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Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Nov 4, 2014, 9:00 PM CST for Bexar County, Comal County, Guadalupe County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 17 reports 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
- Nov 4, 2014, 9:00 PM CST (03:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bexar County, TX, Comal County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 9:17 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Terrell Hills, TX | OAK GLEN DR AT HASKIN CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 9:18 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ssw Shavano Park, TX | ORSINGER AT VANCE JACKSON CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 9:18 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ssw Shavano Park, TX | VANCE JACKSON AT ORSINGER CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 9:24 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Olmos Park, TX | MCCULLOUGH AVE AT CONTOUR CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 9:28 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Hill Country Villag, TX | RIO SECO AT RIO BRAVO CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 9:38 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Shavano Park, TX | SLEEPY HOLLOW AT SUNBRUST CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 9:39 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 4 E Hollywood Park, TX | BULVERDE RD AT JONES MALTSBERGER CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 9:50 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Kirby, TX | E HOUSTON ST AT E COMMERCE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 9:51 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ese Hill Country Vill, TX | BROOK HOLLOW AT RIO SECO CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 10:04 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se Shavano Park, TX | GEORGE RD AT NW MILITARY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 10:07 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Castle Hills, TX | DREAMLAND DR FROM LOCKHILL SELMA TO VANCE JACKSON CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 10:07 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E San Antonio, TX | EAST HOUSTON ST AT ATANDT PARKWAY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 10:08 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nne Leon Valley, TX | SOUTHWELL RD AT VERBENA CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 10:24 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wnw Live Oak, TX | STAHL RD AT HAY MARKET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 10:25 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nne Leon Valley, TX | ENCINO PARK RD AT SOUTHWELL CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Nov 4, 10:50 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Helotes, TX | SPOTTER REPORTED 1 FOOT OF WATER OVER ROAD AT LAKE RUN AND HAUSMAN |
| Nov 4, 10:57 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Leon Valley, TX | EVERS RD AT HEUBNER CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
289
WGUS54 KEWX 050300
FFWEWX
TXC029-091-187-050600-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0064.141105T0300Z-141105T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
900 PM CST TUE NOV 4 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BEXAR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNIVERSAL CITY...SAN ANTONIO...
COMAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW BRAUNFELS...CANYON LAKE DAM...
WEST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
* AT 852 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
DETERMINED THAT RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
ESTIMATES BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE FALLEN ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. MULTIPLE
STREET CLOSURES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN NORTHERN BEXAR
COUNTY DUE TO FLOODING. THIS SUPERSEDES THE PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD
WARNING FOR NORTHERN BEXAR AND WESTERN COMAL COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TIMBERWOOD
PARK...FAIR OAKS RANCH...SPRING BRANCH...SMITHSON VALLEY...FISCHER
AND BULVERDE
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.
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 3003 9829 2976 9803 2946 9815 2921 9843
2932 9868 2972 9867
$$3 follow-up statements
046
WGUS74 KEWX 050405
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1005 PM CST TUE NOV 4 2014
TXC029-091-187-050600-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-141105T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUADALUPE TX-BEXAR TX-COMAL TX-
1005 PM CST TUE NOV 4 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR
COMAL...BEXAR AND WEST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTIES...
AT 948 PM CST...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT HEAVY RAIN
ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF BEXAR COUNTY. RAIN
RATES ARE RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR ACCORDING TO DOPPLER
RADAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL STREET CLOSURES ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY WITH
POSSIBLY MORE TO COME AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES. OBSERVED HIGHEST
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SO FAR OVER THE AFFECTED AREAS RANGE FROM 1 TO 2
INCHES IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL
ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
SLOWLY PUSHES TO THE SOUTH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHAVANO
PARK...TIMBERWOOD PARK...THE DOMINION...LEON SPRINGS...HOLLYWOOD
PARK...FAIR OAKS RANCH...CROSS MOUNTAIN...SELMA...SPRING BRANCH...
SMITHSON VALLEY...NEW BRAUNFELS...GARDEN RIDGE...FISCHER...CANYON
LAKE DAM AND BULVERDE.
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.
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 3003 9829 2976 9803 2946 9815 2921 9843
2932 9868 2972 9867
$$283
WGUS74 KEWX 050518
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1118 PM CST TUE NOV 4 2014
TXC029-091-187-050600-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-141105T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUADALUPE TX-BEXAR TX-COMAL TX-
1118 PM CST TUE NOV 4 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR
COMAL...BEXAR AND WEST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTIES...
AT 1110 PM CST...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO OBSERVE MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF COMAL...BEXAR...AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES.
LATEST DOPPLER RADAR IMAGES SHOW RAIN RATES DIMINISHING TO 1 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES
LATE TONIGHT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
90 OR SOUTH OF A HALLETTSVILLE TO PLEASANTON TO EAGLE PASS LINE.
LATEST INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGES ARE SHOWING A LARGE PLUME OF MID TO
UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE PUSHING NORTHEASTWARD FROM NORTHEAST MEXICO
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. AT THE SURFACE...THE COLD FRONT HAS SHOWN
SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN WHILE MEET AN AREA OF DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE
GULF AND A SOUTHERLY FLOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES
HIGH THE REST OF TONIGHT WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE
PERIOD.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHAVANO
PARK...TIMBERWOOD PARK...THE DOMINION...LEON SPRINGS...HOLLYWOOD
PARK...FAIR OAKS RANCH...CROSS MOUNTAIN...SELMA...SPRING BRANCH...
SMITHSON VALLEY...NEW BRAUNFELS...GARDEN RIDGE...FISCHER...CANYON
LAKE DAM AND BULVERDE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
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.
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 3003 9829 2976 9803 2946 9815 2921 9843
2932 9868 2972 9867
$$820
WGUS74 KEWX 050558
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1158 PM CST TUE NOV 4 2014
TXC029-091-187-050605-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-141105T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUADALUPE TX-BEXAR TX-COMAL TX-
1158 PM CST TUE NOV 4 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST FOR COMAL...
BEXAR AND WEST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTIES...
RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
LAT...LON 3003 9829 2976 9803 2946 9815 2921 9843
2932 9868 2972 9867
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 7:16 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 104 min |
| Nov 4, 7:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 119 min |
| Nov 4, 9:58 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 12:48 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 4 hr |
| Nov 5, 5:02 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 4 hr |
| Nov 5, 8:31 AM CST | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 30 hr |
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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.