Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Sep 18, 2014, 2:19 AM CDT (07:19 UTC)

Expired

Sep 18, 2014, 5:15 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bastrop County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Hays County, TX, Travis County, TX

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WGUS54 KEWX 180719
FFWEWX
TXC021-055-209-453-181015-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0053.140918T0719Z-140918T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
219 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BASTROP COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...  
  NORTH CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHERN TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 515 AM CDT

* AT 218 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE   
  DETERMINED THAT THUNDERSTORM ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND
  FLASH FLOODING OVER THE PARTS OF BASTROP...CALDWELL...HAYS AND
  TRAVIS COUNTY. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER
  HOUR ARE FALLING AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 2 TO 5 INCH RAINFALL 
  TOTALS OVER MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA BY 330 AM CDT. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ELGIN...
  WIMBERLEY...DRIPPING SPRINGS...AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL
  AIRPORT...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...HENLY AND MANOR.

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.

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 3038 9729 3003 9746 2992 9789 3005 9829
      3027 9821 3016 9770 3042 9757 3046 9745

$$

207 
WGUS74 KEWX 180807
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
307 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014

TXC021-055-209-453-181015-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-140918T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAYS TX-TRAVIS TX-CALDWELL TX-BASTROP TX-
307 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BASTROP...NORTH CENTRAL CALDWELL...SOUTHERN TRAVIS AND
HAYS COUNTIES...

AT 304 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. NUMEROUS RAINFALL REPORTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WERE RECEIVED OVER 
SOUTHERN PARTS OF TRAVIS COUNTY WITH MUCH OF THIS RAIN FALLING IN 
ONE HOUR OR LESS. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS 
FROM HENLY...DRIFTWOOD AND BUDA...EXTENDING NORTH TO LAGO VISTA AND 
JOLLYVILLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING SOUTH 
TOWARD THE KYLE AND MUSTANG RIDGE AREAS THROUGH 4 AM CDT.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AUSTIN
BERGSTROM INT AP...HENLY...DRIPPING SPRINGS...DRIFTWOOD...WYLDWOOD...
ELGIN...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...ONION CREEK AND MANOR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

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 3038 9729 3003 9746 2992 9789 3005 9829
      3027 9821 3016 9770 3042 9757 3046 9745

$$

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