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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2014, 7:32 PM CDT for Maverick County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2014, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2014, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Maverick County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 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
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
913
WGUS54 KEWX 200032
FFWEWX
TXC323-200330-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0016.140620T0032Z-140620T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
732 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MAVERICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUEMADO...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 727 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING OCCURRING IN NORTHWEST MAVERICK COUNTY. WATER WAS REPORTED
ENTERING HOMES IN QUEMADO AND FM 1908 WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 5 AND 7 INCHES HAS OCCURRED ACROSS
NORTHWEST MAVERICK COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.
* THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 2883 10059 2884 10059 2888 10061 2891 10065
2901 10066 2904 10068 2908 10068 2908 10046
2883 10056
$$
762 follow-up statements
312
WGUS74 KEWX 200141
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
841 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014
TXC323-200330-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140620T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAVERICK TX-
841 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
MAVERICK COUNTY...
AT 826 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF MAVERICK COUNTY. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS
THE NORMANDY AND QUEMADO AREAS HAS STOPPED FOR NOW. HOWEVER...NEW
STORMS DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTH ARE LIKELY TO MOVE TO THE NORTH LATER
THIS EVENING AND AFFECT ONCE AGAIN SOME OF THE SAME LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT
FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF MAVERICK COUNTY.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 2883 10059 2884 10059 2888 10061 2891 10065
2901 10066 2904 10068 2908 10068 2908 10046
2883 10056
$$471
WGUS74 KEWX 200329
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1029 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014
TXC323-200330-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140620T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAVERICK TX-
1029 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
MAVERICK COUNTY...
AT 1020 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING MODERATE TO ISOLATED HEAVY RAINS SEVERAL
MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF QUEMADO. HOWEVER...NOT AS INTENSE AND
WIDESPREAD AS EARLIER THIS EVENING. MAY STILL FIND SOME POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS FLOODED AT THIS HOUR BUT THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF MAVERICK COUNTY HAS DIMINISHED THIS
EVENING FOR NOW.
THEREFORE...THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM THIS
EVENING. STILL USE EXTRA CAUTION DRIVING TONIGHT AS IT IS DIFFICULT
TO SEE HIGH WATERS AT NIGHT.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO QUEMADO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 2883 10059 2884 10059 2888 10061 2891 10065
2901 10066 2904 10068 2908 10068 2908 10046
2883 10056
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 8:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 11 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 15 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick | 110 min |
| Jun 20, 10:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 10 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.