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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 4, 2016Dimmit County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 4, 2016, 6:37 PM CDT for Dimmit County, Texas. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 4, 2016, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

County Dimmit County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 4, 2:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 2:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 3:39 AM CDT, 14 hours 58 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
339 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-050900-
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-
339 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR
EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...OR ALONG AND EAST OF A
MOUNTAIN HOME TO HONDO TO DILLEY LINE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MOSTLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
POCKETS OF 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE AMOUNTS IN COMBINATION WITH
SATURATED SOILS WILL RESULT IN RAPID FLASH FLOODING. ALSO...RAPID
RISES ON ALREADY ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD THREAT...A FEW STORMS
COULD BRIEFLY BECOME STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO
50 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF I-35 AND HIGHWAY 57 ON SUNDAY. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COASTAL PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 3:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 4:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
432 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

TXZ173-191>193-208-209-223-042215-
WILLIAMSON TX-FAYETTE TX-BASTROP TX-GONZALES TX-CALDWELL TX-
TRAVIS TX-HAYS TX-
432 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE...BASTROP...
CALDWELL...EASTERN TRAVIS...SOUTH CENTRAL WILLIAMSON...EASTERN
GONZALES AND EAST CENTRAL HAYS COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

AT 431 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM WINDEMERE TO NEAR WAELDER. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH
AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AUSTIN...ROUND ROCK...PFLUGERVILLE...LOCKHART...GONZALES...BASTROP...
LULING...SMITHVILLE...FLATONIA...WINDEMERE...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...AUSTIN
BERGSTROM INT AP...HUTTO...BUDA...MANOR...WEST LAKE HILLS...ROLLINGWOOD...
WAELDER...UHLAND AND MUSTANG RIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND
MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO SATURATED SOILS. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3065 9762 2980 9702 2963 9713 2962 9715
      2958 9721 2952 9720 2930 9735 2924 9744
      2963 9765 2965 9763 2967 9767 3011 9790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 009DEG 36KT 3045 9766 2966 9724

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
523 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

TXZ191-192-206>208-042300-
GUADALUPE TX-COMAL TX-CALDWELL TX-TRAVIS TX-HAYS TX-
523 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CALDWELL...NORTHEASTERN
COMAL...SOUTHWESTERN TRAVIS...EASTERN GUADALUPE AND HAYS COUNTIES
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 522 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM BEAR CREEK TO LOCKHART. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST
AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAN MARCOS...LOCKHART...LULING...WIMBERLEY...DRIPPING SPRINGS...KYLE...
BUDA...CANYON LAKE...WOODCREEK...MARTINDALE...UHLAND...NIEDERWALD...BEAR
CREEK...STAPLES...GERONIMO...DRIFTWOOD...KINGSBURY...ZORN...FENTRESS AND
SHADY HOLLOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND
MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO VERY SATURATED SOILS. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3033 9803 2980 9751 2943 9780 3001 9822
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 027DEG 27KT 3021 9794 2988 9769

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:06 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
606 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

TXZ191-207-221>224-042345-
WILSON TX-GUADALUPE TX-DE WITT TX-KARNES TX-GONZALES TX-HAYS TX-
606 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN KARNES...SOUTHWESTERN
DEWITT...SOUTHWESTERN GONZALES...GUADALUPE...NORTHEASTERN WILSON AND
SOUTH CENTRAL HAYS COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

AT 606 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GERONIMO TO NEAR SMILEY. MOVEMENT WAS
SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW BRAUNFELS...SAN MARCOS...SEGUIN...STOCKDALE...KOSCIUSKO...NIXON...LA
VERNIA...RUNGE...SMILEY...NEW BERLIN...NORDHEIM...ZUEHL...GILLETT...
GERONIMO...MCQUEENEY...KINGSBURY...PANDORA...ZORN...SUTHERLAND SPRINGS AND
WRIGHTSBORO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND
MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO SATURATED SOILS. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 2936 9820 2946 9812 2948 9812 2948 9817
      2969 9808 2975 9800 2984 9803 2990 9800
      2931 9749 2874 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 008DEG 28KT 2968 9791 2929 9758

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:23 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
623 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

TXZ186>190-204>207-050015-
BANDERA TX-GUADALUPE TX-COMAL TX-GILLESPIE TX-BEXAR TX-BLANCO TX-
KENDALL TX-MEDINA TX-KERR TX-
623 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEXAR...COMAL...SOUTHEASTERN
GILLESPIE...SOUTHWESTERN BLANCO...SOUTHEASTERN KERR...KENDALL...WEST
CENTRAL GUADALUPE...NORTHEASTERN BANDERA AND EASTERN MEDINA COUNTIES
UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 623 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF SISTERDALE TO NORTHCLIFF.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...UNIVERSAL CITY...BOERNE...COMFORT...BLANCO...
SCHERTZ...CIBOLO...LIVE OAK...LEON VALLEY...KIRBY...HELOTES...ALAMO
HEIGHTS...FAIR OAKS RANCH...SELMA...WINDCREST...CANYON LAKE...TERRELL
HILLS...BULVERDE AND GARDEN RIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND
MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OVER SATURATED SOILS. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3032 9859 2969 9809 2911 9841 2912 9843
      2981 9909
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 026DEG 33KT 3007 9868 2964 9821

MO

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:37 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
637 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

TXZ218-228-050015-
DIMMIT TX-ZAVALA TX-
637 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DIMMIT AND
SOUTHWESTERN ZAVALA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 637 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF CRYSTAL CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRYSTAL CITY...CARRIZO SPRINGS...COMETA...WINTER HAVEN AND LAS COLONIAS.

LAT...LON 2839 9985 2844 10012 2855 10012 2886 10001
      2882 9981
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 010DEG 20KT 2877 9993

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 8:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales	3 hr
Jun 3, 9:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Hays, Travis, Williamson	3 hr
Jun 3, 10:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Hays, Travis, Williamson	4 hr
Jun 4, 12:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Fayette	4 days
Jun 4, 12:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Gonzales	65 hr
Jun 4, 2:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Travis, Williamson	3 hr
Jun 4, 10:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Karnes	54 hr
Jun 4, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Travis	43 min
Jun 4, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Caldwell, Hays	37 min
Jun 4, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Guadalupe	39 min
Jun 4, 6:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Kendall	52 min
Jun 4, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Karnes, Wilson	43 min
Jun 4, 6:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala	57 min

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Sources

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