Flash Flood Warning 95, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

May 29, 2015, 12:13 AM CDT (05:13 UTC)

Expired

May 29, 2015, 4:15 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

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

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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609 
WGUS54 KEWX 290513
FFWEWX
TXC019-029-325-463-290915-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0095.150529T0513Z-150529T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1213 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN BANDERA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  UVALDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN BEXAR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT
    
* AT 1209 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS 
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF 
  RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ALONG THE BALCONES ESCARPMENT AND FLOODED 
  LOW WATER CROSSINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED OVER PARTS OF THE 
  HILL COUNTRY. WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FROM THIS LINE WILL 
  LIKELY PRODUCE RAPID FLASH FLOODING OVER SATURATED SOILS AND 
  ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  SAN ANTONIO...UNIVERSAL CITY...UVALDE...HONDO...CASTROVILLE...LIVE
  OAK...LEON VALLEY...HELOTES...ALAMO HEIGHTS...FAIR OAKS RANCH...
  SELMA...WINDCREST...TERRELL HILLS...HOLLYWOOD PARK...SHAVANO
  PARK...LYTLE...OLMOS PARK...SABINAL...LACOSTE AND LAGUNA.

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. TURN AROUND...DONT 
DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN 
VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 2909 10011 2951 10011 2953 9914 2975 9885
      2972 9874 2973 9873 2976 9855 2974 9853
      2974 9845 2971 9843 2975 9841 2972 9834
      2970 9838 2967 9838 2965 9834 2962 9834
      2960 9831 2955 9830 2925 9879 2910 9934

$$

MO

632 
WGUS74 KEWX 290634
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
134 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

TXC019-029-325-463-290915-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0095.000000T0000Z-150529T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MEDINA TX-BANDERA TX-UVALDE TX-BEXAR TX-
134 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR
MEDINA...SOUTHEASTERN BANDERA...UVALDE AND NORTHWESTERN BEXAR
COUNTIES...

AT 130 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX 
PRODUCING MODERATE RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA ALONG THE BALCONES 
ESCARPMENT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF HAVE FALLEN WITH 
THE STRONGER PORTIONS OF THE STORM WHICH PASSED THROUGH THE AREA 
BETWEEN 1130 PM AND 1 AM. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING OVER 
SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SAN ANTONIO...UNIVERSAL CITY...UVALDE...HONDO...CASTROVILLE...LIVE
OAK...LEON VALLEY...HELOTES...ALAMO HEIGHTS...FAIR OAKS RANCH...
SELMA...WINDCREST...TERRELL HILLS...HOLLYWOOD PARK...SHAVANO PARK...
LYTLE...OLMOS PARK...SABINAL...LACOSTE AND LAGUNA.

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. TURN AROUND...DONT 
DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN 
VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 2909 10011 2951 10011 2953 9914 2975 9885
      2972 9874 2973 9873 2976 9855 2974 9853
      2974 9845 2971 9843 2975 9841 2972 9834
      2970 9838 2967 9838 2965 9834 2962 9834
      2960 9831 2955 9830 2925 9879 2910 9934

$$

MO

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