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Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 30, 2014, 7:29 PM CDT for Gillespie County, Kerr County, Texas. It was in force for 2 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
- Aug 30, 2014, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2014, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gillespie County, TX, Kerr County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 8:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nne Harper, TX | LOW WATER CROSSING BETWEEN DOSS AND HARPER ON RANCH ROAD 783 HAS ABOUT 1.5 FEET OF WATER OVER ROADWAY. |
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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 888 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2463 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS54 KEWX 310029
FFWEWX
TXC171-265-310230-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0045.140831T0029Z-140831T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
729 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTH CENTRAL KERR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 726 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
DETERMINED THAT RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CRABAPPLE...HILLTOP...HARPER...MOUNTAIN HOME...CHERRY SPRING...
DOSS...HIGHWAY 290 AND FARM TO MARKET ROAD 763
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.
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.
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 3050 9872 3013 9901 3013 9949 3030 9941
3030 9931 3050 9931
$$
TOMASELLI4 follow-up statements
431
WGUS74 KEWX 310054
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
754 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014
TXC171-265-310230-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-140831T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILLESPIE TX-KERR TX-
754 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KERR AND WESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES...
AT 750 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. AND AT 743 PM CDT...A
RAINFALL GAGE 8 MILES NORTH OF HARPER REPORTED 1.18 INCHES OF RAINFALL
SINCE THE EVENT BEGAN.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CRABAPPLE...
HILLTOP...HARPER...MOUNTAIN HOME...CHERRY SPRING...DOSS...HIGHWAY
290 AND FARM TO MARKET ROAD 763.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3050 9872 3013 9901 3013 9949 3030 9941
3030 9931 3050 9931
$$
TOMASELLI400
WGUS74 KEWX 310129
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
829 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014
TXC171-265-310230-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-140831T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILLESPIE TX-KERR TX-
829 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KERR AND WESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES...
AT 819 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOODING AT A LOW-WATER CROSSING
WITH DEBRIS CONSISTING OF TREE LIMBS ON THE ROAD NEAR DOSS. AND AT 820
PM CDT...THE GILLESPIE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED 1.5 FEET OF
WATER ON FARM TO MARKET ROAD 783 NORTH AT A LOW-WATER CROSSING BETWEEN
HARPER AND DOSS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CRABAPPLE...
HILLTOP...HARPER...MOUNTAIN HOME...CHERRY SPRING...DOSS...HIGHWAY
290 AND FARM TO MARKET ROAD 763.
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.
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.
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 3050 9872 3013 9901 3013 9949 3030 9941
3030 9931 3050 9931
$$
TOMASELLI943
WGUS74 KEWX 310211
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
911 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014
TXC171-265-310230-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-140831T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILLESPIE TX-KERR TX-
911 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KERR AND WESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES...
AT 906 PM CDT...HEAVY RAINFALL WITHIN THE WARNED AREA IS RAPIDLY
COMING TO AN END. HOWEVER...HEAVIER RAINFALL FROM EARLIER WILL
CONTINUE TO POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT WITHIN THE WARNED AREA. AND
AT 905 PM CDT...A RAINFALL GAGE 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HARPER RECORDED
A TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 1.66 INCHES DURING THE TWO-HOUR FLASH
FLOOD EVENT.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CRABAPPLE...
HILLTOP...HARPER...MOUNTAIN HOME...CHERRY SPRING...DOSS...HIGHWAY
290 AND FARM TO MARKET ROAD 763.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3050 9872 3013 9901 3013 9949 3030 9941
3030 9931 3050 9931
$$
TOMASELLI722
WGUS74 KEWX 310226
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
926 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014
TXC171-265-310236-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-140831T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILLESPIE TX-KERR TX-
926 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KERR AND WESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES...
LAT...LON 3050 9872 3013 9901 3013 9949 3030 9941
3030 9931 3050 9931
$$
TOMASELLIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 7:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Real | 116 min |
| Aug 30, 7:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 111 min |
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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.