Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Watches in 2016
Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood watch at May 31, 2016, 10:52 AM CDT for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 31, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2016, 10:52 AM CDT (15:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 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 15:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 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
- 1595 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 777 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted.
722 WGUS64 KEWX 311552 FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1052 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR MULTIPLE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY SEEING AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL...MANY AREAS HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK RESULTING IN SATURATED SOILS UNABLE TO ABSORB MUCH MORE RAINFALL. THUS...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS. ALSO...MULTIPLE AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ELEVATED...SO FLASHY RIVER RISES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-011200- /O.NEW.KEWX.FF.A.0005.160531T1600Z-160602T1200Z/ /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-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-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...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 1052 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY 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... DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES... GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA... LEE...LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE... VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING AS HIGH AS 10 INCHES. ALSO...VERY SATURATED SOILS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING AND INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF RAPID FLOODING. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. SOILS ARE EXTREMELY SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID RUN OFF AND ACCUMULATION OF FLOOD WATERS. 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. && $$ TB3
9 follow-up statements
618 WGUS64 KEWX 010202 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 902 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR MULTIPLE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY SEEING AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL...MANY AREAS HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK RESULTING IN SATURATED SOIL UNABLE TO ABSORB MUCH MORE WATER. THUS...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS. ALSO...MULTIPLE AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ELEVATED...SO FLASHY RIVER RISES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-011200- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160602T1200Z/ /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-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-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...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 902 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY 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...DIMMIT...EDWARDS... FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO... MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE... WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING AS HIGH AS 15 INCHES. ALSO...SATURATED SOILS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID RUN OFF AND ACCUMULATION OF FLOOD WATERS. 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. && $$
789 WGUS64 KEWX 010902 FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 402 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY SEEING AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL... MANY AREAS HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK RESULTING IN SATURATED SOIL UNABLE TO ABSORB MUCH MORE WATER. THUS...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE MANY AREAS. ALSO...MULTIPLE AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ELEVATED...SO FLASHY RIVER RISES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-012000- /O.EXT.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160603T1200Z/ /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-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-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...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 402 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...DIMMIT...EDWARDS... FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO... MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE... WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING AS HIGH AS 10 INCHES. ALSO...SATURATED SOILS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID RUN OFF AND ACCUMULATION OF FLOOD WATERS. 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. && $$
968 WGUS64 KEWX 011948 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 248 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY SEEING AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL... MANY AREAS HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK RESULTING IN SATURATED SOIL UNABLE TO ABSORB MUCH MORE WATER. THUS...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE MANY AREAS. ALSO...MULTIPLE AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ELEVATED...SO FLASHY RIVER RISES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-021200- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160603T1200Z/ /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-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-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...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 248 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY 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...DIMMIT...EDWARDS... FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO... MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE... WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING AS HIGH AS 10 INCHES. ALSO...SATURATED SOILS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID RUN OFF AND ACCUMULATION OF FLOOD WATERS. 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. && $$
413 WGUS64 KEWX 020659 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 159 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS. THERE WILL BE CONTINUED CHANCES FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY SEEING AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL...MANY AREAS HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK RESULTING IN SATURATED SOIL UNABLE TO ABSORB MUCH MORE WATER. THUS...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE MANY AREAS. ALSO...MULTIPLE AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ELEVATED...SO FLASHY RIVER RISES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-022000- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160603T1200Z/ /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-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-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...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 159 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY 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...DIMMIT...EDWARDS... FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO... MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE... WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 INCHES. ALSO...SATURATED SOILS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID RUN OFF AND ACCUMULATION OF FLOOD WATERS. 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. && $$ JR
690 WGUS64 KEWX 022103 FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 403 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING... .SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...STORMS WILL STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. WITH MANY AREAS ALREADY SEEING MULTIPLE INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK AND SOILS REMAINING SATURATED...THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES. ALSO...MULTIPLE AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ELEVATED...SO FLASHY RIVER RISES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY SEEING AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-031215- /O.EXT.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160604T0000Z/ /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-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-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...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 403 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...DIMMIT...EDWARDS... FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO... MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE... WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA. * THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * EVENT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 INCHES. ALSO...SATURATED SOILS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID RUN OFF AND ACCUMULATION OF FLOOD WATERS. 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. && $$
639 WGUS64 KEWX 030922 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 422 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .SHOWERS AND STORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. WITH MANY AREAS ALREADY SEEING MULTIPLE INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK AND SOILS REMAINING SATURATED...THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES. ALSO...LEVELS ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ELEVATED AND FLASHY RIVER RISES ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 6 INCHES. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-032100- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160604T0000Z/ /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-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-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...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 422 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... 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...DIMMIT...EDWARDS... FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO... MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE... WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS AS HIGH AS 6 INCHES. ALSO...SATURATED SOILS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID RUN OFF AND ACCUMULATION OF FLOOD WATERS. 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. && $$
972 WGUS64 KEWX 031940 FFAEWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 240 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... TXZ183>185-202-203-217-218-228-032045- /O.CAN.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160604T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KINNEY-UVALDE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY... BRACKETVILLE...UVALDE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... CARRIZO SPRINGS 240 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED AND THE WATCH IS NOT IN EFFECT. $$ TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-041100- /O.EXT.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160605T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO- HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL- FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN... KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO... SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO... NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL... PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO... HALLETSVILLE 240 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...FAYETTE...FRIO... GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL... KERR...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ALSO...SATURATED SOILS WILL FURTHER ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FLASH FLOODING. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID RUN OFF AND ACCUMULATION OF FLOOD WATERS. 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. && $$
949 WGUS64 KEWX 040823 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 323 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-042000- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160605T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO- HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL- FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN... KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO... SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO... NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL... PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO... HALLETSVILLE 323 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO... BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...FAYETTE...FRIO... GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL... KERR...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WHERE HEAVIER STORMS OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ISOLATED POCKETS UP TO 3 INCHES. * RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RAPID RUN OFF AND ACCUMULATION OF FLOOD WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
540 WGUS64 KEWX 050018 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 718 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... .THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED. WHILE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HAS ENDED. TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-050130- /O.EXP.KEWX.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-160605T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO- HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL- FAYETTE-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN... KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO... SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO... NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL... PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO... HALLETSVILLE 718 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS HAS EXPIRED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...BUT IT WILL BE SPOTTY AND NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. $$
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 May 31, 6:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 647 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016 .AVIATION... /12Z TAFS/ Rapid refresh models continue to struggle with the unstable airmass over TX, each run attempting to break out new convection in the first few hours. Given this poor performance, will revert back to conventional late spring afternoon/early evening timing with prob30s reflecting a breaking cap, as the 12z DRT sounding suggests this could take some time today. The rest of the TAFs continue to show routine lowering/raising of low cigs from VFR to IFR and back in the early morning hours and mostly light winds. Once organized convection develops over part of the area later today...a more distinct forecast will be possible. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 357 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016/ SHORT TERM (Today through Wednesday)... Early this morning, an upper level low centered over southwestern Arizona is drifting south, a shortwave west of the Big Bend is moving to the east, and a moist southeasterly lower level flow is off the Gulf of Mexico. Radars show showers and thunderstorms west of the Pecos River to the Big Bend and into Mexico and developing over Rio Grande Plains. Expect these will move across Rio Grande Plains and Edwards Plateau as other showers and thunderstorms develop over those same areas as most hi-res models are showing. The upper level low is forecast to move into northern Sonora state of Mexico today and across northern Chihuahua state of Mexico on Wednesday. Expect showers and thunderstorms to develop over southwestern Texas and the Serranias del Burro of Mexico early this afternoon, organize into an MCS by evening, and then move across South Central Texas tonight. PWS rise with pockets near 2 inches with locally heavy rains possible. On Wednesday, a cold front approaches from the north. Expect showers and thunderstorms to develop along it and again over the Burros into southwestern Texas around midday, then organize and move into South Central Texas during the afternoon into evening. Locally heavy rains are possible on Wednesday. Some models have slightly different timing and location resulting in slight uncertainty on rainfall amounts. Shear and instability are sufficient for isolated strong to severe storms today through Wednesday. LONG TERM (Wednesday Night through Monday)... The upper level low moves into Texas on Thursday and then drifts or meanders over mainly Central Texas Friday into Saturday. The GFS shows it slowly pulling away Sunday into Monday, while the ECMWF keeps it over our area Sunday into Monday. While yesterday's model runs kept the front north of our area, the latest runs bring it slowly through our area late Thursday into Friday. With these latest developments, periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected with the threat for heavy rains continuing to increase, and possibly continue into late week or even this weekend should the system slow as the ECMWF indicate. In addition, there is a potential for the system to attain warm core characteristics which along with elevated or surface boundaries could lead to copious mainly nighttime rainfall amounts. For now, rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are expected across most areas with some totals up to 10 inches possible. HYDROLOGY... Due to recent heavy rains making soils saturated in many places, the potential for new or renewed flooding is high over the next few days. Flash flood watches will likely be needed over the next few days, possibly as early as tonight. In addition, some rivers and streams may rise again out of banks or in flood. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 86 70 82 68 80 / 40 50 70 70 70 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 86 70 82 68 79 / 40 50 70 70 70 New Braunfels Muni Airport 86 70 82 68 80 / 40 50 70 70 70 Burnet Muni Airport 84 67 79 66 78 / 40 60 70 70 70 Del Rio Intl Airport 89 71 85 68 83 / 50 60 70 70 60 Georgetown Muni Airport 85 68 81 67 78 / 40 50 70 70 70 Hondo Muni Airport 86 70 83 67 81 / 50 60 70 70 70 San Marcos Muni Airport 85 70 81 67 79 / 40 50 70 70 70 La Grange - Fayette Regional 87 71 83 70 81 / 30 30 70 60 70 San Antonio Intl Airport 86 71 82 69 80 / 50 50 70 70 70 Stinson Muni Airport 87 72 83 70 81 / 50 50 70 70 70 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && Mesoscale/Aviation...Oaks Synoptic/Grids...04
Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 3:43 AM CDT, 7 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 343 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-010845- 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- 343 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL BRING A THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. SOILS OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS REMAIN SATURATED...AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS ARE FOR HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A CONTINUED ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY WITH NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE EACH DAY. ENHANCED CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH DAYTIME THURSDAY. BETWEEN TODAY AND THURSDAY...MOST AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE WET PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LOW BECOMES ALMOST STATIONARY OVER TEXAS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD THREAT FOR THIS WEEK...A FEW STORMS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY COULD BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL UP TO 1 INCH AND 60 MPH WINDS POSSIBLE. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AS IMPACTS FROM POTENTIAL HAZARDS BECOME MORE CLEAR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 31, 10:42 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1042 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016 TXZ171-311630- LLANO TX- 1042 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LLANO COUNTY UNTIL 1130 AM CDT... AT 1040 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CASTELL...OR 15 MILES EAST OF MASON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FIELD CREEK...VALLEY SPRING...CASTELL AND STATE HIGHWAYS 29 AND 71 WEST OF LLANO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3084 9861 3061 9896 3092 9896 3092 9869 TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 230DEG 14KT 3079 9897 PLATT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 10:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 15 hr |
| May 31, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Llano | 48 min |
| May 31, 11:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Llano | 3 hr |
| May 31, 11:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real | 3 hr |
| May 31, 12:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Llano | 3 hr |
| May 31, 12:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr, Real | 3 hr |
| May 31, 12:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 4 hr |
| May 31, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco | 50 min |
| May 31, 2:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Llano | 20 hr |
| May 31, 2:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 22 hr |
| May 31, 2:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 4 days |
| May 31, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 50 min |
| May 31, 2:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Comal | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 4 days |
| May 31, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Hays | 50 min |
| May 31, 2:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 64 min |
| May 31, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 40 min |
| May 31, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 65 min |
| May 31, 3:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 3 hr |
| May 31, 3:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| May 31, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell | 48 min |
| May 31, 3:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 18 hr |
| May 31, 4:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 22 hr |
| May 31, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales | 40 min |
| May 31, 4:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bastrop, Gonzales | 38 min |
| May 31, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 44 min |
| May 31, 4:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Llano | 16 hr |
| May 31, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Karnes, Wilson | 32 min |
| May 31, 5:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee, Williamson | 3 hr |
| May 31, 5:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco | 20 hr |
| May 31, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Karnes | 46 min |
| May 31, 5:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 3 hr |
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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.