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Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 23, 2015Bandera County, Medina County, Uvalde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2015, 8:10 PM CDT for Bandera County, Medina County, Uvalde County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2015, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2015, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bandera County, TX, Medina County, TX, Uvalde County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 124 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1536 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
266 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

242 
WGUS54 KEWX 240110
FFWEWX
TXC019-325-463-240400-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0057.150524T0110Z-150524T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
810 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  BANDERA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  EASTERN UVALDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
    
* AT 806 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED 
  A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 
  FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN BANDERA COUNTY WITH WIDESPREAD 
  RAIN TOTALS ABOVE THREE INCHES IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING 
  IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MEDINA...HONDO...DEVINE...CASTROVILLE...BANDERA...TARPLEY...
  MOORE...LYTLE...SABINAL...NATALIA...LACOSTE...D'HANIS...PEARSON...
  BADER...NOONAN...UTOPIA...QUIHI...MICO...DUNLAY AND YANCEY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO THREE 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 2960 9962 2991 9943 2982 9900 2957 9898
      2958 9881 2909 9881 2909 9963

$$

LJH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio49 min
May 23, 7:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXFrio, Zavala3 hr
May 23, 7:27 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKerr31 hr
May 23, 7:27 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKendall19 hr
May 23, 7:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBlanco24 hr
May 23, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays26 min
May 23, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina40 min
May 23, 7:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde21 hr
May 23, 7:55 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBexar, Medina35 min
May 23, 8:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXFrio3 hr
May 23, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Hays, Travis41 min
May 23, 8:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXComal22 hr
May 23, 8:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXHays55 hr
May 23, 8:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Gonzales4 days
May 23, 8:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXDeWitt8 days
May 23, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXHays, Travis32 min
May 23, 8:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Hays and 2 more3 hr
May 23, 8:23 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBexar37 min
May 23, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Guadalupe43 min
May 23, 8:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde32 hr
May 23, 8:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXFrio6 days
May 23, 8:43 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXTravis32 min
May 23, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays45 min
May 23, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXHays, Travis35 min
May 23, 8:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKerr26 hr
May 23, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Wilson53 min
May 23, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis44 min
May 23, 9:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson3 hr
May 23, 9:32 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson31 min
May 23, 9:32 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson28 min
May 23, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson51 min
May 23, 9:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBastrop, Lee3 hr
May 23, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee, Williamson42 min
May 23, 10:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXFrio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala3 hr
May 23, 10:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa, Gonzales40 min
May 23, 10:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette28 min
May 23, 10:49 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEWXBandera, Real3 hr
May 23, 10:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet3 hr
May 23, 10:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXTravis40 hr
May 23, 11:05 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde28 hr
May 23, 11:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBlanco, Burnet, Comal, Hays, Travis, Williamson3 hr
May 23, 11:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar3 hr
May 23, 11:24 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyEWXHays6 hr
May 23, 11:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Real, Val Verde3 hr
May 23, 11:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar19 hr
May 23, 11:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar44 hr
May 23, 11:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar27 hr
May 23, 11:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar, Wilson55 hr
May 24, 12:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXMedina22 hr
May 24, 12:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXMedina22 hr
May 24, 12:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall and 3 more6 hr
May 24, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Kerr50 min
May 24, 1:25 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyEWXCaldwell, Guadalupe, Hays8 hr
May 24, 1:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXFrio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala3 hr
May 24, 2:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe and 4 more5 hr
May 24, 2:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXWilliamson21 hr
May 24, 3:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXDeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee4 hr
May 24, 5:11 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyEWXHays3 hr
May 24, 7:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar, Guadalupe20 hr
May 24, 7:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKarnes4 days
May 24, 8:06 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEWXHays6 hr
May 24, 8:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXTravis21 hr
May 24, 8:47 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyEWXCaldwell, Guadalupe, Hays3 hr
May 24, 9:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Gonzales22 hr
May 24, 9:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXGonzales5 days
May 24, 9:56 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKarnes3 days
May 24, 11:38 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Guadalupe, Hays6 hr
May 24, 2:12 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEWXHays3 hr
May 24, 3:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchEWXAtascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.