Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 2016, 2:01 PM CDT for Travis County, Williamson County, 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
- May 14, 2016, 2:01 PM CDT (19:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Travis County, TX, Williamson County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wsw Hutto, TX | CR 123 SOUTH OF 79 AROUND BRUSHY CREEK IS FLOODED OUT. NUMEROUS OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS WILLIAMSON COUNTY HAVE WATER OVER ROADWAYS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
387
WGUS54 KEWX 141901
FFWEWX
TXC453-491-142200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0017.160514T1901Z-160514T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
201 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 159 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN FROM JARRELL TO JUST SOUTH OF WEIR. FLASH FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROUND ROCK...CEDAR PARK...GEORGETOWN...PFLUGERVILLE...TAYLOR...GRANGER...
SERENADA...LEANDER...HUTTO...FLORENCE...JARRELL...LIBERTY
HILL...WEIR...ANDICE...SUN CITY...GRANGER DAM AND JONESTOWN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3072 9728 3047 9741 3051 9810 3079 9795
3089 9782 3086 9763
$$
PLATT1 follow-up statement
242
WGUS74 KEWX 142123
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
423 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016
TXC453-491-142200-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160514T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TRAVIS TX-WILLIAMSON TX-
423 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES...
AT 419 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE RAIN
FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN...AND ANOTHER 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE. LOW WATER CROSSINGS ARE LIKELY FLOODED ALONG I-35...
EXTENDING EAST TO NEAR GRANGER LAKE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROUND ROCK...CEDAR PARK...GEORGETOWN...PFLUGERVILLE...TAYLOR...GRANGER...
SERENADA...LEANDER...HUTTO...FLORENCE...JARRELL...LIBERTY HILL...WEIR...
GEORGETOWN DAM...ANDICE...SUN CITY...GRANGER DAM...JONESTOWN...RICES
CROSSING AND HOXIE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS
WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3072 9728 3047 9741 3051 9810 3079 9795
3089 9782 3086 9763
$$
MOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 49 min |
| May 14, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Real | 3 hr |
| May 14, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 3 hr |
| May 14, 10:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Uvalde | 3 hr |
| May 14, 10:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 46 min |
| May 14, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 43 min |
| May 14, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 52 min |
| May 14, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 42 min |
| May 14, 12:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 42 min |
| May 14, 12:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 38 min |
| May 14, 12:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala | 3 hr |
| May 14, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Williamson | 50 min |
| May 14, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 42 min |
| May 14, 1:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 14, 1:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Frio | 3 hr |
| May 14, 2:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Llano | 3 hr |
| May 14, 3:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet, Llano | 4 hr |
| May 14, 3:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| May 14, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 52 min |
| May 14, 3:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Lee, Williamson | 4 hr |
| May 14, 4:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 2 hr |
| May 14, 4:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Fayette | 3 hr |
| May 14, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 44 min |
| May 14, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 50 min |
| May 14, 5:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Williamson | 118 min |
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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.