Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2015, 4:50 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- May 23, 2015, 4:50 PM CDT (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2015, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bandera County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Real County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 6:13 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Leakey, TX | RM337 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| May 23, 6:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Camp Wood, TX | MULTIPLE ROADS IN AND OUT OF CAMP WOOD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER |
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 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 2727 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 8.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
540
WGUS54 KEWX 232150
FFWEWX
TXC019-137-265-385-240045-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0052.150523T2150Z-150524T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
450 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
REAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN BANDERA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN KERR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 450 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...VANDERPOOL...CAMP WOOD...KERR WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA...VANCE...LOST MAPLES STATE PARK...TUFF...MOUNTAIN
HOME...BARKSDALE...PRADE RANCH AND DEVILS SINKHOLE STATE NATURAL
AREA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 2964 9948 2964 10022 3027 10046 3027 9932
$$
MSL2 follow-up statements
546 WGUS74 KEWX 232244 FFSEWX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 544 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 TXC019-137-265-385-240045- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-150524T0045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ REAL TX-EDWARDS TX-BANDERA TX-KERR TX- 544 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR REAL...CENTRAL EDWARDS...NORTHWESTERN BANDERA AND NORTHWESTERN KERR COUNTIES... AT 542 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 745 PM CDT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...VANDERPOOL...CAMP WOOD...KERR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...VANCE...LOST MAPLES STATE PARK...TUFF...MOUNTAIN HOME...BARKSDALE...PRADE RANCH AND DEVILS SINKHOLE STATE NATURAL AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 2964 9948 2964 10022 3027 10046 3027 9932 $$ ZEITLER
694 WGUS54 KEWX 240020 FFWEWX TXC019-137-265-385-240345- /O.EXT.KEWX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-150524T0345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 720 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... REAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... CENTRAL EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... NORTHWESTERN BANDERA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... NORTHWESTERN KERR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * UNTIL 1045 PM CDT * AT 717 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL HAVE REPORTED EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN REAL COUNTY. CAMP WOOD IS ISOLATED AS ROADS LEADING TO IT ARE BLOCKED BY FLOOD WATERS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...VANDERPOOL...CAMP WOOD...KERR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...VANCE...LOST MAPLES STATE PARK...TUFF...MOUNTAIN HOME...BARKSDALE...PRADE RANCH AND DEVILS SINKHOLE STATE NATURAL AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA...BUT IT WILL ALSO TAKE TIME FOR RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINS TO SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 2964 9948 2964 10022 3027 10046 3027 9932 $$ ZEITLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| May 23, 3:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real, Uvalde | 4 hr |
| May 23, 12:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 113 min |
| May 23, 1:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca, Wilson | 119 min |
| May 23, 1:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Fayette | 2 hr |
| May 23, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 48 min |
| May 23, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal | 39 min |
| May 23, 2:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 31 hr |
| May 23, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 55 min |
| May 23, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bastrop | 64 min |
| May 23, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal | 45 min |
| May 23, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 57 min |
| May 23, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 65 min |
| May 23, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 60 min |
| May 23, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Hays | 53 min |
| May 23, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Real, Uvalde | 2 hr |
| May 23, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 38 min |
| May 23, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 47 min |
| May 23, 3:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Val Verde | 113 min |
| May 23, 3:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 2 hr |
| May 23, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 42 min |
| May 23, 4:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 3 hr |
| May 23, 4:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Kendall, Kerr and 1 more | 9 hr |
| May 23, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 27 min |
| May 23, 5:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| May 23, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 59 min |
| May 23, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal | 44 min |
| May 23, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 39 min |
| May 23, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Comal | 33 min |
| May 23, 6:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 28 hr |
| May 23, 6:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie | 6 hr |
| May 23, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 51 min |
| May 23, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco | 45 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.