Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Jul 18, 2014, 2:11 AM CDT (07:11 UTC)

Expired

Jul 18, 2014, 5:00 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Medina County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

402 
WGUS54 KEWX 180711
FFWEWX
TXC325-181000-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0035.140718T0711Z-140718T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
211 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HONDO...DEVINE...CASTROVILLE...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT

* AT 205 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
  DETERMINED THAT RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE   
  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
  ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN
  HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MEDINA COUNTY...
  INCLUDING THE CITY OF HONDO. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BADER...
  QUIHI...NEW FOUNTAIN...CLIFF...DUNLAY...RIO MEDINA AND MICO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 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.

&&

LAT...LON 2962 9940 2961 9900 2954 9899 2955 9894
      2967 9881 2910 9881 2910 9940

$$

267 
WGUS74 KEWX 180928
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
428 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2014

TXC325-181000-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140718T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MEDINA TX-
428 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
MEDINA COUNTY...

AT 425 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT THUNDERSTORMS 
WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF MEDINA COUNTY. 
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ALREADY FELL ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS OF MEDIAN 
COUNTY...AND BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN 
AREAS...RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED 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 2962 9940 2961 9900 2954 9899 2955 9894
      2967 9881 2910 9881 2910 9940

$$

JR

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