   TUE   WED   THU
  BULL CREEK AT L    5    5    6.5   SAT 05 PM                              
  GEORGETOWN         5    9    9.6   SAT 04 PM                              

$$

000 
WGUS84 KEWX 130812
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
312 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

  SOUTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER AT GEORGETOWN AFFECTING WILLIAMSON COUNTY
  SAN GABRIEL RIVER NEAR GEORGETOWN AFFECTING WILLIAMSON COUNTY
  BULL CREEK AT BULL CREEK AT LOOP 360 NEAR AUSTIN AFFECTING TRAVIS COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 6-12 HOURS.

&&

TXC491-130842-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090913T1509Z/
/GETT2.N.ER.090912T2124Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
312 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SOUTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER AT GEORGETOWN.
* AT  2:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7.1 FEET.  THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL TO 2.8 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
  THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST.


$$

TXC491-130842-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090913T1600Z/
/GEOT2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
312 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER NEAR GEORGETOWN.
* AT 2:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL.
  THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST.


$$

TXC453-130842-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090913T1600Z/
/ABUT2.2.ER.090912T2005Z.090912T2059Z.090913T0019Z.NO/
312 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BULL CREEK AT BULL CREEK AT LOOP 360 NEAR AUSTIN.
* AT  3:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
  THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST. 

$$

&&


BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   MON   TUE   WED   THU  
  GEORGETOWN         5    9    4.3   SUN 02 AM   2.8   2.7   2.6   2.6      
  GEORGETOWN         5    7    4.7   SUN 02 AM   0.6   0.4   0.4   0.3      
  BULL CREEK AT L    5    5    3.5   SUN 03 AM                              

$$

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.