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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 19, 2021Atascosa County, Karnes County, Wilson County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2021, 7:58 AM CDT for Atascosa County, Karnes County, Wilson 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 19, 2021, 7:58 AM CDT (12:58 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Atascosa County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Wilson County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:01 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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 289 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2034 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2034 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.8

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The text

As transmitted.

108 
WGUS54 KEWX 191258
FFWEWX
TXC013-255-493-191600-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0022.210519T1258Z-210519T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
758 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021

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

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Atascosa County in south central Texas...
  Karnes County in south central Texas...
  Southern Wilson County in south central Texas...

* Until 1100 AM CDT.

* At 758 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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...
  Kenedy, Karnes City, Poth, Kosciusko, Runge, Falls City, 
  Cestohowa, Hobson, Pana Maria, Coy City, Helena, Paweleville, 
  Deweesville, El Oso, Zunkerville, Fashing and Choate.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2912 9787 2881 9757 2867 9778 2868 9779
      2867 9782 2872 9792 2869 9801 2879 9810
      2876 9813 2903 9838

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

MO
1 follow-up statement
508 
WGUS74 KEWX 191541
FFSEWX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1041 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021

TXC013-255-493-191600-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210519T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Atascosa TX-Karnes TX-Wilson TX-
1041 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ATASCOSA, KARNES AND SOUTHERN WILSON 
COUNTIES...

At 1041 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a broad area of moderate 
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1/2 inch are possible in 
the warned area. Flash flooding is likely ongoing in areas that are 
normally flood-prone. Given these relatively lighter rainfall rates, 
the Flash Flood Warning is expected to expire at 11 AM CDT.

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...
  Kenedy, Karnes City, Poth, Kosciusko, Runge, Falls City, 
  Cestohowa, Hobson, Pana Maria, Coy City, Helena, Paweleville, 
  Deweesville, El Oso, Zunkerville, Fashing and Choate.

Rain chances remain high for today, and there is a chance that new 
Flash Flood Warnings will be issued over the Coastal Prairies.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2912 9787 2881 9757 2867 9778 2868 9779
      2867 9782 2872 9792 2869 9801 2879 9810
      2876 9813 2903 9838

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

MO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 7:13 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXFayette32 min
May 18, 7:25 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXLavaca20 min
May 18, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLavaca48 min
May 18, 7:53 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXFayette, Lavaca4 hr
May 18, 8:23 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXDeWitt, Gonzales, Lavaca4 hr
May 19, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMaverick45 min
May 19, 1:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa45 min
May 19, 1:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Karnes, Wilson2 hr
May 19, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt, Karnes, Wilson45 min
May 19, 2:39 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXCaldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes and 2 more3 hr
May 19, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGonzales, Lavaca42 min
May 19, 3:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXFayette41 min
May 19, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLee16 min
May 19, 5:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa41 min
May 19, 6:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKarnes52 min
May 19, 6:33 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXAtascosa, Frio3 hr
May 19, 6:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDimmit49 min
May 19, 9:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa59 min
May 19, 1:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards3 hr
May 19, 1:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards, Val Verde2 hr
May 19, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXEdwards49 min
May 19, 2:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney41 min

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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.