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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

October 26, 2023Uvalde County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 26, 2023, 3:01 PM CDT for Uvalde County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 26, 2023, 3:57 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2023, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2023, 3:57 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 26, 2023, 8:44 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Uvalde County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Nueces River at Laguna (UVAT2).

Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08190000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Oct 26, 2:48 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 2:48 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 2:46 AM CDT, 12 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
246 AM CDT Thu Oct 26 2023

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-270800-
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-
246 AM CDT Thu Oct 26 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.

A Flood Watch is in effect through 1 PM today for the Hill
Country, southern Edwards Plateau, and I-35 corridor from
Williamson County to Comal County. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3
inches are possible, with isolated pockets of 4 to 6 inches.
Flooding of creeks, streams, and low water crossings are possible
where higher rainfall amounts occur, along with flooding of other
poor drainage and urban areas. Motorists should use extreme
caution through the morning and be alert for flooded low water
crossings.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 26, 12:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1224 PM CDT Thu Oct 26 2023

TXZ191-207-261800-
Guadalupe TX-Hays TX-
1224 PM CDT Thu Oct 26 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Hays
and north central Guadalupe Counties through 100 PM CDT...

At 1224 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Geronimo, or near Seguin, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
New Braunfels, San Marcos, Seguin, Staples, Geronimo, Zorn, New
Braunfels National Airport, and Redwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 2963 9800 2966 9807 2971 9805 2975 9800
      2982 9802 2986 9801 2979 9783 2978 9783
      2978 9782
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 209DEG 18KT 2967 9801

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

OB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 9:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Burnet, Gillespie, Kerr, Llano, Real7 hr
Oct 25, 9:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards, Val Verde3 hr
Oct 25, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney48 min
Oct 25, 10:26 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXGillespie, Llano9 hr
Oct 25, 10:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXLlano42 min
Oct 25, 11:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet37 min
Oct 26, 12:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards, Kerr, Kinney, Real93 min
Oct 26, 2:17 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXEdwards, Kerr, Kinney, Real3 hr
Oct 26, 3:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXLlano10 hr
Oct 26, 4:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGillespie, Kerr, Llano3 hr
Oct 26, 5:23 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXGillespie3 hr
Oct 26, 5:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet, Llano4 hr
Oct 26, 6:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco4 hr
Oct 26, 7:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXTravis, Williamson3 hr
Oct 26, 8:06 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXCaldwell24 min
Oct 26, 8:23 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Travis15 min
Oct 26, 8:53 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningEWXEdwards, Real, Uvalde3 hr
Oct 26, 9:11 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXComal, Hays15 min
Oct 26, 10:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXComal, Hays, Travis3 hr
Oct 26, 10:09 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXTravis, Williamson7 hr
Oct 26, 10:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Wilson33 min
Oct 26, 10:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar, Wilson41 min
Oct 26, 11:03 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXCaldwell, Hays27 min
Oct 26, 11:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson5 hr
Oct 26, 11:51 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXWilson24 min
Oct 26, 12:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXGuadalupe36 min
Oct 26, 12:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays and 4 more7 hr
Oct 26, 12:52 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXHays, Travis3 hr
Oct 26, 2:09 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningEWXEdwards, Real, Uvalde6 hr
Oct 26, 3:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee3 hr
Oct 26, 3:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFayette, Gonzales, Lavaca3 hr
Oct 26, 4:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFayette3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.