River Flood Warning 22, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

May 10, 2012, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)

Expired

May 11, 2012, 2:18 PM CDT

In force

18 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Flood severity

Moderate

County Kerr County, TX

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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.

Written for the forecast point Guadalupe River at Hunt (HNTT2). The gauge peaked at 11.31 ft at May 10, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT.

Action stage

10 ft

Minor stage

10 ft

Moderate stage

12 ft

Major stage

22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08165500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

138 
WGUS44 KEWX 110059
FLWEWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
759 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

  GUADALUPE RIVER 
  
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR 
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 
 
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH 
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES 
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY. 
 
DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES 
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. 
 
IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER 
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. 
 
FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT 
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC265-111859-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0022.120511T0059Z-120512T0100Z/
/HNTT2.2.ER.120511T0005Z.120511T0700Z.120511T1300Z.NO/
759 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

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

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT HUNT.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 13 FEET LATE THIS EVENING. 
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES THE HIGHWAY 39 
  BRIDGE FLOOR TWO MILES EAST OF HUNT PREVENTING EASY TRAVEL TO WESTERN PARTS OF
  THE COUNTY.  AREAS OF THE HEADWATERS ARE ISOLATED TEMPORARILY AS LOW WATER 
  CROSSINGS FLOOD.

$$

&& 

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE

GUADALUPE RIVER
  HUNT              10   10   10.7   THU 08 PM   8.6   8.4   8.3   8.3      

$$

799 
WGUS84 KEWX 110725
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
225 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

  GUADALUPE RIVER AT HUNT AFFECTING KERR COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR 
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 
 
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH 
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES 
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY. 

DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES 
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. 

IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER 
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. 

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT 
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC265-111918-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120511T1918Z/
/HNTT2.1.ER.120511T0005Z.120511T0400Z.120511T0718Z.NO/
225 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT HUNT.
* AT  2:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING. 
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES THE HIGHWAY 39 
  BRIDGE FLOOR TWO MILES EAST OF HUNT PREVENTING EASY TRAVEL TO WESTERN PARTS OF
  THE COUNTY.  AREAS OF THE HEADWATERS ARE ISOLATED TEMPORARILY AS LOW WATER 
  CROSSINGS FLOOD.

$$

&& 

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE   WED

GUADALUPE RIVER
  HUNT              10   10   10.1   FRI 02 AM   8.5   8.4   8.3   8.3      

$$

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.