Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 7, 2014, 6:08 AM CDT for Edwards County, Real County, Uvalde 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
- Sep 7, 2014, 6:08 AM CDT (11:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2014, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Edwards County, TX, Real County, TX, Uvalde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 7:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 N Montell, TX | 1 FOOT OF WATER ON HIGHWAY 55 AT MAVERICK CROSSING |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 272 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2016 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
169 WGUS54 KEWX 071108 FFWEWX TXC137-385-463-071315- /O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0048.140907T1108Z-140907T1315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 608 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... REAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEAKEY... NORTHWESTERN UVALDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * UNTIL 815 AM CDT * AT 603 AM 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 TUFF... VANCE...RIO FRIO...CAMP WOOD AND BARKSDALE 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. 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. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. && LAT...LON 2947 10011 2990 10013 2990 9961 2932 9960 $$ TOMASELLI
2 follow-up statements
739 WGUS74 KEWX 071200 FFSEWX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 700 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2014 TXC137-385-463-071315- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-140907T1315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EDWARDS TX-REAL TX-UVALDE TX- 700 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN UVALDE...REAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTIES... AT 657 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUFF... VANCE...LEAKEY...CAMP WOOD AND BARKSDALE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. && LAT...LON 2947 10011 2990 10013 2990 9961 2932 9960 $$ TOMASELLI
920 WGUS74 KEWX 071248 FFSEWX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 748 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2014 TXC137-385-463-071315- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-140907T1315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ EDWARDS TX-REAL TX-UVALDE TX- 748 AM CDT SUN SEP 7 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN UVALDE...REAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTIES... AT 730 AM CDT...THE REAL COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED 1 FOOT OF WATER ON HIGHWAY 55 AT MAVERICK CROSSING IN UVALDE COUNTY 6 MILES SOUTH OF CAMP WOOD. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUFF... VANCE...LEAKEY...CAMP WOOD AND BARKSDALE 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. 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. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. && LAT...LON 2947 10011 2990 10013 2990 9961 2932 9960 $$ TOMASELLI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 39 min |
| Sep 7, 1:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Travis, Williamson | 109 min |
| Sep 7, 1:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Lee | 117 min |
| Sep 7, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lee | 59 min |
| Sep 7, 2:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop | 107 min |
| Sep 7, 3:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Fayette, Lee | 118 min |
| Sep 7, 3:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Medina | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 5:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 117 min |
| Sep 7, 5:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 53 min |
| Sep 7, 5:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gillespie | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 5:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Real, Uvalde | 108 min |
| Sep 7, 5:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.