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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 18, 2021, 3:59 PM CDT for Comal County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2021, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County Comal County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 574 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -294 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1177 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
657
WGUS54 KEWX 182059
FFWEWX
TXC091-190000-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0015.210518T2059Z-210519T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
359 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Comal County in south central Texas...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
New Braunfels, Canyon Lake Dam, Canyon Lake, Bulverde, Garden
Ridge, Smithson Valley, Spring Branch, Fischer, Guadalupe River
State Park, Startzville, Sattler, Anhalt and Honey Creek State
Natural Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 2974 9842 2977 9861 3003 9829 2985 9803
2966 9828 2971 9834 2972 9834 2973 9835
2972 9837 2975 9840
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
PLATT1 follow-up statement
853
WGUS74 KEWX 182234
FFSEWX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
534 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
TXC091-190000-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210519T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Comal TX-
534 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR COMAL COUNTY...
At 534 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorm activity over
the warned area has decreased. However, runoff from earlier heavy
rainfall will continue to pose a flash flood threat. Radar has
indicated between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen across the
central portion of Comal county, including Smithson Valley and
Canyon Lake. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
New Braunfels, Canyon Lake Dam, Canyon Lake, Bulverde, Garden
Ridge, Smithson Valley, Spring Branch, Fischer, Guadalupe River
State Park, Startzville, Sattler, Anhalt and Honey Creek State
Natural Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 2974 9842 2977 9861 3003 9829 2985 9803
2966 9828 2971 9834 2972 9834 2973 9835
2972 9837 2975 9840
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
PLATTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 26 min |
| May 17, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 44 min |
| May 17, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 46 min |
| May 17, 9:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 3 hr |
| May 17, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 50 min |
| May 17, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 50 min |
| May 17, 10:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Dimmit, Frio, Zavala | 2 hr |
| May 17, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 28 min |
| May 18, 9:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 49 min |
| May 18, 10:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 46 min |
| May 18, 11:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 55 min |
| May 18, 11:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real, Val Verde | 5 hr |
| May 18, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall | 51 min |
| May 18, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco, Kendall | 46 min |
| May 18, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Kendall | 54 min |
| May 18, 2:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Medina | 3 hr |
| May 18, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal, Hays | 67 min |
| May 18, 2:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 3 hr |
| May 18, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal, Hays | 59 min |
| May 18, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 41 min |
| May 18, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe | 55 min |
| May 18, 3:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Wilson | 3 hr |
| May 18, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Hays, Travis | 65 min |
| May 18, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales | 46 min |
| May 18, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 66 min |
| May 18, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee, Travis | 63 min |
| May 18, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca | 66 min |
| May 18, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 27 min |
| May 18, 5:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| May 18, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 45 min |
| May 18, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| May 18, 5:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Frio | 3 hr |
| May 18, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Frio | 46 min |
| May 18, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lee | 44 min |
| May 18, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales | 40 min |
| May 18, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 51 min |
| May 18, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 24 min |
| May 18, 6:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Lee | 3 hr |
| May 18, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Fayette | 31 min |
| May 18, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Fayette | 34 min |
| May 18, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 51 min |
| May 18, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Fayette | 34 min |
| May 18, 6:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca | 8 hr |
| May 18, 6:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca, Wilson | 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.