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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 16, 201633 counties in Texas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 545 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 305 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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.

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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.

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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-
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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-
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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.

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WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-
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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.

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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.

&&

$$

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/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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Sources

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.