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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2014, 8:58 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 5 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2014, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2014, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bandera County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Medina County, TX, Uvalde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:03 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3 | 1 Ene Vanderpool, TX | 3 INCHES IN THE PAST TWO HOURS |
| May 25, 9:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 S Utopia, TX | LOW WATER CROSSING FLOODED OVER FM187 FORCING VEHICLES TO TURN AROUND |
| May 25, 11:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Bandera, TX | WHARTONS DOCK ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER |
| May 25, 11:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Medina, TX | NUMEROUS ROADS IN MEDINA HAVE HIGH WATER THAT IS FILLED WITH DEBRIS. |
| May 25, 11:20 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.7 | 3 W Bandera, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 32 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 874 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
085
WGUS54 KEWX 260158
FFWEWX
TXC019-265-325-463-260500-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0012.140526T0158Z-140526T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
858 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BANDERA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VANDERPOOL...TARPLEY...MEDINA...
BANDERA...
SOUTHERN KERR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KERRVILLE...
NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN UVALDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 850 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
DETERMINED THAT RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE
FLASH FLOODING FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM KERRVILLE
AND HUNT...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH TO VANDERPOOL...CONCAN AND HONDO.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FROM HUNT TO ACROSS
THE MEDINA AND VANDERPOOL AREAS TO CONCAN. THESE HEAVY RAINS
WILL MOVE EAST WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALTONIA...
CYPRESS CREEK...KERRVILLE STATE PARK...INGRAM...HUNT...CENTER POINT
AND CAMP VERDE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
&&
LAT...LON 2961 9975 2962 9960 2987 9959 3008 9957
3010 9893 2937 9901 2937 9976
$$5 follow-up statements
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WGUS74 KEWX 260254
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
954 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014
TXC019-265-325-463-260500-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140526T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KERR TX-MEDINA TX-UVALDE TX-BANDERA TX-
954 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
BANDERA...NORTHEASTERN UVALDE...NORTHWESTERN MEDINA AND SOUTHERN KERR
COUNTIES...
AT 946 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS FROM KERRVILLE TO BANDERA TO CONCAN. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINS GREATER THAN 2 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF
THE WARNING AREA WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN
HUNT...LOST MAPLES STATE PARK AND MEDINA. MUCH OF THE RAIN HAS
FALLEN IN THE MEDINA RIVER BASIN AND NEARBY PARTS OF THE SABINAL AND
SOUTH FORK OF THE GUADALUPE BASINS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALTONIA...
GARNER STATE PARK AND INGRAM
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 2961 9975 2962 9960 2987 9959 3008 9957
3010 9893 2937 9901 2937 9976
$$173
WGUS74 KEWX 260419
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1119 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014
TXC019-265-325-463-260500-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140526T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KERR TX-MEDINA TX-UVALDE TX-BANDERA TX-
1119 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
BANDERA...NORTHEASTERN UVALDE...NORTHWESTERN MEDINA AND SOUTHERN KERR
COUNTIES...
AT 1113 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT
THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS FROM CONCAN TO MEDINA
LAKE. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES GREATER THAN 1 INCH ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WARNING AREA WITH MANY AREAS GREATER THAN 3 INCHES. SOME AREAS
BETWEEN HONDO AND VANDERPOOL HAVE AN ESTIMATED 7 INCHES OF RAIN.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALTONIA...
CYPRESS CREEK...KERRVILLE STATE PARK...KERRVILLE...INGRAM...HUNT...
CENTER POINT AND CAMP VERDE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 2961 9975 2962 9960 2987 9959 3008 9957
3010 9893 2937 9901 2937 9976
$$286
WGUS54 KEWX 260456
FFWEWX
TXC019-265-325-463-260700-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140526T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1156 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BANDERA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VANDERPOOL...TARPLEY...MEDINA...
BANDERA...
SOUTHERN KERR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KERRVILLE...
NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN UVALDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
* AT 1146 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
POCKETS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS BETWEEN MEDINA...UTOPIA...
HONDO AND MEDINA LAKE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THIS AREA ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.
ELSEWHERE...LIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH FLOODING OF STREAMS
AND CREEKS CONTINUING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALTONIA...
CYPRESS CREEK...KERRVILLE STATE PARK...INGRAM...HUNT...CENTER POINT
AND CAMP VERDE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 2961 9975 2962 9960 2987 9959 3008 9957
3010 9893 2937 9901 2937 9976
$$433
WGUS74 KEWX 260603
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
103 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
TXC019-265-325-463-260700-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140526T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KERR TX-MEDINA TX-UVALDE TX-BANDERA TX-
103 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
BANDERA...NORTHEASTERN UVALDE...NORTHWESTERN MEDINA AND SOUTHERN KERR
COUNTIES...
AT 1257 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINS ACROSS THE AREA. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DUE TO
EARLIER HEAVY RAINS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALTONIA...
CYPRESS CREEK...VANDERPOOL...MEDINA...BANDERA...KERRVILLE STATE
PARK...KERRVILLE...INGRAM...HUNT...CENTER POINT AND CAMP VERDE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 2961 9975 2962 9960 2987 9959 3008 9957
3010 9893 2937 9901 2937 9976
$$839
WGUS74 KEWX 260701
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
201 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
TXC019-265-325-463-260709-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140526T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KERR TX-MEDINA TX-UVALDE TX-BANDERA TX-
201 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT FOR BANDERA...
NORTHEASTERN UVALDE...NORTHWESTERN MEDINA AND SOUTHERN KERR
COUNTIES...
AT 155 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES
ONLY PATCHY LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER
A THREAT. HOWEVER...NUMEROUS RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL EXPERIENCE
MINOR FLOODING OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS DUE TO THE EARLIER HEAVY
RAINS.
LAT...LON 2961 9975 2962 9960 2987 9959 3008 9957
3010 9893 2937 9901 2937 9976
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 25, 6:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 6:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 639 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 .AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ SUPERCELL STORM IS PULLING AWAY FROM DRT BUT WILL BE REPLACED BY SCATTERED STORMS REDEVELOPING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THUS WILL CONTINUE THE TEMPO TSRA GROUP FOR ANOTHER COUPLE HOURS. THE LEADING EDGE OF CONVECTION IS A BIT FARTHER EAST THAN DEPICTED BY THE EARLIER FINER RES MODELS. MORE RECENT RUNS APPEAR TO BE CATCHING UP WITH A MORE PROGRESSIVE SPREAD TOWARD I-35 LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE LOSING THE CONVECTION LATE TONIGHT. WILL THEREFORE SPEED UP THE ONSET OF TSRA FOR THE I-35 TERMINALS IN THE TEMPO GROUPS. WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPECT THE CONVECTION TO BE MORE PROLONGED THAN FORECAST BY THE FINER RES MODELS DUE TO THE HIGH PWAT ENVIRONMENT THAT IS TAKING SHAPE AS ACCORDING TO THE SPC MESOANALYSIS TOOL. AS USUAL WITH HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND MOISTURE CONVERGENCE IN PLACE...WILL KEEP WITH PREVAILING IFR CIGS WHEN CONVECTION IS NOT PRESENT AROUND DAYBREAK. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED TSRA WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR DURING THE DAY MONDAY...BUT WITH LOWER EXPECTED PWAT VALUES...WILL LEAVE OUT OF THE TAFS FOR NOW. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 346 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014/ SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)... AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY/CONVECTIVE LINE WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS EXTENDS FROM THE SAN ANGELO AREA SOUTHWEST TO THE RIO GRANDE. THIS OUTFLOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING AND AFFECT MOST AREAS OVER THE RIO GRANDE...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND HILL COUNTRY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS MAINLY WEST OF A LLANO TO MEDINA TO UVALDE TO EAGLE PASS LINE THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. MAIN HAZARDS FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND THUNDERSTORM DAMAGING WINDS AND CAN'T RULE OUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO. LATER THIS EVENING THE OUTFLOW LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WHILE ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE IS BEING PULLED NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. WITH THIS SCENARIO... HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND HILL COUNTRY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE AREAS ABOVE MENTIONED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 4 TO 5 FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. A BROAD UPPER LOW LEVEL SYSTEM DEPICTED ON THE WATER VAPOR CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY THIS WEEK. THIS WILL BE THE TRIGGER FOR MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY WITH LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 35. LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... THE UPPER LOW LEVEL SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK WITH CHANCES OF RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-35. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE NEXT WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILD ACROSS THE AREA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 70 86 70 86 70 / 20 50 30 40 30 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 69 86 68 86 68 / 20 50 30 40 30 NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 69 86 68 87 68 / 20 50 30 30 30 BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 68 83 68 83 68 / 50 50 40 40 30 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 71 88 72 92 73 / 40 30 30 20 10 GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 71 85 70 83 70 / 30 50 30 60 40 HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 72 89 71 92 72 / 30 50 30 20 20 SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 69 85 68 85 68 / 20 50 30 30 30 LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 71 87 71 86 71 / 10 60 20 40 40 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 71 86 71 89 71 / 30 50 30 30 20 STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 72 88 72 91 71 / 30 50 30 30 20 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BANDERA...BLANCO...BURNET...EDWARDS...GILLESPIE... KENDALL...KERR...LLANO...REAL...VAL VERDE. && MESOSCALE/AVIATION...18 SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...09 PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...30
Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 3:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 333 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-262045- LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 333 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND THE HILL COUNTRY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM BURNET TO BOERNE TO CARRIZO SPRINGS. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS EVENING INTO LATE TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES MAINLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... EARLY MONDAY...THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING OVER MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING...THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS AREAS MAINLY WEST OF A LLANO TO CARRIZO SPRINGS LINE. ON TUESDAY...THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 83. PRIMARY THREATS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE FOR LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED TODAY...AND MAY BE NEEDED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 25, 6:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 651 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 TXZ184>187-260015- BANDERA-EDWARDS-KERR-REAL- 651 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BANDERA... NORTHEASTERN REAL...WESTERN KERR AND EXTREME EASTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 648 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES NORTH OF TUFF AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOST MAPLES STATE PARK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... LOST MAPLES STATE PARK... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3024 9971 2994 9940 2975 9968 2997 9988 TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 215DEG 28KT 2999 9982 2982 9966
Special weather statement, May 25, 7:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 719 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 TXZ186-260045- KERR- 719 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL KERR COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 717 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOST MAPLES STATE PARK...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF VANDERPOOL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... HUNT... WALTONIA... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3016 9937 2991 9912 2991 9958 2994 9961 TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 232DEG 22KT 2992 9952
Local storm report, May 25, 7:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
754 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0732 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 ENE BARKSDALE 29.75N 99.93W
05/25/2014 M2.45 INCH REAL TX COCORAHS
A COCORAHS MEMBER REPORTED 2.45 INCHES OF RAIN IN 3
HOURS.
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EVENT NUMBER EWX1400466
PAYSpecial weather statement, May 25, 8:07 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 807 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 TXZ185-187-203-260130- BANDERA-REAL-UVALDE- 807 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BANDERA...NORTHERN UVALDE AND SOUTHEASTERN REAL COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... AT 805 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GARNER STATE PARK...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF LEAKEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... LEAKEY... RIO FRIO... UTOPIA... TUFF... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 2983 9979 2969 9945 2947 9964 2951 9982 TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 212DEG 20KT 2958 9969
Special weather statement, May 25, 8:19 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 819 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 TXZ186-187-260145- BANDERA-KERR- 819 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN BANDERA AND SOUTHERN KERR COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 817 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MEDINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MEDINA... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 2997 9922 2980 9904 2968 9929 2979 9941 TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 225DEG 21KT 2978 9930
Special weather statement, May 25, 8:42 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 842 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 TXZ186-187-260215- BANDERA-KERR- 842 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BANDERA AND SOUTHEASTERN KERR COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT... AT 840 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF MEDINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG HIGHWAY 16 TOWARD KERRVILLE. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... KERRVILLE... CAMP VERDE... CENTER POINT... INGRAM... KERRVILLE STATE PARK... CYPRESS CREEK... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3013 9923 3001 9894 2982 9917 2990 9935 TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 216DEG 25KT 2991 9923
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Real | 115 min |
| May 25, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 26 min |
| May 25, 7:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Real | 3 hr |
| May 25, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala | 60 min |
| May 25, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 23 min |
| May 25, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 26 min |
| May 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 2 hr |
| May 25, 8:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Uvalde | 119 min |
| May 25, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 33 min |
| May 25, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 30 min |
| May 25, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 27 min |
| May 25, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 34 min |
| May 25, 10:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr, Medina | 3 hr |
| May 25, 11:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 4 hr |
| May 25, 11:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala | 114 min |
| May 25, 11:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick | 52 min |
| May 25, 11:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 23 min |
| May 26, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 57 min |
| May 26, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 55 min |
| May 26, 12:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 66 min |
| May 26, 1:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 4 hr |
| May 26, 1:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| May 26, 2:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 32 min |
| May 26, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 53 min |
| May 26, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Wilson | 46 min |
| May 26, 3:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 115 min |
| May 26, 3:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 48 min |
| May 26, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Karnes, Wilson | 46 min |
| May 26, 4:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 3 hr |
| May 26, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson | 50 min |
| May 26, 4:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 49 min |
| May 26, 5:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 112 min |
| May 26, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 45 min |
| May 26, 5:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 40 min |
| May 26, 6:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes | 52 min |
| May 26, 6:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 47 min |
| May 26, 6:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 50 min |
| May 26, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 47 min |
| May 26, 8:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt | 113 min |
| May 26, 8:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| May 26, 9:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr, Llano | 3 hr |
| May 26, 9:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 61 min |
| May 26, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 51 min |
| May 26, 10:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 50 min |
| May 26, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal | 44 min |
| May 26, 11:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 59 min |
| May 26, 11:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 50 min |
| May 26, 11:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Kendall, Medina and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 26, 11:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lee | 42 min |
| May 26, 12:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 39 min |
| May 26, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 50 min |
| May 26, 1:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson | 110 min |
| May 26, 1:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 7 hr |
| May 26, 2:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes | 3 hr |
| May 26, 3:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell and 19 more | 20 hr |
| May 26, 4:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 4 hr |
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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.