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Flash Flood Watch 21, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

November 4, 201526 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood watch at Nov 4, 2015, 4:34 AM CST for 26 counties in Texas. It took effect at Nov 4, 2015, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2015, 4:34 AM CST (10:34 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 4, 2015, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 6, 2015, 4:38 AM CST
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Flood severity
None
All 26 counties

Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Zavala County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:37 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

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 195 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 2015-11-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-11-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-229 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 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.

114 
WGUS64 KEWX 041034
FFAEWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
434 AM CST WED NOV 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND SOUTHERN
EDWARDS PLATEAU TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS FROM DEL RIO TO EAGLE PASS NORTHEAST THROUGH UVALDE
AND INTO THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. GENERALLY 1-3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF AS HIGH AS 6 INCHES
MAY BE POSSIBLE. THE AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS SO RUNOFF FROM TONIGHTS RAINFALL COULD
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 

TXZ183>187-202>204-217>219-228-042200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.A.0021.151105T0300Z-151105T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-
ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...
KERRVILLE...BANDERA...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...
EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...CARRIZO SPRINGS
434 AM CST WED NOV 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BANDERA...DIMMIT...EDWARDS... 
  FRIO...KERR...KINNEY...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...UVALDE...VAL 
  VERDE AND ZAVALA. 

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AS
  HIGH AS 6 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.
  ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO BECOME FLOODED QUICKLY IF
  HEAVY RAIN BANDS FORM OVER SATURATED BASINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT
YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE
READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.

&&

$$

TB3
5 follow-up statements
003 
WGUS64 KEWX 042146
FFAEWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
346 PM CST WED NOV 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE
RIO GRANDE PLAINS FROM DEL RIO TO CARRIZO SPRINGS NORTHEAST
THROUGH UVALDE AND INTO THE EDWARDS PLATEAU. GENERALLY 2-4 INCHES
OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES MAY
BE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT WILL MOVE
INTO THE HILL COUNTRY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY
MORNING...AND MAY POSSIBLY MOVE INTO THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR.
HOWEVER...THE GREATER HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT FOR THE INTERSTATE 35
CORRIDOR WILL BE ON THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND ENDS THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT.
GENERALLY 1-3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS BUT
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THESE
AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW
WEEKS...SO RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING
MORE QUICKLY THAN WOULD USUALLY BE THE CASE.

TXZ171>173-188>192-205-206-051000-
/O.EXB.KEWX.FF.A.0021.151105T0300Z-151106T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-
BEXAR-COMAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...
FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...
SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS
346 PM CST WED NOV 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS EXPANDED
THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL 
  TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BEXAR...BLANCO... 
  BURNET...COMAL...GILLESPIE...HAYS...KENDALL...LLANO...TRAVIS 
  AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. 

* FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
  AS HIGH AS 6 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 
  ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO BECOME FLOODED QUICKLY 
  IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS FORM OVER SATURATED BASINS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT
YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE
READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.

&&

$$

TXZ183>187-202>204-217>219-228-051000-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FF.A.0021.151105T0300Z-151106T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-MAVERICK-
ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...
KERRVILLE...BANDERA...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...
EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...CARRIZO SPRINGS
346 PM CST WED NOV 4 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...BANDERA...DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FRIO...KERR...KINNEY...
  MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...UVALDE...VAL VERDE AND ZAVALA
  COUNTIES.

* FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AS
  HIGH AS 5 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 
  ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO BECOME FLOODED QUICKLY 
  IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS FORM OVER SATURATED BASINS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT
YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE
READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.

&&

$$
782 
WGUS64 KEWX 050902
FFAEWX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
302 AM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING...SPECIFICALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE
INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF
FLASH FLOODING. GENERALLY 2-4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS
MORNING BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING INTO
FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. GENERALLY
ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF
UP TO 5 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35
CORRIDOR. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER
THE LAST FEW WEEKS...SO RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN RAPID
DEVELOPMENT OF FLASH FLOODING.

TXZ193-194-207-208-052100-
/O.EXA.KEWX.FF.A.0021.000000T0000Z-151106T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BASTROP-LEE-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART
302 AM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS EXPANDED
THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL 
  TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BASTROP...CALDWELL... 
  GUADALUPE AND LEE. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AS
  HIGH AS 5 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 
  ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO BECOME FLOODED QUICKLY 
  IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS FORM OVER SATURATED BASINS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT
YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE
READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.

&&

$$

TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-217>219-228-052100-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0021.000000T0000Z-151106T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-
COMAL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO...
ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...
BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...
HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...
PEARSALL...CARRIZO SPRINGS
302 AM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...BANDERA...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...COMAL...DIMMIT... 
  EDWARDS...FRIO...GILLESPIE...HAYS...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY... 
  LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL 
  VERDE...WILLIAMSON AND ZAVALA. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AS
  HIGH AS 6 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 
  ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO BECOME FLOODED QUICKLY 
  IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS FORM OVER SATURATED BASINS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT
YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE
READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.

&&

$$

TB3
800 
WGUS64 KEWX 051645 AAA
FFAEWX

FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1045 AM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS...

.ONLY LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. HOWEVER...RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE HILL
COUNTRY AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED
AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND
INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR NORTH OF SAN MARCOS.

ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING INTO
FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. GENERALLY
ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED BUT ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS...SO RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL COULD
RESULT IN RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF FLASH FLOODING.

TXZ183-051745-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FF.A.0021.000000T0000Z-151106T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAL VERDE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DEL RIO
1045 AM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
WHILE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY AND
TONIGHT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO POSE A FLASH FLOOD
THREAT. 

$$

TXZ171>173-184>194-202>208-217>219-228-061100-
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LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-
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COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...
ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...
BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...
BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...
SEGUIN...LOCKHART...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...
CARRIZO SPRINGS
1045 AM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET... 
  CALDWELL...COMAL...DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FRIO...GILLESPIE... 
  GUADALUPE...HAYS...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LEE...LLANO... 
  MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...WILLIAMSON AND 
  ZAVALA. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
  AS HIGH AS 5 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 
  ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO BECOME FLOODED QUICKLY 
  IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS FORM OVER SATURATED BASINS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT
YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE
READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.

&&

$$
792 
WGUS64 KEWX 052122
FFAEWX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
322 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS...

.A PACIFIC COLD FRONT AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO FALL ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. THIS AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS...SO RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL COULD
RESULT IN RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF FLASH FLOODING.

TXZ184-052230-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FF.A.0021.000000T0000Z-151106T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
EDWARDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCKSPRINGS
322 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EDWARDS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
WHILE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

$$

TXZ171>173-185>194-202>208-217>219-228-061200-
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GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...LEAKEY...
KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO...
SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...BRACKETTVILLE...
UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...
LOCKHART...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...CARRIZO SPRINGS
322 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET... 
  CALDWELL...COMAL...DIMMIT...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GUADALUPE... 
  HAYS...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LEE...LLANO...MAVERICK... 
  MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...WILLIAMSON AND ZAVALA. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED 
  AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 5 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 
  ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO BECOME FLOODED QUICKLY 
  IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS FORM OVER SATURATED BASINS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT
YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE
READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.

&&

$$
908 
WGUS64 KEWX 061038
FFAEWX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
438 AM CST FRI NOV 6 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

.A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE AREA BUT RAIN RATES HAVE BEEN MOSTLY 
MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY. NO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING HAS
OCCURRED SO FAR WITH THIS ACTIVITY AND IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY. THEREFORE THE WATCH IS NO LONGER NEEDED.


TXZ171>173-185>194-202>208-217>219-228-061145-
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GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...LEAKEY...
KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO...
SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...BRACKETTVILLE...
UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...
LOCKHART...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...CARRIZO SPRINGS
438 AM CST FRI NOV 6 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BUT RAIN RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT
TO MODERATE AND NOT RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

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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.