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Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 2, 20164 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2016, 2:59 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 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: Jun 2, 2016, 2:59 AM CDT (07:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Atascosa County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Frio County, TX, Medina County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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
Jun 2, 5:46 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Pearsall, TX	STREETS FLOODED IN PEARSALL. COUNTY ROAD 140E NEAR HIGHWAY 85 ALSO FLOODED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 180 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1087 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1210 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

842 
WGUS54 KEWX 020759
FFWEWX
TXC013-029-163-325-021200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0056.160602T0759Z-160602T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
259 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BEXAR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  FRIO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  ATASCOSA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  SOUTHERN MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 700 AM CDT

* AT 257 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREAS OF SOUTHERN MEDINA
  COUNTY...SOUTHERN BEXAR COUNTY...MUCH OF ATASCOSA COUNTY...AND ALL
  OF FRIO COUNTY. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER
  SOUTHERN FRIO COUNTY...AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
  MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH 4 AM CDT. FLASH FLOODING IS
  EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...DEVINE...DILLEY...JOURDANTON...POTEET...
  CHARLOTTE...CHRISTINE...CAMPBELLTON...MOORE...LYTLE...SOMERSET...
  ELMENDORF...NATALIA...FRIO TOWN...GOLDFINCH...CALAVERAS LAKE...NORTH
  PEARSALL...WEST PEARSALL AND YANCEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 2864 9834 2864 9941 2910 9941 2930 9882
      2932 9824 2911 9841 2868 9825 2861 9833

$$

MO

3 follow-up statements

923 
WGUS74 KEWX 020938
FFSEWX

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

TXC013-029-163-325-021200-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160602T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BEXAR TX-FRIO TX-ATASCOSA TX-MEDINA TX-
438 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN BEXAR...FRIO...ATASCOSA AND SOUTHERN MEDINA COUNTIES...

AT 434 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
IN THE BIG FOOT TO PEARSALL TO DILLEY AREAS WITH UP TO 1 INCH
ELSEWHERE. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...DEVINE...DILLEY...JOURDANTON...POTEET...CHARLOTTE...
CHRISTINE...CAMPBELLTON...MOORE...LYTLE...SOMERSET...ELMENDORF...NATALIA...
FRIO TOWN...GOLDFINCH...CALAVERAS LAKE...NORTH PEARSALL...WEST PEARSALL
AND YANCEY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

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

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 2864 9834 2864 9941 2910 9941 2930 9882
      2932 9824 2911 9841 2868 9825 2861 9833

$$

CP

445 
WGUS74 KEWX 021040
FFSEWX

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

TXC013-029-163-325-021200-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160602T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BEXAR TX-FRIO TX-ATASCOSA TX-MEDINA TX-
540 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN BEXAR...FRIO...ATASCOSA AND SOUTHERN MEDINA COUNTIES...

AT 537 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT RAINS SLOWLY ENDING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. EARLIER HEAVY RAINS UP TO 3 INCHES WILL
CONTINUE SOME FLASH FLOODING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...DEVINE...DILLEY...JOURDANTON...POTEET...CHARLOTTE...
CHRISTINE...CAMPBELLTON...MOORE...LYTLE...SOMERSET...ELMENDORF...NATALIA...
FRIO TOWN...GOLDFINCH...CALAVERAS LAKE...NORTH PEARSALL...WEST PEARSALL
AND YANCEY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 2864 9834 2864 9941 2910 9941 2930 9882
      2932 9824 2911 9841 2868 9825 2861 9833

$$

CP

967 
WGUS74 KEWX 021157
FFSEWX

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

TXC013-029-163-325-021205-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160602T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BEXAR TX-FRIO TX-ATASCOSA TX-MEDINA TX-
657 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BEXAR...FRIO...ATASCOSA AND
SOUTHERN MEDINA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 AM CDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO
POSE A THREAT. HOWEVER...AREAS ALONG THE MEDINA RIVER WILL SEE SOME
FLOODING DUE TO EARLIER HEAVY RAINS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 2864 9834 2864 9941 2910 9941 2930 9882
      2932 9824 2911 9841 2868 9825 2861 9833

$$

CP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 7:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Comal	44 min
Jun 1, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe	37 min
Jun 1, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	46 min
Jun 1, 7:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Val Verde	3 hr
Jun 1, 7:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Guadalupe	41 min
Jun 1, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Val Verde	23 min
Jun 1, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	52 min
Jun 1, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	49 min
Jun 1, 9:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	42 min
Jun 1, 9:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	41 min
Jun 1, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	44 min
Jun 1, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Uvalde	59 min
Jun 1, 10:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	57 min
Jun 1, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Val Verde	67 min
Jun 1, 11:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Val Verde	3 hr
Jun 1, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala	63 min
Jun 1, 11:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Kinney, Val Verde	4 hr
Jun 1, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Maverick	54 min
Jun 1, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Uvalde	54 min
Jun 2, 12:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Uvalde	4 hr
Jun 2, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala	60 min
Jun 2, 12:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Kerr	14 hr
Jun 2, 12:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde	53 min
Jun 2, 1:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Uvalde	18 hr
Jun 2, 1:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Dimmit, Frio, Zavala	63 min
Jun 2, 1:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Medina, Uvalde	4 hr
Jun 2, 2:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe	8 hr
Jun 2, 2:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Medina	20 hr
Jun 2, 2:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Frio	4 days
Jun 2, 2:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Bexar	67 hr
Jun 2, 2:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Bexar, Wilson	4 days
Jun 2, 4:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays	3 hr
Jun 2, 4:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson	3 hr
Jun 2, 4:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr	3 hr
Jun 2, 4:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Comal, Hays	5 hr
Jun 2, 5:13 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Llano	3 hr
Jun 2, 5:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Blanco	48 min
Jun 2, 5:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Medina	3 hr
Jun 2, 5:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Travis, Williamson	3 hr
Jun 2, 6:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Llano	3 hr
Jun 2, 6:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca	3 hr
Jun 2, 6:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Lee, Travis, Williamson	3 hr
Jun 2, 6:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Bexar	13 hr
Jun 2, 6:31 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Bexar	22 hr
Jun 2, 6:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Blanco, Burnet, Llano, Travis, Williamson	4 hr
Jun 2, 6:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Fayette	3 hr
Jun 2, 7:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Burnet, Williamson	3 hr
Jun 2, 7:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Blanco	21 hr
Jun 2, 8:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Bastrop	57 hr
Jun 2, 8:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Gonzales	24 hr
Jun 2, 12:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Williamson	20 hr
Jun 2, 12:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Dimmit	4 days
Jun 2, 2:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	DeWitt	3 days
Jun 2, 2:02 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	DeWitt	5 days
Jun 2, 2:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Karnes	57 hr
Jun 2, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar	42 min
Jun 2, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Real	47 min
Jun 2, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kendall	37 min
Jun 2, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar	47 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.