Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2016, 6:33 AM CDT for Gillespie County, Kendall County, Texas. It was in force for 5 hr. 3 reports 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 19, 2016, 6:33 AM CDT (11:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2016, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gillespie County, TX, Kendall County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:37 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 19, 7:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sw Fredericksburg, TX | ON HWY 16 NEAR THE GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT HEAVY RAINS CAUSED THE HWY TO BE CLOSED FOR A SHORT PERIOD |
| May 19, 7:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Luckenbach, TX | LOW WATER CROSSING ALONG 1376 IN THE VICINITY OF LUCHENBACH HAD WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAYS |
| May 19, 7:50 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Boerne, TX | SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY |
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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 164 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 799 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
883
WGUS54 KEWX 191133
FFWEWX
TXC171-259-191430-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0025.160519T1133Z-160519T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
633 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
KENDALL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 930 AM CDT
* AT 632 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST ONE AND A HALF HOURS WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...COMFORT...FAIR OAKS RANCH...STONEWALL...
WARING...ECKERT...CRABAPPLE...WALNUT GROVE...CAIN CITY...GUADALUPE RIVER
STATE PARK...WELFARE...LBJ STATE PARK...ROCKY HILL...WILLOW CITY...
SISTERDALE...BANKERSMITH...BERGHEIM...ALBERT AND BLUMENTHAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3014 9859 2994 9842 2975 9864 2972 9878
2978 9892 3014 9892 3014 9906 3050 9890
3050 9859
$$
ALLEN2 follow-up statements
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WGUS74 KEWX 191312
FFSEWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
812 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016
TXC171-259-191430-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160519T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GILLESPIE TX-KENDALL TX-
812 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR
EASTERN GILLESPIE AND KENDALL COUNTIES...
AT 805 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS
ACROSS KENDALL COUNTY WERE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. HIGHWAY 16 IN
GILLESPIE COUNTY WAS ALSO CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER FOR A BRIEF TIME.
TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS
SOILS REMAIN SATURATED.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH TO INCH AND A HALF ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...COMFORT...FAIR OAKS RANCH...STONEWALL...WARING...
ECKERT...CRABAPPLE...WALNUT GROVE...CAIN CITY...GUADALUPE RIVER STATE
PARK...WELFARE...LBJ STATE PARK...ROCKY HILL...WILLOW CITY...SISTERDALE...
BANKERSMITH...BERGHEIM...ALBERT AND BLUMENTHAL.
LAT...LON 3014 9859 2994 9842 2975 9864 2972 9878
2978 9892 3014 9892 3014 9906 3050 9890
3050 9859
$$
ALLEN277
WGUS54 KEWX 191418
FFWEWX
TXC171-259-191630-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160519T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
918 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
KENDALL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
* AT 915 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA LEADING TO NUMEROUS LOW
WATER CROSSINGS BEING CLOSED PER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SOURCES. TWO
TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
HOURS WITH ANOTHER HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT
HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING AND WILL LINGER THROUGH
MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...COMFORT...FAIR OAKS RANCH...STONEWALL...
WARING...ECKERT...CRABAPPLE...WALNUT GROVE...CAIN CITY...GUADALUPE RIVER
STATE PARK...WELFARE...LBJ STATE PARK...ROCKY HILL...WILLOW CITY...
SISTERDALE...BANKERSMITH...BERGHEIM...ALBERT AND BLUMENTHAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
&&
LAT...LON 3014 9859 2994 9842 2975 9864 2972 9878
2978 9892 3014 9892 3014 9906 3050 9890
3050 9859
$$
ALLENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes | 3 days |
| May 19, 2:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 51 min |
| May 19, 3:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 39 min |
| May 19, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 31 min |
| May 19, 5:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real | 3 hr |
| May 19, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 31 min |
| May 19, 5:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 5 hr |
| May 19, 6:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 51 min |
| May 19, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 43 min |
| May 19, 7:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 51 min |
| May 19, 7:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 19, 8:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 49 min |
| May 19, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 27 hr |
| May 19, 9:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| May 19, 10:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays | 3 hr |
| May 19, 10:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 19, 10:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Lee | 3 hr |
| May 19, 11:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gonzales, Wilson | 3 hr |
| May 19, 11:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 19, 11:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| May 19, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 49 min |
| May 19, 2:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 18 hr |
| May 19, 2:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Comal, Hays, Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 19, 2:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| May 19, 3:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 4 days |
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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.