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Flash Flood Warning 86, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2015, 7:52 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 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 25, 2015, 7:52 PM CDT (00:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2015, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bastrop County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Lee County, TX, Travis County, TX, Williamson County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 3543 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.3
- Supercell composite
- 11.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
830
WGUS54 KEWX 260052
FFWEWX
TXC021-055-287-453-491-260515-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0086.150526T0052Z-150526T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
752 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CALDWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
BASTROP COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 751 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1215 AM CDT.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
AUSTIN...ROUND ROCK...CEDAR PARK...GEORGETOWN...PFLUGERVILLE...SAN
MARCOS...TAYLOR...LOCKHART...ELGIN...BASTROP...LULING...GIDDINGS...
SMITHVILLE...GRANGER...LEXINGTON...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...ANDERSON
MILL...WINDEMERE...SERENADA AND AUSTIN BERGSTROM INT AP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
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.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3011 9685 3004 9702 3005 9703 2978 9732
2963 9760 2969 9774 2978 9783 2984 9785
2986 9790 3003 9771 3036 9817 3079 9796
3091 9781 3087 9762 3074 9727 3046 9715
3056 9696 3054 9692 3032 9674 3029 9664
$$
ZEITLER3 follow-up statements
860
WGUS74 KEWX 260056
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
756 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
TXC021-055-287-453-491-260515-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0086.000000T0000Z-150526T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CALDWELL TX-TRAVIS TX-BASTROP TX-WILLIAMSON TX-LEE TX-
756 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY TAKE ACTION NOW!...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR
CALDWELL...TRAVIS...BASTROP...WILLIAMSON AND LEE COUNTIES...
AT 755 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED AREAS OF FLOODING IN
ALL OF THE COUNTIES IN THE WARNING. THIS FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH 1215 AM CDT.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY! SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
AUSTIN...ROUND ROCK...CEDAR PARK...GEORGETOWN...PFLUGERVILLE...SAN
MARCOS...TAYLOR...LOCKHART...ELGIN...BASTROP...LULING...GIDDINGS...
SMITHVILLE...GRANGER...LEXINGTON...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...ANDERSON
MILL...WINDEMERE...SERENADA AND AUSTIN BERGSTROM INT AP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3011 9685 3004 9702 3005 9703 2978 9732
2963 9760 2969 9774 2978 9783 2984 9785
2986 9790 3003 9771 3036 9817 3079 9796
3091 9781 3087 9762 3074 9727 3046 9715
3056 9696 3054 9692 3032 9674 3029 9664
$$
ZEITLER530
WGUS74 KEWX 260146
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
846 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
TXC021-055-287-453-491-260515-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0086.000000T0000Z-150526T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CALDWELL TX-TRAVIS TX-BASTROP TX-WILLIAMSON TX-LEE TX-
846 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015
...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY ACT QUICKLY NOW...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR
CALDWELL...SOUTHEASTERN TRAVIS...BASTROP...EASTERN WILLIAMSON AND LEE
COUNTIES...
AT 843 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT FLASH FLOODING ONGOING
IN THE WARNED AREAS. WATERS WILL RECEDE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY! SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
TAYLOR...LOCKHART...ELGIN...BASTROP...LULING...
GIDDINGS...SMITHVILLE...LEXINGTON...MARTINDALE...UHLAND...MUSTANG
RIDGE...THRALL...NIEDERWALD...COUPLAND...FEDOR...ROSANKY...PAIGE...
CEDAR CREEK AND CIRCLE D-KC ESTATE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
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 3011 9685 3004 9702 3005 9703 2978 9732
2963 9760 2969 9774 2978 9783 2984 9785
2986 9790 3003 9771 3011 9782 3016 9761
3036 9750 3079 9741 3074 9727 3046 9715
3056 9696 3054 9692 3032 9674 3029 9664
$$
ZEITLER905
WGUS74 KEWX 260525
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1225 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015
TXC021-055-287-453-491-260532-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0086.000000T0000Z-150526T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CALDWELL TX-TRAVIS TX-BASTROP TX-WILLIAMSON TX-LEE TX-
1225 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CALDWELL...SOUTHEASTERN TRAVIS...
BASTROP...EASTERN WILLIAMSON AND LEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE RAINS HAVE ENDED...AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO
POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...NUMEROUS SMALL STREAMS
REMAIN IN FLOOD FROM RAINS UP TO 7 INCHES THAT FELL ON MEMORIAL DAY.
THE SMALL STREAMS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS
IS IN ADDITION TO THE ONGOING RIVER FLOODING FROM RAINS OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL DAYS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3011 9685 3004 9702 3005 9703 2978 9732
2963 9760 2969 9774 2978 9783 2984 9785
2986 9790 3003 9771 3011 9782 3016 9761
3036 9750 3079 9741 3074 9727 3046 9715
3056 9696 3054 9692 3032 9674 3029 9664
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Fayette | 10 min |
| May 25, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson | 24 min |
| May 25, 7:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 19 hr |
| May 25, 7:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 46 hr |
| May 25, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca, Wilson | 60 min |
| May 25, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes | 35 min |
| May 25, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Lavaca | 55 min |
| May 25, 8:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| May 25, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette | 58 hr |
| May 25, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 71 hr |
| May 25, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes | 42 min |
| May 25, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes | 56 min |
| May 25, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 48 min |
| May 25, 9:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 4 days |
| May 25, 10:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 44 min |
| May 25, 11:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| May 25, 11:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 3 hr |
| May 26, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Hays | 57 min |
| May 26, 4:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette | 3 hr |
| May 26, 4:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.