Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Watches in 2012
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood watch at Feb 17, 2012, 4:02 AM CST for 25 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 17, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2012, 4:02 AM CST (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2012, 5:13 AM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Flood severity
- None
All 25 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Medina County, TX, Travis County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
888 WGUS64 KEWX 171002 FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 402 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS TEXAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND THEN MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES WILL INTERACT WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS...RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. TXC013-021-029-055-091-123-149-163-177-187-209-255-285-287-325- 453-491-493-171815- /O.NEW.KEWX.FF.A.0002.120218T0000Z-120218T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATASCOSA-BASTROP-BEXAR-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT-FAYETTE-FRIO- GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES-LAVACA-LEE-MEDINA-TRAVIS- WILLIAMSON-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLEASANTON...BASTROP...SAN ANTONIO... LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...CUERO...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL... GONZALES...SEGUIN...SAN MARCOS...KARNES CITY...HALLETTSVILLE... GIDDINGS...HONDO...AUSTIN...GEORGETOWN...FLORESVILLE 402 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ATASCOSA...BASTROP...BEXAR...CALDWELL...COMAL... DEWITT...FAYETTE...FRIO...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KARNES...LAVACA...LEE...MEDINA...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS TEXAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND THEN MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES WILL INTERACT WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS...RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES. * THE HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED MAY PRODUCE RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER THE LOWER GUADALUPE...SAN ANTONIO AND LAVACA NAVIDAD RIVER BASINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. && $$
5 follow-up statements
676 WGUS64 KEWX 171800 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1200 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS TEXAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND THEN MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES WILL INTERACT WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS...RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. TXC013-021-029-055-091-123-149-163-177-187-209-255-285-287-325- 453-491-493-180200- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0002.120218T0000Z-120218T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATASCOSA-BASTROP-BEXAR-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT-FAYETTE-FRIO- GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES-LAVACA-LEE-MEDINA-TRAVIS- WILLIAMSON-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLEASANTON...BASTROP...SAN ANTONIO... LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...CUERO...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL... GONZALES...SEGUIN...SAN MARCOS...KARNES CITY...HALLETTSVILLE... GIDDINGS...HONDO...AUSTIN...GEORGETOWN...FLORESVILLE 1200 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ATASCOSA... BASTROP...BEXAR...CALDWELL...COMAL...DEWITT...FAYETTE...FRIO... GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...LAVACA...LEE... MEDINA... TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS TEXAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND THEN MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES WILL INTERACT WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS...RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES. * THE HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED MAY PRODUCE RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER THE LOWER GUADALUPE... SAN ANTONIO AND LAVACA NAVIDAD RIVER BASINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. && $$
394 WGUS64 KEWX 172133 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 333 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND CROSS TEXAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND THEN MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES WILL INTERACT WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS...RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. TXC013-021-029-055-091-123-149-163-177-187-209-255-285-287-325- 453-491-493-180800- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0002.120218T0000Z-120218T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATASCOSA-BASTROP-BEXAR-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT-FAYETTE-FRIO- GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES-LAVACA-LEE-MEDINA-TRAVIS- WILLIAMSON-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLEASANTON...BASTROP...SAN ANTONIO... LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...CUERO...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL... GONZALES...SEGUIN...SAN MARCOS...KARNES CITY...HALLETTSVILLE... GIDDINGS...HONDO...AUSTIN...GEORGETOWN...FLORESVILLE 333 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ATASCOSA... BASTROP...BEXAR...CALDWELL...COMAL...DEWITT...FAYETTE...FRIO... GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...LAVACA...LEE... MEDINA... TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND CROSS TEXAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND THEN MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES WILL INTERACT WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS...RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES. * THE HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED MAY PRODUCE RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER THE LOWER GUADALUPE... SAN ANTONIO...SAN MARCOS...COLORADO AND LAVACA NAVIDAD RIVER BASINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. && $$
127 WGUS64 KEWX 180218 FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 818 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO NEAR THE BIG BEND THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON SATURDAY MORNING AND TO EASTERN TEXAS LATE IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES... ALONG WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS...WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS... RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. TXC013-021-029-055-091-123-149-163-177-187-209-255-285-287-325- 453-491-493-181000- /O.EXT.KEWX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATASCOSA-BASTROP-BEXAR-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT-FAYETTE-FRIO- GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES-LAVACA-LEE-MEDINA-TRAVIS- WILLIAMSON-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLEASANTON...BASTROP...SAN ANTONIO... LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...CUERO...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL... GONZALES...SEGUIN...SAN MARCOS...KARNES CITY...HALLETTSVILLE... GIDDINGS...HONDO...AUSTIN...GEORGETOWN...FLORESVILLE 818 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ATASCOSA... BASTROP...BEXAR...CALDWELL...COMAL...DEWITT...FAYETTE...FRIO... GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...LAVACA...LEE... MEDINA... TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO NEAR THE BIG BEND THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON SATURDAY MORNING AND TO EASTERN TEXAS LATE IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES... ALONG WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS...WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS... RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES. * THE HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED MAY PRODUCE RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER THE LOWER GUADALUPE... SAN ANTONIO...SAN MARCOS...COLORADO AND LAVACA NAVIDAD RIVER BASINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. && $$
954 WGUS64 KEWX 180510 FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1110 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO NEAR THE BIG BEND WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON SATURDAY MORNING AND TO EASTERN TEXAS LATE IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES...ALONG WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS...WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS...RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. TXC019-031-053-171-259-265-299-181315- /O.EXA.KEWX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BANDERA-BLANCO-BURNET-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-KERR-LLANO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDERA...BLANCO...BURNET... FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...KERRVILLE...LLANO 1110 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...BANDERA...BLANCO...BURNET...GILLESPIE... KENDALL...KERR AND LLANO. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO NEAR THE BIG BEND WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON SATURDAY MORNING AND TO EASTERN TEXAS LATE IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES... ALONG WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS... WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS... RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES. * THE HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED MAY PRODUCE RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER THE LOWER GUADALUPE... SAN ANTONIO...SAN MARCOS...COLORADO AND LAVACA NAVIDAD RIVER BASINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. && $$ TXC013-021-029-055-091-123-149-163-177-187-209-255-285-287-325- 453-491-493-181315- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATASCOSA-BASTROP-BEXAR-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT-FAYETTE-FRIO- GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES-LAVACA-LEE-MEDINA-TRAVIS- WILLIAMSON-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLEASANTON...BASTROP...SAN ANTONIO... LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...CUERO...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL... GONZALES...SEGUIN...SAN MARCOS...KARNES CITY...HALLETTSVILLE... GIDDINGS...HONDO...AUSTIN...GEORGETOWN...FLORESVILLE 1110 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ATASCOSA... BASTROP...BEXAR...CALDWELL...COMAL...DEWITT...FAYETTE...FRIO... GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...LAVACA...LEE... MEDINA... TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO NEAR THE BIG BEND WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON SATURDAY MORNING AND TO EASTERN TEXAS LATE IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AND MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. THESE FEATURES...ALONG WITH AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS... WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH SOILS REMAINING MOSTLY SATURATED FROM THE WINTER RAINS... RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES. * THE HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED MAY PRODUCE RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER THE LOWER GUADALUPE... SAN ANTONIO...SAN MARCOS...COLORADO AND LAVACA NAVIDAD RIVER BASINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. && $$
459 WGUS64 KEWX 181113 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 513 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... .THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS CAUSING ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS MOVED EAST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SOME SPOTS MAY HAVE A BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOUR. TXC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-149-163-171-177-187-209- 255-259-265-285-287-299-325-453-491-493-181215- /O.CAN.KEWX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL- DEWITT-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MEDINA-TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLEASANTON...BANDERA...BASTROP... SAN ANTONIO...BLANCO...BURNET...LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS... CUERO...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...FREDERICKSBURG...GONZALES... SEGUIN...SAN MARCOS...KARNES CITY...BOERNE...KERRVILLE... HALLETTSVILLE...GIDDINGS...LLANO...HONDO...AUSTIN...GEORGETOWN... FLORESVILLE 513 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR... BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DEWITT...FAYETTE...FRIO... GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR ...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...WILSON. SOME RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY SEE RISES FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS DUE TO EARLIER HEAVY RAINS. $$
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Texas, 2012Every flash flood watch in 2012
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.