Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 2, 2017, 7:54 AM CDT for Edwards County, Kinney County, Texas. It was in force for 111 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2017, 7:54 AM CDT (12:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2017, 9:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 111 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Edwards County, TX, Kinney County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:55 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 10 Ene Laughlin Afb, TX | RM 3008 NORTHEAST OF AMANDA CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 2, 9:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Brackettville, TX | RM 2804 NORTHWEST OF BRACKETTVILLE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Apr 2, 9:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ne Amanda, TX | RM 3008 NORTHEAST OF AMANDA CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Apr 2, 9:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brackettville, TX | RM 2804 NORTHWEST OF BRACKETTVILLE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
966
WGUS54 KEWX 021254
FFWEWX
TXC137-271-021445-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0006.170402T1254Z-170402T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
754 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Kinney County in south central Texas...
Southwestern Edwards County in south central Texas...
* Until 945 AM CDT
* At 749 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported road closures due to
flash flooding that occurred due to heavy rain that moved through
the warned area a few hours ago. Up to five inches of rain has
fallen in parts of the warned area with County Road 674 and FM
2523 closed. Additional rainfall is not expected, but flash
flooding will continue as flood waters gradually recede.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 2926 10075 2932 10075 2936 10071 2981 10070
3002 10036 3009 9998 2990 10000 2985 10003
2980 10001 2978 10003 2972 10002 2971 10006
2964 10002 2962 10004 2962 10011 2955 10011
2908 10058 2908 10066 2917 10078 2923 10079
$$
LJHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 40 min |
| Apr 1, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 48 min |
| Apr 1, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 47 min |
| Apr 1, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 47 min |
| Apr 1, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 12:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 12:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 1:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 2:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 3:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 19 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 3:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 3:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 18 min |
| Apr 2, 3:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Bandera, Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Edwards, Gillespie and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 3:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 4:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 4:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 17 min |
| Apr 2, 4:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards, Real | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 5:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 5:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 5:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 5:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Real | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 6:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina, Uvalde | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 6:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Llano | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 6:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kerr | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 7:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 7:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kendall, Kerr | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 45 min |
| Apr 2, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 7:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kendall | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 7:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 19 min |
| Apr 2, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 8:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Zavala | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 8:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Kendall | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano | 53 min |
| Apr 2, 8:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Kendall | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Hays, Travis | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 9:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Real | 116 min |
| Apr 2, 9:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 115 min |
| Apr 2, 9:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 52 min |
| Apr 2, 9:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 20 min |
| Apr 2, 9:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 9:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 9:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet, Travis, Williamson | 57 min |
| Apr 2, 9:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Llano | 114 min |
| Apr 2, 10:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 10:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 10:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lee | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 11:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette | 31 min |
| Apr 2, 12:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.