Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

457 
WGUS74 KEWX 251401
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
901 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014

TXC029-091-251630-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140625T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BEXAR TX-COMAL TX-
901 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL COMAL AND EASTERN BEXAR COUNTIES...

AT 851 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 
RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AND AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES PER HOUR 
WERE DETECTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR. HEAVIEST 
RAINFALL IS OCCURRING EAST IF HIGHWAY 218 AND ALONG THE 410 NORTH 
LOOP NEAR I 35 AND UP TO ANDERSON LOOP 1604.  OTHER VERY HEAVY RAIN 
IS FALLING ALONG HIGHWAY 16 JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN THROUGH LEON 
VALLEY TO LOOP 1604. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT 15 TO 20 
MPH AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH AND TRACK OVER THE SAME 
AREAS. HEAVY RAIN FOR THE HOUR IS EXPECTED.   

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TERRELL
HILLS...WINDCREST...UNIVERSAL CITY...TIMBERWOOD PARK...SHAVANO
PARK...LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...HOLLYWOOD PARK...ALAMO HEIGHTS AND
SELMA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 2971 9860 2972 9840 2954 9829 2947 9814
      2919 9839 2922 9862

$$

508 
WGUS74 KEWX 251452
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
952 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014

TXC029-091-251630-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140625T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BEXAR TX-COMAL TX-
952 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL COMAL AND EASTERN BEXAR COUNTIES...

AT 941 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. HEAVIEST RAIN HAS 
SHIFTED TO NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN SAN  ANTONIO BUT WATER 
CONTINUES TO RUN OFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING MUCH OF 
THE NORTHERN LOOP 410, I 35 AND ANDERSON LOOP AREAS NORTHEAST OF THE 
CITY. HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS MANY OF THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS, 
FRONTAGE ROADS AND STREETS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SOME 
WATER RESCUES FROM AUTOMOBILES UNDERWAY. STAY OFF THE ROADWAYS IF 
ALL POSSIBLE.    

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINDCREST...
UNIVERSAL CITY...TIMBERWOOD PARK...TERRELL HILLS...SHAVANO PARK...
LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...HOLLYWOOD PARK...ALAMO HEIGHTS AND SELMA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 2971 9860 2972 9840 2954 9829 2947 9814
      2919 9839 2922 9862

$$

690 
WGUS74 KEWX 251627
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1127 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014

TXC029-091-251636-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140625T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BEXAR TX-COMAL TX-
1127 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL COMAL AND EASTERN BEXAR COUNTIES...

RUN OFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME 
FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST PARTS OF TOWN. 

LAT...LON 2971 9860 2972 9840 2954 9829 2947 9814
      2919 9839 2922 9862

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
647 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014

.AVIATION... /ISSUED FOR 12Z TAFS/
SCATTERED CONVECTION IS TAKING AIM ON THE I-35 CORRIDOR TERMINAL
SITES THIS MORNING. WITH GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT COVERAGE EXPECTED
BEFORE THE END OF THE MORNING...EXPECT TO SEE SOME THUNDERSTORM
OUTFLOWS BEGIN TO STABILIZE THE AIR IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND
LEAVE CONVECTION TO BE MORE ISOLATED. IFR CIGS WHERE SHOWERS ARE
NOT PRESENT SHOULD OTHERWISE SLOWLY LIFT TO MVFR CONDITIONS
BETWEEN 13Z AND 15Z WITH MOST AREAS SEEING VFR SKIES BY 18Z. WITH
MOISTURE ABUNDANT IN THE LOW LEVELS AND FAIRLY LIGHT LOW LEVEL
WINDS TONIGHT...ANOTHER NIGHT OF IFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED. MORE
STREAMER SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED...BUT COVERAGE SHOULD BE LIGHTER.
OUT WEST AT DRT...CONVECTION SHOULD STAY TO THE EAST...WITH ONLY
BRIEF PERIODS OF IFR/MVFR CIGS ABOUT 4-5 HOURS AROUND DAYBREAK
TODAY AND THURSDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 358 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014/

SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING EARLY THIS MORNING FROM VICTORIA UP
THROUGH LAVACA AND FAYETTE COUNTIES...IN AREA JUST EAST OF A WEAK
MID AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS AND IN AN AREA OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND THETA-E ADVECTION. ISOLATED STREAMER
SHOWERS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY. COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE NEAR AND EAST OF THE
TROUGH AXIS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH
HEATING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES WHERE PWATS
OF 1.8-2.0 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY POOLED. HI RES MODELS ALSO BACKING
THIS UP. ACTIVITY SHOULD GRADUALLY END AFTER SUNSET. THE MID AND
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS MOVES SLIGHTLY EAST ON THURSDAY...BUT
REMAINS IN CLOSE ENOUGH PROXIMITY TO EASTERN ZONES...WHERE HIGHER
PWATS WILL STILL EXIST...TO WARRANT CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS. DRIER
AIR WORKS INTO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF I-35 ON THURSDAY ALONG WITH
WEAK RIDGING NUDGING IN FROM MEXICO.

LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...CHANCES FOR RAINFALL
DECREASE FURTHER FRIDAY WITH THE TROUGH AXIS LIFTING NORTHEAST.
STILL A SLIGHTLY BETTER POOL OF MOISTURE ACROSS COASTAL PLAINS TO
WARRANT LOW CHANCES FOR DIURNAL/SEA-BREEZE DRIVEN CONVECTION.
NOTE...AM DISCOUNTING THE 00Z CMC SOLUTION AND QPF BULLSEYE WITH
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT MOVING UP FROM THE COASTAL BEND INTO
EASTERN AREAS OF THE CWA...WHICH IS AN OUTLIER. WEAKNESS DOES RE-
DEVELOP IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT
MOISTURE AVAILABILITY UNCERTAIN...AND FOR NOW WILL JUST KEEP
ISOLATED TO LOW END SCATTERED POPS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR THE
EASTERN AREAS WHERE MOISTURE WOULD BE BEST. EARLY NEXT WEEK
FURTHER DRYING AND WARMING IS INDICATED BY MODELS AS RIDGE BUILD
JUST TO THE NORTH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              89  73  91  74  92 /  50  20  30  10  10
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  90  72  91  73  92 /  50  20  40  10  20
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     91  72  92  73  93 /  40  20  30  10  10
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            89  71  88  72  90 /  40  20  20  10  10
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           93  75  94  76  94 /  10  10  -   -   -
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        89  72  89  73  91 /  40  20  40  10  10
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             92  73  92  73  93 /  30  20  20  -   -
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        91  72  91  73  92 /  40  20  40  10  10
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   89  75  90  75  91 /  70  20  60  10  30
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       91  75  91  75  92 /  40  20  30  10  10
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           92  75  92  75  93 /  40  20  30  10  10

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

MESOSCALE/AVIATION...18
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...76

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
414 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-260915-
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-
414 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS
AND PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. MINOR FLOODING OF
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.