Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

May 27, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT (06:00 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2016, 3:45 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Hays County, TX, Travis County, TX, Williamson County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KEWX 270600
FFWEWX
TXC209-453-491-270845-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0034.160527T0600Z-160527T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
100 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 345 AM CDT

* AT 1251 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AUSTIN METRO AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
  OVER 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ALONG DRY CREEK...AND SEVERE
  FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEASTERN TRAVIS
  COUNTY. ACROSS MOST OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND SURROUNDING
  COMMUNITIES...RAINFALL AMOUNTS SO FAR HAVE BEEN MAINLY 1 TO 2
  INCHES. HOWEVER...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CONCENTRATING OVER MUCH OF
  THE CITY WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES BY 230 AM.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  AUSTIN...ROUND ROCK...CEDAR PARK...PFLUGERVILLE...SAN MARCOS...ELGIN...
  DRIPPING SPRINGS...WINDEMERE...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...ANDERSON MILL...
  AUSTIN BERGSTROM INT AP...KYLE...LEANDER...LAKEWAY...BUDA...LAGO VISTA...
  MANOR...BEE CAVE...WEST LAKE HILLS AND THE HILLS.

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE ONION CREEK...DRY CREEK...WILBARGER
CREEK AND NUMEROUS OTHER TRIBUTARIES THAT EMPTY INTO THE THE
COLORADO RIVER BELOW AUSTIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3043 9736 3020 9750 2988 9789 2986 9789
      2982 9793 3003 9802 3014 9825 3036 9817
      3049 9808 3058 9783

$$

MO

862 
WGUS74 KEWX 270733
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
233 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

TXC209-453-491-270845-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160527T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TRAVIS TX-WILLIAMSON TX-HAYS TX-
233 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR
TRAVIS...SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON AND HAYS COUNTIES...

AT 218 AM CDT...AUSTIN FEWS REPORTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE NUMEROUS
ROAD CLOSURES OVER PARTS OF AUSTIN METRO AREA. FLOODING CONCERNS ARE
ESPECIALLY SERIOUS OVER SOUTHEAST TRAVIS COUNTY ALONG MAHA
CREEK...DRY CREEK...LOWER PORTIONS OF ONION CREEK BELOW I-
35...GILLELAND CREEK...AND OTHER TRIBUTARIES OF THE COLORADO RIVER
EAST OF I-35. UP TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER SOME OF THESE
AREAS...AND TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 

OVER THE REST OF THE WARNED AREA OF METRO AUSTIN...2 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN AND WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING CONCERNS THROUGH AT
LEAST 3 AM CDT. NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED HOWEVER.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
AUSTIN...ROUND ROCK...CEDAR PARK...PFLUGERVILLE...SAN MARCOS...ELGIN...
DRIPPING SPRINGS...WINDEMERE...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...ANDERSON MILL...AUSTIN
BERGSTROM INT AP...KYLE...LEANDER...LAKEWAY...BUDA...LAGO VISTA...MANOR...
BEE CAVE...WEST LAKE HILLS AND THE HILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3043 9736 3020 9750 2988 9789 2986 9789
      2982 9793 3003 9802 3014 9825 3036 9817
      3049 9808 3058 9783

$$

MO

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