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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this river flood warning at Sep 28, 2012, 6:40 PM CDT for Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2012, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2012, 2:09 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 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 river
Written for the forecast point Rio Grande at Del Rio (DLRT2).
- Action stage
- 4.2 ft
- Minor stage
- 4.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 4.7 ft
- Major stage
- 7.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
239
WGUS44 KEWX 282340
FLWEWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
640 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...
RIO GRANDE
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.
&&
TXC465-291740-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0029.120928T2340Z-121003T1200Z/
/DLRT2.2.ER.120928T2230Z.120929T0000Z.121003T0000Z.NO/
640 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT DEL RIO.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET (1.7 METERS).
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET (1.2 METERS).
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL RISE TO CREST AROUND 6.5 FEET (2.0 METERS) BY
AROUND 7 PM, THEN FALL QUICKLY.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...(1.8 METERS)...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. WATER
IS WELL OVER THE ROAD IN THE LOWEST SECTION OF THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION AND
IS IMPASSIBLE BY CARS AND TRUCKS. WATER SURROUNDS SOME OF THE HOMES IN THE
LOWEST AREAS OF THE SUBDIVISION. WATER ALSO PARTIALLY ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL
HOMES WITH WATER COVERING MOST OF THE BACK YARD AND COMING CLOSE TO SOME HOMES
IN THE SUBDIVISION.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.7 FEET ON SEP 19
1991.
$$
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7PM (FT)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
DEL RIO 4 4 5.7 FRI 06 PM 6.5 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.0
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7PM (M)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
DEL RIO 1 1 1.7 FRI 06 PM 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
$$2 follow-up statements
795
WGUS84 KEWX 290137
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
837 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE AT DEL RIO AFFECTING VAL VERDE 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.
&&
TXC465-291937-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120929T2107Z/
/DLRT2.2.ER.120928T2230Z.120929T0015Z.120929T0907Z.NO/
837 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT DEL RIO.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET (1.7 METERS).
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET (1.2 METERS).
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVE CRESTED AT 6.08 FEET AT 7:15PM. THE RIVER LEVEL
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. UNLESS
ADDITIONAL RAINS PROMPT THE NEED FOR ANOTHER RIVER FLOOD WARNING, THE RIVER
LEVEL WILL RESUME DAILY FLUCTUATIONS DUE TO RELEASES FROM AMISTAD DAM.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...(1.8 METERS)...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. WATER
IS WELL OVER THE ROAD IN THE LOWEST SECTION OF THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION AND
IS IMPASSIBLE BY CARS AND TRUCKS. WATER SURROUNDS SOME OF THE HOMES IN THE
LOWEST AREAS OF THE SUBDIVISION. WATER ALSO PARTIALLY ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL
HOMES WITH WATER COVERING MOST OF THE BACK YARD AND COMING CLOSE TO SOME HOMES
IN THE SUBDIVISION.
$$
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7PM (FT)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
DEL RIO 4 4 5.7 FRI 08 PM 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7PM (M)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
DEL RIO 1 1 1.7 FRI 08 PM 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
$$084
WGUS84 KEWX 290709
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
209 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE AT DEL RIO AFFECTING VAL VERDE 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.
&&
TXC465-290739-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121004T1200Z/
/DLRT2.0.ER.120928T2230Z.120929T0015Z.121004T0000Z.NO/
209 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT DEL RIO.
* AT 1:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.1 FEET (1.0 METERS).
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET (1.2 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL TO AROUND 1.5 FEET (O.5 METERS). THE RIVER LEVEL WILL RESUME DAILY
FLUCTUATION BETWEEN 4.0 FEET (1.2 METERS) AND 1.5 FEET (0.5 METERS) UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO RELEASES FROM AMISTAD DAM.
* IMPACT...AT 4.0 FEET...(1.2 METERS)...THE FLOW IS OVERBANKS INTO LOWEST AREAS
OF THE FLOOD PLAIN...THREATENING TO FLOOD THE ROAD THROUGH THE LOWEST SECTIONS
OF THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION.
$$
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7PM (FT)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU
DEL RIO 4 4 3.1 SAT 01 AM 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7PM (M)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU
DEL RIO 1 1 1.0 SAT 01 AM 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Atascosa | 44 min |
| Sep 27, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 49 min |
| Sep 27, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 38 min |
| Sep 27, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 44 min |
| Sep 28, 5:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 38 hr |
| Sep 28, 6:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 119 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.