Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 151, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 24, 2015, 1:39 AM CDT for Edwards County, Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 4 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
- Oct 24, 2015, 1:39 AM CDT (06:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2015, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Edwards County, TX, Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 5:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Sw Rocksprings, TX | WATER OVER ROAD AT FM 674 AND CR 520 |
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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 2209 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 782 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 7.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
613
WGUS54 KEWX 240639
FFWEWX
TXC137-465-241100-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0151.151024T0639Z-151024T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
139 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
VAL VERDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT
* AT 136 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OF VAL VERDE AND NORTHWESTERN
EDWARDS COUNTIES. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
OVER WESTERN PARTS OF VAL VERDE COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN SHORTLY OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY...WITH SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS QUICKLY FILLING IN EASTWARD TOWARD
AMISTAD RESERVOIR AND ROCKSPRINGS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROCKSPRINGS...LANGTRY...JUNO...LOMA ALTA...COMSTOCK...OSMAN...CARTA
VALLEY...PANDALE...FLOUR MILLS...SHUMLA...PUMPVILLE...SEMINOLE
CANYON STATE PARK...BOX CANYON-AMISTAD...US-277 NEAR THE
SUTTON-EDWARDS COUNTY LINE...PAFFORD CROSSING...ROUGH CANYON REC
AREA...DEVILS SHORES...BAKERS CROSSING...VINEGARONE AND HACKBERRY
CROSSING.
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
TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 3029 10176 3029 9997 2984 10023 2949 10116
2953 10126 2963 10127 2958 10131 2965 10130
2965 10136 2975 10142 2977 10140 2975 10144
2979 10147 2976 10154 2981 10154 2977 10158
2978 10176
$$
MO3 follow-up statements
007
WGUS74 KEWX 240843
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
343 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
TXC137-465-241100-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0151.000000T0000Z-151024T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAL VERDE TX-EDWARDS TX-
343 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR VAL
VERDE AND EDWARDS COUNTIES...
AT 335 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF VAL VERDE AND EDWARDS
COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS TO THE NORTH OF
COMSTOCK PUSHING TO THE NORTHEAST. KDFX DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED
TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST THREE HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROCKSPRINGS...LANGTRY...JUNO...LOMA ALTA...COMSTOCK...OSMAN...CARTA
VALLEY...PANDALE...FLOUR MILLS...SHUMLA...PUMPVILLE...SEMINOLE CANYON
STATE PARK...BOX CANYON-AMISTAD...US-277 NEAR THE SUTTON-EDWARDS
COUNTY LINE...PAFFORD CROSSING...ROUGH CANYON REC AREA...DEVILS
SHORES...BAKERS CROSSING...VINEGARONE AND HACKBERRY CROSSING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE
POSSIBLE FROM A LINE NORTH OF COMSTOCK NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST OF
ROCKSPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3029 10176 3029 9997 2984 10023 2949 10116
2953 10126 2963 10127 2958 10131 2965 10130
2965 10136 2975 10142 2977 10140 2975 10144
2979 10147 2976 10154 2981 10154 2977 10158
2978 10176
$$871
WGUS74 KEWX 241037
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
537 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
TXC137-465-241100-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0151.000000T0000Z-151024T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAL VERDE TX-EDWARDS TX-
537 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR VAL
VERDE AND EDWARDS COUNTIES...
AT 534 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ONLY LIGHT RAINS ACROSS THE
AREA. HOWEVER...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOWED UP TO 6 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE JUNO AREA. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DUE TO
THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINS. AN ADDITIONAL 1/4 INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROCKSPRINGS...LANGTRY...JUNO...LOMA ALTA...COMSTOCK...OSMAN...CARTA
VALLEY...PANDALE...FLOUR MILLS...SHUMLA...PUMPVILLE...SEMINOLE CANYON
STATE PARK...BOX CANYON-AMISTAD...US-277 NEAR THE SUTTON-EDWARDS
COUNTY LINE...PAFFORD CROSSING...ROUGH CANYON REC AREA...DEVILS
SHORES...BAKERS CROSSING...VINEGARONE AND HACKBERRY CROSSING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3029 10176 3029 9997 2984 10023 2949 10116
2953 10126 2963 10127 2958 10131 2965 10130
2965 10136 2975 10142 2977 10140 2975 10144
2979 10147 2976 10154 2981 10154 2977 10158
2978 10176
$$
CP180
WGUS74 KEWX 241057
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
557 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
TXC137-465-241106-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0151.000000T0000Z-151024T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAL VERDE TX-EDWARDS TX-
557 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR VAL VERDE AND EDWARDS COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 600 AM CDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO
POSE A THREAT. HOWEVER...LOW LYING AREAS MAY HAVE PONDING OF WATER
AND SMALL STREAMS MAY HAVE SOME FLOWING WATER FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR
SO DUE TO THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINS.
LAT...LON 3029 10176 3029 9997 2984 10023 2949 10116
2953 10126 2963 10127 2958 10131 2965 10130
2965 10136 2975 10142 2977 10140 2975 10144
2979 10147 2976 10154 2981 10154 2977 10158
2978 10176
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 8:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 116 min |
| Oct 23, 10:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Llano | 3 hr |
| Oct 23, 11:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Llano | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 12:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Val Verde | 4 hr |
| Oct 24, 1:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 1:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet, Llano | 4 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Real | 4 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall | 4 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 54 min |
| Oct 24, 3:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Williamson | 114 min |
| Oct 24, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kerr, Real | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 4:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 7 hr |
| Oct 24, 4:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 4:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr | 2 hr |
| Oct 24, 5:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 6 hr |
| Oct 24, 6:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 53 min |
| Oct 24, 6:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gillespie and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 8:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 8:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 36 hr |
| Oct 24, 8:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 45 hr |
| Oct 24, 8:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 32 hr |
| Oct 24, 8:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Maverick | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 8:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco | 25 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Karnes, Medina, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kerr, Real | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 2 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 45 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 27 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 19 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 24 hr |
| Oct 24, 11:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 6 hr |
| Oct 24, 11:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 11:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 11:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 12:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina, Wilson | 2 hr |
| Oct 24, 12:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, DeWitt, Karnes, Lavaca | 115 min |
| Oct 24, 2:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes, Lavaca, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe and 7 more | 8 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.