Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Watches in 2016
Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood watch at Apr 16, 2016, 2:41 PM CDT for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 17, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2016, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2016, 12:02 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Flood severity
- None
All 33 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX, Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 545 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -303 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 497 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
758 WGUS64 KEWX 161941 FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 241 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY ... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING BOTH THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METROS. THE MOST CONCERNING LOCATIONS ARE ALONG AND EAST OF A KERRVILLE TO PEARSALL LINE. ON AVERAGE, THIS AREA IS LIKELY TO RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 12 INCHES. IMPACTS WILL BE GREATER IN THE LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF I-10 AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 281. LOWER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED FARTHER WEST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU BUT ENOUGH COULD FALL TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. PLEASE STAY ALERT DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-170345- /O.NEW.KEWX.FF.A.0001.160417T1500Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON... FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 241 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP... BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT... EDWARDS...FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE... HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE... LLANO...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE... WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL SWELL QUICKLY WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALLEN
11 follow-up statements
101 WGUS64 KEWX 170412 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1112 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY ... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING BOTH THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METROS. THE MOST CONCERNING LOCATIONS ARE ALONG AND EAST OF A KERRVILLE TO PEARSALL LINE. ON AVERAGE... THIS AREA IS LIKELY TO RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 12 INCHES. IMPACTS WILL BE GREATER IN THE LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF I-10 AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 281. LOWER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED FARTHER WEST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU BUT ENOUGH COULD FALL TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. PLEASE STAY ALERT DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-171200- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.160417T1500Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON... FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 1112 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE... FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA... REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * FROM 10 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL SWELL QUICKLY WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
117 WGUS64 KEWX 171011 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 511 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY ... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING BOTH THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METRO AREAS. THE MOST CONCERNING LOCATIONS ARE ALONG AND EAST OF A KERRVILLE TO PEARSALL LINE. ON AVERAGE... THIS AREA IS LIKELY TO RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 12 INCHES. IMPACTS WILL BE GREATER IN THE LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF I-10 AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 281. LOWER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED FARTHER WEST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU. HOWEVER... ENOUGH RAIN COULD FALL TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. PLEASE STAY ALERT DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-172100- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.160417T1500Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON... FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 511 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE... FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA... REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL SWELL QUICKLY WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
861 WGUS64 KEWX 171601 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1101 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY ... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING BOTH THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METRO AREAS. THE MOST CONCERNING LOCATIONS ARE ALONG AND EAST OF A KERRVILLE TO PEARSALL LINE. ON AVERAGE... THIS AREA IS LIKELY TO RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 12 INCHES. IMPACTS WILL BE GREATER IN THE LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF I-10 AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 281. LOWER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED FARTHER WEST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU. HOWEVER... ENOUGH RAIN COULD FALL TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. PLEASE STAY ALERT DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-180015- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON... FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 1101 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE... FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA... REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL SWELL QUICKLY WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALLEN
032 WGUS64 KEWX 180015 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 715 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING BOTH THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METRO AREAS. POCKETS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED TODAY AND THIS HAS LIKELY SATURATED THE GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ON TOP OF THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK RUNOFF TO RIVERS AND STREAMS RESULTING IN RIVER AND CREEK FLOODING. THE MOST CONCERNING LOCATIONS ARE ALONG AND EAST OF A KERRVILLE TO PEARSALL LINE. ON AVERAGE... THIS AREA IS LIKELY TO RECEIVE 3 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 12 INCHES. IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS TO RECEIVE UP TO 15 INCHES THAT ALREADY EXPERIENCED 3-6 INCHES TODAY. IMPACTS WILL BE GREATER IN THE LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF I-10 AND EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 281. LOWER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED FARTHER WEST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU. HOWEVER... ENOUGH RAIN COULD FALL TO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. PLEASE STAY ALERT DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-181200- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON... FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 715 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE... FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA... REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL SWELL QUICKLY WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALLEN
712 WGUS64 KEWX 180944 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 444 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING BOTH THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METRO AREAS. POCKETS OF 3 TO 11 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED SINCE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WITH 7 TO 11 INCHES HAVE BEEN OVER EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY. THIS HAS SATURATED THE GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON TOP OF THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK RUNOFF RESULTING IN RIVER AND CREEK FLOODING. THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST THREAT IS FROM TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES TO BASTROP...LEE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS TO RECEIVE RAINFALL TOTALS SINCE SUNDAY OF UP TO 15 INCHES. IMPACTS WILL BE GREATER IN THE AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. HOWEVER...IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. PLEASE STAY ALERT DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-182000- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON... FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 444 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE... FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA... REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL SWELL QUICKLY WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
559 WGUS64 KEWX 181815 AAA FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 115 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016 ...LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS INTO THE COASTAL PRAIRIE COUNTIES... .POCKETS OF 3 TO 11 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED SINCE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO TODAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WITH 7 TO 11 INCHES HAVE BEEN OVER EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY WITH SEVERAL POCKETS OF 3-6 INCHES ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION. THIS HAS SATURATED THE GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY AND OVERNIGHT ON TOP OF THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK RUNOFF RESULTING IN RIVER AND CREEK FLOODING. THE RISK AREA FOR TODAY AND OVERNIGHT WILL BE PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTH RIO GRANDE PLAINS EAST TOWARDS THE COASTAL PLAINS. AREAS FARTHER NORTH WILL STILL SEE POCKETS OF RAINFALL BUT RAINFALL RATES AND DURATION MAY BE LOW ENOUGH NOT TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD ISSUES. A RECONFIGURATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH ON THE NORTHERN SIDE IS LIKELY LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS LIKELY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH, AND SOUTHWEST LOCATIONS. THESE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO AND AUSTIN METRO AREAS. PLEASE STAY ALERT DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TXZ217-218-228-190215- /O.EXA.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MAVERICK-ZAVALA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... CARRIZO SPRINGS 115 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...DIMMIT...MAVERICK AND ZAVALA. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL SWELL QUICKLY WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-190215- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA- WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON... FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 115 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE... FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA... REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO CONTINUED RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALLEN
640 WGUS64 KEWX 190217 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 917 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016 ...LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .MOST THE RAIN HAS ENDED FOR TONIGHT AND SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE SHOWING MUCH LOWER CHANCES FOR ANY REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION THEY SHOW LOWER RAINFALL TOTALS WITH ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS. MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD BE ABLE TO ABSORB LIGHT RAIN AMOUNTS AND HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HOWEVER...FAYETTE...LAVACA...AND DEWITT COUNTIES ARE STILL SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY RUNOFF QUICKLY. SO...WILL CONTINUE THE WATCH IN THESE COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>208-217>223-228-190330- /O.CAN.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO- ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL... PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CARRIZO SPRINGS 917 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MOST RAIN HAS ENDED AND ANY ADDITIONAL SHOWERS OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE LIGHT AND NOT LEAD TO ANY FLOODING. $$ TXZ209-224-225-191430- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FAYETTE-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANGE...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 917 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...DE WITT...FAYETTE...AND LAVACA COUNTIES. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO CONTINUED RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
526 WGUS64 KEWX 191457 FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 957 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO INITIATE A LINE OF STORMS...OR MORE ORGANIZED MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT TIME WILL BE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND WITH EXTENSIVE RAIN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS...FLASH FLOODING WILL QUICKLY RESUME IN THE WATCH AREA. TXZ193-194-208-223-201800- /O.EXB.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160420T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BASTROP-LEE-CALDWELL-GONZALES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...LOCKHART... GONZALES 957 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BASTROP...CALDWELL... GONZALES AND LEE. * THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY * RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO CONTINUED RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TXZ209-224-225-201800- /O.EXT.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160420T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FAYETTE-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANGE...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 957 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...DE WITT...FAYETTE AND LAVACA. * THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY * RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO CONTINUED RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
775 WGUS64 KEWX 191611 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1111 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... ...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME IN THE BODY OF THE WATCH BELOW TO 1 PM WEDNESDAY... .A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO INITIATE A LINE OF STORMS...OR MORE ORGANIZED MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT TIME WILL BE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND WITH EXTENSIVE RAIN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS...FLASH FLOODING WILL QUICKLY RESUME IN THE WATCH AREA. TXZ193-194-208-209-223>225-201800- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160420T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BASTROP-LEE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...LOCKHART... LA GRANGE...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 1111 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BASTROP...CALDWELL...DE WITT...FAYETTE...GONZALES... LAVACA AND LEE. * THROUGH 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO CONTINUED RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
254 WGUS64 KEWX 201122 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 622 AM CDT WED APR 20 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS RAIN MAY CAUSE NEW AND AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING IN THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL SINCE SUNDAY. TXZ193-194-208-209-223>225-201800- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160420T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BASTROP-LEE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...LOCKHART... LA GRANGE...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 622 AM CDT WED APR 20 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BASTROP...CALDWELL...DE WITT...FAYETTE...GONZALES... LAVACA AND LEE. * UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * RAINFALL AMOUNTS LEADING TO CONTINUED RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING: ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO LIKELY WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS COULD BE QUICKLY INUNDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
619 WGUS64 KEWX 201702 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1202 PM CDT WED APR 20 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED... .MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST AND AWAY FROM THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE EARLIER ISSUED FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THOSE COUNTIES IS NOW CANCELLED. TXZ193-194-208-209-223>225-201815- /O.CAN.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160420T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BASTROP-LEE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...LOCKHART... LA GRANGE...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETSVILLE 1202 PM CDT WED APR 20 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PUSH AWAY FROM THE AREA WITH NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Apr 16, 12:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 12:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1254 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 .AVIATION... SAT/SSF/AUS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH PASSING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MOST OF THE MORNING WITH IFR CEILINGS AND OCCASIONAL VISBY DOWN TO 1-2 MILES AT TIMES. WITH THE HEATING OF THE DAY LOOKS LIKE THE AREAL COVERAGE OF THESE SHOWERS IS DECREASING JUST A BIT AND CIGS ARE STARTING TO IMPROVE TO MVFR. WILL LOOK FOR THIS TREND TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ESPECIALLY SAT/SSF...AUS MAY SEE A LONGER PERIOD OF PASSING SHOWERS AS RADAR SHOWS A BETTER CORRIDOR OF MOISTURE AND ONGOING SHOWER ACTIVITY. DRT HAS ALREADY GONE VFR AND THIS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE AFTERNOON. KEPT IN MENTION OF PROB30 FOR THUNDER AT DRT OVERNIGHT WITH STORMS POSSIBLY MOVING IN FROM THE NW LATER TONIGHT. SAT/SSF/AUS GOING WITH PROB 30 OF MAINLY SHOWERS WITH IFR CEILINGS REDEVELOPING OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE THICK MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS. FOCUS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA WILL BE THE INCREASE OF WIDESPREAD PRECIP ON SUNDAY...STARTING OUT AS SHOWERS IN THE EARLY AM AND TRANSITIONING TO INCREASING CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE PM. THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD WE ARE LOOKING AT MAINLY SOUTHEAST WINDS ANYWHERE IN THE 10-20 KT RANGE. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 708 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016/ UPDATE... PLEASE SEE THE 12Z AVIATION FORECAST DISCUSSION BELOW. AVIATION... CIGS CONTINUE TO LOWER ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING WITH IFR IN PLACE AT KSAT/KSSF. CIGS SHOULD ALSO FILL IN AT KAUS SHORTLY AS SURROUNDING OBS AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS STILL SHOW GOOD POTENTIAL FOR IFR. NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED TODAY AS MOST SITES REMAIN UPPER END IFR OR LOW END MVFR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO IFR ALONG I-35 THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH MVFR EXPECTED AT KDRT. PATCHY LIGHT DRIZZLE AND FOG WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG I-35...WITH RAIN CHANCES GRADUALLY INCREASING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WE/LL CONTINUE TO MENTION -SHRA ALONG I-35...WITH SOME ISOLATED TS EXPECTED AT KDRT AFTER 17/08Z. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 442 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016/ SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... CURRENTLY...OUR WIDELY ADVERTISED UPPER LOW IS CLEARLY EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE SPINNING OVER THE 4 CORNERS REGION. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...THIS LOW WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT COINCIDENT WITH A VERY MOIST MT AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINS OVER MUCH OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...OFF AND ON SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED DUE TO BROAD DYNAMICAL LIFTING INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FORECAST MODELS ARE HOLDING ON TO CAPPING WHICH SHOULD PROHIBIT SHOWER DEVELOPMENT FROM REALIZING ELEVATED INSTABILITY. A FEW CELLS COULD PRODUCE SOME THUNDER BUT HI RES MODELS ARE ALL PESSIMISTIC WITH UPDRAFT GROWTH. BY THIS EVENING...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS WEST TEXAS GENERATING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY AND DEVELOPING INTO AN MCS PUSHING EASTWARD TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST ZONES LATE IN THE NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...MOSTLY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING IN ANTICIPATION FOR THIS LINE OF STORMS. BY SUNDAY MORNING...REMNANT OUTFLOW GENERATED BY THE OVERNIGHT MCS WILL BE COMPETING WITH STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AND LIKELY STALL SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE EDWARDS PLATEAU TO THE I35 CORRIDOR. THIS BOUNDARY IS SIGNIFICANT AS IT MAY PLAY THE ROLE OF FOCUSED LIFTING AS PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FLUX AND ISENTROPIC LIFTING CONTINUES OVER THE BOUNDARY. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...DAYTIME HEATING WILL HELP TO WEAKEN MORNING CAPPING AND HEALTHY INSTABILITY TO THE EQUATION AND ALLOW CELLS TO BECOME SURFACE BASED. THIS WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS. IF THESE CONVECTIVE CELLS ARE FOCUSED ALONG A STALLED BOUNDARY...THEN TRAINING OF CELLS COULD RESULT IN A FLASH FLOODING THREAT MOVING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LCLS SHOULD ALSO BE QUITE LOW IN THIS VERY MOIST LOW LEVEL ENVIRONMENT AND WITH MODEST DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IN FORECAST SOUNDINGS...A LOW END...BRIEF SPIN UP TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... CONTINUING FROM THE SHORT TERM DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE THIS SET UP OF STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT...MOIST ADIABATIC LAPSE RATES...AND CONTINUED MOISTURE FLUX THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD SUNDAY. BY MONDAY MORNING...THE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO ELONGATE AND SHIFT NORTHWARD WHICH WILL EJECT ONE FINAL EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE SOUTHEASTWARD. MODELS ALSO SHOW AN INVERTED SFC TROUGH ACROSS THE CWA MONDAY WITH STRONG 850MB CONVERGENCE CONTINUING ALONG ANOTHER STALLED 850 BOUNDARY. THIS WOULD CONTINUE THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT...AND POTENTIALLY BE MORE SIGNIFICANT IN QPF TOTALS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE FEATURES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT WHERE THEY WILL COME TOGETHER...BUT AT THE CURRENT TIME...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING MONDAY WOULD BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE I35 CORRIDOR. BY TUESDAY MORNING...RAIN CHANCES FINALLY BEGIN TO DECREASE BUT ARE STILL NON ZERO. THE MAIN ENERGY WILL SHIFT EAST TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK HOWEVER...THE MOIST AIR MASS IN PLACE WILL KEEP LOW END POP CHANCES IN THE FORECAST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 78 68 77 67 75 / 30 50 80 80 80 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 78 69 77 68 75 / 30 50 80 80 80 NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 78 69 78 68 76 / 30 50 80 70 80 BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 75 66 75 65 75 / 30 60 80 80 80 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 82 67 82 66 81 / 30 50 50 50 60 GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 76 67 75 67 74 / 30 60 80 80 80 HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 77 69 78 67 78 / 30 40 70 70 80 SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 77 69 77 67 74 / 30 50 80 80 80 LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 79 70 78 70 76 / 30 50 80 80 80 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 78 69 78 68 76 / 30 40 80 70 80 STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 79 70 79 69 78 / 30 40 70 70 80 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR... BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE... FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL... KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS... UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON...WILSON. && MESOSCALE/AVIATION...09 SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...ALLEN PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...LH
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 5:53 AM CDT, 8 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 553 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-171100- LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 553 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A DEL RIO TO ROCKSPRINGS LINE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A FAVORABLE WEATHER PATTERN FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL MOST LIKELY BE FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED OVER PARTS OF THE AREA DURING THIS TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER CONCERN. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ON SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.