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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 11, 2017Kendall County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 11, 2017, 4:24 AM CDT for Kendall County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 11, 2017, 4:24 AM CDT (09:24 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 2017, 7:15 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Kendall County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 11, 5:55 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD5 Nw Boerne, TXNUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KENDALL COUNTY NEAR BOERNE DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAY.

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 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 204 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 00:00Z on 2017-04-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2462 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -51 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
2462 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1270 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.4
Supercell composite
-3.9

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The text

As transmitted.

581 
WGUS54 KEWX 110924
FFWEWX
TXC259-111215-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0008.170411T0924Z-170411T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
424 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Kendall County in south central Texas...

* Until 715 AM CDT

* At 420 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a line of thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the southern part of Kendall County. 
  Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. and flash flooding 
  is expected to begin shortly as heavy rain continues.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Boerne, Walnut Grove, Welfare and Nelson City. 

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the 
warned area if thunderstorms continue to slowly move to the east.

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 2979 9873 2979 9892 2994 9892 2994 9873

$$
1 follow-up statement
516 
WGUS74 KEWX 111106
FFSEWX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
606 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

TXC259-111215-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170411T1215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kendall TX-
606 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KENDALL COUNTY...

At 600 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported several street 
closures across southwestern Kendall County. Fortunately, the rain 
has ended across the earlier affect area and additional rain is not 
expected to occur within the next hour or so. We will continue with 
the flash flood warning and allow to water to runoff. The flash 
flood warning will be allowed to expire at 715 am.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.


&&

LAT...LON 2979 9873 2979 9892 2994 9892 2994 9873

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano49 min
Apr 10, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano55 min
Apr 10, 9:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXLlano4 hr
Apr 10, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde70 min
Apr 10, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano62 min
Apr 10, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde64 min
Apr 10, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano45 min
Apr 10, 10:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXLlano3 hr
Apr 10, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano62 min
Apr 10, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde29 min
Apr 11, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde47 min
Apr 11, 12:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGillespie76 min
Apr 11, 12:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde62 min
Apr 11, 2:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall45 min
Apr 11, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall45 min
Apr 11, 3:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKendall, Kerr3 hr
Apr 11, 3:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall47 min
Apr 11, 4:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKendall46 min
Apr 11, 4:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall48 min
Apr 11, 5:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKendall116 min
Apr 11, 8:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet26 min
Apr 11, 9:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson44 min
Apr 11, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays47 min
Apr 11, 10:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis, Williamson52 min
Apr 11, 10:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco, Hays, Travis3 hr
Apr 11, 10:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson44 min
Apr 11, 10:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXWilliamson3 hr
Apr 11, 10:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXHays35 min
Apr 11, 11:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco29 min
Apr 11, 11:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXCaldwell30 min
Apr 11, 11:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee26 min
Apr 11, 11:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco, Comal, Hays4 hr
Apr 11, 11:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays29 min
Apr 11, 11:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall50 min
Apr 11, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXCaldwell49 min
Apr 11, 11:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Hays3 hr
Apr 11, 12:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTravis41 min
Apr 11, 12:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXCaldwell, Guadalupe, Hays54 min
Apr 11, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal41 min
Apr 11, 12:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Fayette, Lee4 hr
Apr 11, 12:52 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXGuadalupe23 min
Apr 11, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop49 min
Apr 11, 1:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXCaldwell, Comal, Guadalupe4 hr
Apr 11, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal, Guadalupe39 min
Apr 11, 1:15 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXGuadalupe30 min
Apr 11, 1:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano40 min
Apr 11, 1:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXComal, Guadalupe, Hays4 hr
Apr 11, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGuadalupe, Wilson32 min
Apr 11, 1:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBlanco17 hr
Apr 11, 1:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXHays23 hr
Apr 11, 1:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXHays20 hr
Apr 11, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar47 min
Apr 11, 2:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGuadalupe41 min
Apr 11, 2:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar4 hr
Apr 11, 2:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco, Burnet, Travis, Williamson3 hr
Apr 11, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGonzales, Guadalupe36 min
Apr 11, 2:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGuadalupe3 hr
Apr 11, 2:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXGuadalupe18 hr
Apr 11, 2:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar45 min
Apr 11, 2:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Medina3 hr
Apr 11, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFrio41 min
Apr 11, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMedina48 min
Apr 11, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar43 min
Apr 11, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes40 min
Apr 11, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFrio, Zavala42 min
Apr 11, 4:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXDeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson3 hr
Apr 11, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXUvalde40 min
Apr 11, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMaverick38 min
Apr 11, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit43 min
Apr 11, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit50 min
Apr 11, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa41 min
Apr 11, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit49 min
Apr 11, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit44 min
Apr 11, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit39 min
Apr 11, 5:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXUvalde3 hr
Apr 11, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXZavala53 min
Apr 11, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMaverick49 min
Apr 11, 5:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Gonzales33 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.