Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

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WGUS74 KEWX 222236
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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
536 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

TXC453-230015-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Travis TX-
536 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR CENTRAL TRAVIS COUNTY...

At 536 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in and around the city of Austin. 
The intersection of Lamar and 9th street is closed due to flooding. 
Several low water crossings have also been closed. Gauge data shows 
between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall 
amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding 
is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Austin, Pflugerville, Austin Bergstrom Int Airport, Tanglewood 
  Forest, Windemere, Manor, West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Barton 
  Creek, Onion Creek, Shady Hollow, Manchaca, Sunset Valley, San 
  Leanna, Camp Mabry, Del Valle, Lost Creek, McKinney Falls State 
  Park and Wells Branch.

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 3046 9767 3046 9761 3045 9755 3040 9752
      3021 9765 3012 9781 3022 9793 3039 9784

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

$$

PLATT

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
207 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Tuesday night)
Issued at 203 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

Key Messages:

1) High rainfall chances with pockets of locally heavy rain expected
this afternoon through Wednesday across the region, especially for
the Hill Country, southern Edwards Plateau and along portions of the
I-35 corridor.

2) Despite ongoing long-term drought conditions, some rounds of
storms this afternoon/evening and again on Tuesday could train and
produce very efficient high rainfall rates across some locations in
the region listed above. This could lead to some spots of quick
flooding, especially low water crossings and urban areas.

Latest GOES 16 Day Cloud Phase imagery depicts thunderstorms rapidly
growing upscale over the Texas Hill Country along a southeastward
advancing cold front early this afternoon. Based off of morning
sounding at DRT with PWATs of 2.2" and continued deep moisture
return from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of this front, think that heavy
rain and flooding will materialize rather quickly through the
afternoon and evening hours. Rainfall rates of 2-3" per hour are not
out of the question given very slow storm motions and parallel wind
flow at 850 mb to the frontal boundary. Morning clearing over the
Hill Country has also helped to rapidly destabilize the region out
ahead of the front, with upwards of 2000-2500 J/kg of long skinny
cape sounding profiles noted. Hi-Res guidance continues to indicate
rapid growth of storms along this front through the late afternoon
and evening, then pushing southeast through the Southern Edwards
Plateau/Hill Country and eventually through the I-35 corridor.

One thing to note, based on Crest soil moisture, very little in the
way of concerns due to the ongoing drought. However, with high
rainfall rates expected and hard ground and parched soils, wouldn't
be surprised to see more runoff than normal from an event like this.
That being said, our current Flood Watch will be extended both
spatially and temporally as the threat for flooding is increasing
further south into the San Antonio metro and even points further
east later this evening. Tuesday will be a tricky forecast as it is
highly dependent on what happens this evening and overnight, but
widespread showers and thunderstorms appear likely again Tuesday
afternoon and evening, especially over the Coastal Plains and
portions of the I-35 corridor.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through Monday)
Issued at 203 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

Cool and wet weather will stick around into the long term period,
with some risk for locally heavy rainfall leading to localized
flooding impacts Wednesday and potentially Thursday. On Wednesday,
the tail end of the pesky frontal boundary is likely to still be
draped across south-central Texas, and negative height anomalies
overhead will continue to promote areas of showers and
thunderstorms. The last few hours of available CAMs indicate a
potential that some locally heavy rains could be ongoing to start
the period Wednesday morning. This is a reasonable possibility given
PW in excess of 2" (and maybe as high as 2.4") across much of the
region and a lack of strong upper level flow promoting the potential
for training along the frontal boundary. In addition, freezing
levels approaching 14-15 kft will allow for ample warm rain
processes. The risk for any flooding may be exacerbated in areas
that receive significant rainfall today through tomorrow night. For
now, WPC is holding onto a Marginal Risk of excessive rain across
the region Wednesday through Wednesday night, but there is a chance
this could change over the next 12-36 hours. For now, we've extended
the Flood Watch through 18Z Wednesday and expanded it south a tier
of counties to include the San Antonio Metro area.

We do expect most shower and storm activity will diminish by
Wednesday evening, however model guidance suggests a surface low
will begin to develop in the vicinity of the Rio Grande between
Laredo and Eagle Pass, leading to additional shower/storm
development later in the evening that may spread northeastward
across the rest of our region overnight and into Thursday. Chances
for locally heavy rains cannot be ruled out through the day. There's
potentially some relief coming around this time in the form of dry
mid-upper level air filtering in on strengthening NW/NNW flow, but
the NAM is much more confident in this solution than the GFS/EC at
the moment, but at least for the Hill Country this could help
alleviate some of the concerns for excessive rainfall by Thursday
night.

We do believe rain chances will slacken some on Friday through the
weekend, however with the lowering PW, the lack of a surface
boundary, and overall lesser agreement in the models/ensembles,
we'll cap POPs Friday through Sunday at 30-40% and re-evaluate over
the coming days.

The good news is, many areas will see continued improvements to the
ongoing drought, but it may come with some flood risk unfortunately
for a few locations Wednesday and potentially Thursday. In addition,
below normal daytime temperatures will dominate the forecast, which
is welcome news to this Wisconsin native that's tired of the summer
heat!
&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1227 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

Hmmm...where to even begin. Probably the trickiest TAF forecast in
recent memory, with a complicated convective scenario developing
through the next 24-30 hours. Will go with a blend of guidance based
on the LAMP/NBM and our PoP forecast. At this time, the going
thinking is that there will be at least two separate rounds of
showers and thunderstorms rolling through over the forecast period,
with the first round being higher confidence, and the second round
being considerably less confident. Have gone with prevailing TSRA at
all sites this evening through around 10pm to midnight. Beyond that,
have used TEMPO groups to highlight higher confidence time frames for
thunderstorms, but this is still a forecast in flux. Ceilings will be
tough along with visibilities dropping to less than 2 miles at times
within the heaviest thunderstorms. Winds will also be an issue, with
a weak frontal boundary sliding in this evening, expect variable and
somewhat chaotic winds generally less than 10 kts through the period.
Any thunderstorms could produce gusty winds up to 25+ kts at times
through Tuesday.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              75  87  75  89 /  70  70  40  50
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  75  88  75  88 /  80  70  40  50
New Braunfels Muni Airport     76  90  75  91 /  70  60  50  50
Burnet Muni Airport            73  86  73  88 /  60  70  30  50
Del Rio Intl Airport           76  89  76  91 /  70  50  50  50
Georgetown Muni Airport        74  87  74  88 /  70  70  40  50
Hondo Muni Airport             75  89  75  89 /  70  50  50  50
San Marcos Muni Airport        76  89  73  89 /  70  70  50  50
La Grange - Fayette Regional   76  89  75  90 /  70  70  50  50
San Antonio Intl Airport       76  89  76  89 /  70  60  50  50
Stinson Muni Airport           77  91  76  90 /  70  50  50  50

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Wednesday afternoon for Bandera-Bastrop-Bexar-
Blanco-Burnet-Caldwell-Comal-Edwards-Gillespie-Guadalupe-Hays-
Kendall-Kerr-Lee-Llano-Medina-Real-Travis-Uvalde-Williamson.

&&

Short-Term...Morris
Long-Term...KCW
Aviation...Morris

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
247 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-232000-
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde-
Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala-
Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit-
247 PM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas..

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall with rates of 2-3" per hour
are possible this evening and tonight as storms move through much
of South-Central Texas.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Wednesday afternoon for
the Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, I-35 corridor, and portions of
the Coastal Plains.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Gusty winds and heavy rainfall are possible with showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening as well as Wednesday
afternoon and evening. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through
Wednesday afternoon for the Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, I-35
corridor, and portions of the Coastal Plains.

Gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall are possible with showers
and thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.