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Areal Flood Advisory 252, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

September 28, 2021Zavala County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this areal flood advisory at Sep 28, 2021, 9:04 PM CDT for Zavala County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2021, 9:04 PM CDT (02:04 UTC)
Expired
Sep 29, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Zavala County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2021-09-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1438 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 2021-09-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
1438 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1769 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

727 
WGUS84 KEWX 290204
FLSEWX

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
904 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

TXC507-290515-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Zavala TX-
904 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Southeastern Zavala County in south central Texas...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 904 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to 
  thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have 
  fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Loma Vista and Brundage.

Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. 
This additional rain will result in minor flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 2889 9971 2889 9941 2864 9941 2864 9946
      2864 9949 2864 9950 2864 9953 2864 9957
      2864 9962 2864 9965 2864 9967 2864 9976

$$

PLATT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGonzales44 min
Sep 28, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMason26 min
Sep 28, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson37 min
Sep 28, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTravis48 min
Sep 28, 8:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXTravis, Williamson3 hr
Sep 28, 8:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGillespie4 hr
Sep 28, 9:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXWilliamson3 hr
Sep 28, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar48 min
Sep 28, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera46 min
Sep 28, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXHays50 min
Sep 28, 9:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXLee, Travis, Williamson3 hr
Sep 28, 9:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar3 hr
Sep 28, 9:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXComal, Hays, Kendall, Travis3 hr
Sep 28, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall50 min
Sep 28, 10:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera3 hr
Sep 28, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKendall40 min
Sep 28, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKerr50 min
Sep 28, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal51 min
Sep 28, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal, Guadalupe41 min
Sep 28, 11:23 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXComal, Hays3 hr
Sep 28, 11:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis3 hr
Sep 28, 11:49 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXCaldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays5 hr
Sep 29, 12:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGonzales48 min
Sep 29, 12:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lee3 hr
Sep 29, 12:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe3 hr
Sep 29, 1:23 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBexar, Comal, Guadalupe4 hr
Sep 29, 1:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGillespie3 hr
Sep 29, 2:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXDeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca, Wilson4 hr
Sep 29, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBlanco47 min
Sep 29, 3:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKerr45 min
Sep 29, 3:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGillespie, Kerr, Real42 min
Sep 29, 3:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera46 min
Sep 29, 4:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr4 hr
Sep 29, 6:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Bexar, Medina3 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.