Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Jun 19, 2014, 10:12 PM CDT (03:12 UTC)

Expired

Jun 20, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Kinney County, TX

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982 
WGUS54 KEWX 200312
FFWEWX
TXC271-200600-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0018.140620T0312Z-140620T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1012 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN KINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SPOFFORD...BRACKETTVILLE...

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
  DETERMINED THAT RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE     
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A GROUP OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH AND    
  EAST CENTRAL PART OF KINNEY COUNTY. RAIN RATES ARE ABOUT 1 TO 2    
  INCHES PER HOUR WHILE STORM TOTALS SHOW AREAS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
  RAINFALL MAINLY SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH OF SPOFFORD. HEAVY RAIN IS     
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING AS STORMS SLOWLY MOVE       
  NORTHWARD LATE THIS EVENING.  
 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ANACACHO
  AND ALAMO VILLAGE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY 
EAST OF A BRACKETTVILLE TO SPOFFORD LINE.

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 2944 10052 2946 10012 2909 10012 2909 10040

$$

265 
WGUS74 KEWX 200512
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1212 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014

TXC271-200600-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140620T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KINNEY TX-
1212 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KINNEY COUNTY...

AT 1207 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A 
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 
DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...CONTINUING A 
DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING THREAT.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ANACACHO...
BRACKETTVILLE AND ALAMO VILLAGE

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2944 10052 2946 10012 2909 10012 2909 10040

$$

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