Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 18, 2016, 6:52 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 18, 2016, 6:52 AM CDT (11:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2016, 9:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bandera County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Medina County, TX, Uvalde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 7:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Bandera Falls, TX | THE ROAD IS CLOSED AND BARRICADED AT ENGLISH CROSSING ROAD AT THE MEDINA RIVER |
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 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 1153 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
166
WGUS54 KEWX 181152
FFWEWX
TXC019-265-325-463-181445-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0014.160418T1152Z-160418T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
652 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN KERR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN UVALDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
BANDERA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 945 AM CDT
* AT 651 AM 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...
MEDINA...BANDERA...TARPLEY...VANDERPOOL...PIPE CREEK...UTOPIA...LOST
MAPLES STATE PARK...BANDERA FALLS...CAMP VERDE AND LAKEHILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 2989 9892 2978 9892 2972 9878 2965 9885
2942 9974 2963 9965 2963 9960 2991 9960
$$
TB3The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 30 min |
| Apr 17, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Real | 27 min |
| Apr 17, 7:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 30 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 46 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 43 min |
| Apr 17, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 44 min |
| Apr 17, 8:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 29 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kendall, Kerr | 4 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco | 22 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 41 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette | 56 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 60 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Lee, Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 12:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kendall, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 43 min |
| Apr 18, 2:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 41 min |
| Apr 18, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 66 min |
| Apr 18, 4:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 12 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Lee, Travis, Williamson | 7 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 52 min |
| Apr 18, 6:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Real, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 6:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 7:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gonzales, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 7:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 38 min |
| Apr 18, 7:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Fayette, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 8:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 8:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 9:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Hays | 59 min |
| Apr 18, 9:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 43 min |
| Apr 18, 10:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Maverick | 2 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 44 min |
| Apr 18, 12:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 23 min |
| Apr 18, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 42 min |
| Apr 18, 2:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 4 days |
| Apr 18, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kendall | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 4:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Fayette | 5 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.