Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Jun 1, 2016, 11:25 PM CDT (04:25 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 2016, 3:30 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Kinney County, TX, Val Verde County, TX

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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565 
WGUS54 KEWX 020425
FFWEWX
TXC271-465-020830-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0052.160602T0425Z-160602T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1125 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  KINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT

* AT 1123 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO CLUSTERS OF
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OF
  KINNEY AND SOUTHEAST VAL VERDE COUNTY. TWO TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN
  HAVE ALREADY FALLEN NEAR ALAMO VILLAGE FROM THE FIRST CLUSTER.
  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  DEL RIO...BRACKETTVILLE...SPOFFORD...ALAMO VILLAGE...STANDART...LAKE
  VIEW...AMANDA...VAL VERDE PARK...CIENEGAS TERRACE...ANACACHO...LAUGHLIN
  AFB AND TURKEY MOUNTAIN.

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.

REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN.
ARROYOS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN
A MATTER OF MINUTES...EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL. BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 2954 10095 2962 10076 2947 10011 2909 10012
      2908 10066 2917 10078 2920 10077 2926 10081
      2928 10087 2931 10089 2936 10099

$$

MO

443 
WGUS74 KEWX 020540
FFSEWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1240 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016

TXC271-465-020830-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-160602T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VAL VERDE TX-KINNEY TX-
1240 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VAL VERDE AND KINNEY COUNTIES...

AT 1237 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS WERE DECREASING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OF KINNEY AND SOUTHEASTERN VAL VERDE
COUNTIES. UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN NEAR
AND 10 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST OF ALAMO VILLAGE...AND UP TO 2 AND 1/2
INCHES MAY HAVE FALLEN ON THE EAST SIDE OF DEL RIO. FLASH FLOODING
IS LIKELY OCCURRING IN THESE TWO AREAS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS MAY
ALSO REDEVELOP OVER THESE SAME AREAS LATER TONIGHT.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
DEL RIO...BRACKETTVILLE...SPOFFORD...ALAMO VILLAGE...STANDART...LAKE VIEW...
AMANDA...VAL VERDE PARK...CIENEGAS TERRACE...ANACACHO...LAUGHLIN AFB AND
TURKEY MOUNTAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN.
ARROYOS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES...EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL.

&&

LAT...LON 2954 10095 2962 10076 2947 10011 2909 10012
      2908 10066 2917 10078 2920 10077 2926 10081
      2928 10087 2931 10089 2936 10099

$$

MO

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