Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 2014, 10:09 PM CDT for Blanco County, Comal County, Hays County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 12, 2014, 10:09 PM CDT (03:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Blanco County, TX, Comal County, TX, Hays County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 12:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nnw Dripping Springs, TX | BELL SPRINGS ROAD AT BARTON CREEK HAS .75 FEET OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. REPORT FROM HAYSINFORMED.COM. CORRECTED APPROX. EVENT CLOSING TIME. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 269 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
- 2770 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
034
WGUS54 KEWX 130309
FFWEWX
TXC031-091-209-130600-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0002.140513T0309Z-140513T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1009 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BLANCO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTH CENTRAL COMAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
WESTERN HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WIMBERLEY...DRIPPING SPRINGS...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1006 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING FROM
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR DRIPPING SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DRIFTWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3034 9833 3035 9818 3020 9796 2992 9805
2998 9844
$$3 follow-up statements
969
WGUS74 KEWX 130457
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1157 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
TXC031-091-209-130600-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140513T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAYS TX-BLANCO TX-COMAL TX-
1157 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL COMAL...SOUTHEASTERN BLANCO AND WESTERN HAYS COUNTIES...
AT 1155 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINS ACROSS THE AREA. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DUE TO
EARLIER HEAVY RAINS. AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3034 9833 3035 9818 3020 9796 2992 9805
2998 9844
$$786
WGUS74 KEWX 130505
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1205 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014
TXC031-091-209-130600-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140513T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAYS TX-BLANCO TX-COMAL TX-
1205 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL COMAL...SOUTHEASTERN BLANCO AND WESTERN HAYS COUNTIES...
AT 1146 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. AS OF MIDNIGHT
CDT...AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE 8 MILES WEST OF DRIPPING SPRINGS
REPORTED 3.66 INCHES OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. THESE HEAVY RAINFALL
RATES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN CONTINUED RUNOFF PROBLEMS OVER THE
WARNING AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3034 9833 3035 9818 3020 9796 2992 9805
2998 9844
$$522
WGUS74 KEWX 130604
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
104 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014
TXC031-091-209-130611-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140513T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAYS TX-BLANCO TX-COMAL TX-
104 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTH CENTRAL COMAL...
SOUTHEASTERN BLANCO AND WESTERN HAYS COUNTIES...
ONLY PATCHY LIGHT RAIN WAS OBSERVED OVER THE AREA. NO ADDITIONAL
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SO...THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY RUN A LITTLE HIGH FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS DUE TO EARLIER HEAVY RAINS. RAIN GAUGE OBSERVATIONS
SHOWED 4 INCHES OF RAIN 8 MILES WEST OF DRIPPING SPRINGS.
LAT...LON 3034 9833 3035 9818 3020 9796 2992 9805
2998 9844
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 35 min |
| May 12, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 51 min |
| May 12, 9:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 12, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kendall | 40 min |
| May 12, 10:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 3 hr |
| May 12, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick | 43 min |
| May 12, 10:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 114 min |
| May 12, 10:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Lee, Travis, Williamson | 103 min |
| May 12, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 23 min |
| May 12, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 2 hr |
| May 12, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe, Wilson | 32 min |
| May 12, 11:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| May 12, 11:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson | 2 hr |
| May 12, 11:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Uvalde and 1 more | 2 hr |
| May 12, 11:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee | 2 hr |
| May 12, 11:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe | 112 min |
| May 12, 11:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 2 hr |
| May 12, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell | 48 min |
| May 12, 11:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 3 hr |
| May 13, 12:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette | 115 min |
| May 13, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 49 min |
| May 13, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 48 min |
| May 13, 12:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell | 46 min |
| May 13, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 49 min |
| May 13, 12:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee | 113 min |
| May 13, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales | 64 min |
| May 13, 12:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Karnes, Wilson | 2 hr |
| May 13, 12:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 2 hr |
| May 13, 1:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Wilson | 3 hr |
| May 13, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 60 min |
| May 13, 1:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| May 13, 1:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 2 hr |
| May 13, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 51 min |
| May 13, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 6 hr |
| May 13, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 6 hr |
| May 13, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 13 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.