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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

July 23, 2024Kerr County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2024, 8:17 AM CDT for Kerr County, Texas. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 23, 2024, 8:17 AM CDT (13:17 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2024, 2:45 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

County Kerr County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:19 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 23, 8:45 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 W Ingram, TX	Kerr County emergency manager passed along reports of flooding along Cade Loop at Ingram.
Jul 23, 8:50 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Wsw Kerrville-Schrein, TX	Kerr County emergency management passed along reports of flooding along Turtle Creek west of Kerrville. There is car stuck in high water.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 606 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 581 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

040 
WGUS54 KEWX 231317
FFWEWX
TXC265-231615-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0013.240723T1317Z-240723T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
817 AM CDT Tue Jul 23 2024

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

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Kerr County in south central Texas...

* Until 1115 AM CDT.

* At 817 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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...
  Kerrville, Ingram, Hunt, Kerrville-Schreiner Park, Waltonia, Camp 
  Verde and Center Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2990 9918 2990 9923 2990 9925 2990 9926
      2990 9928 2990 9929 2990 9931 2991 9933
      2996 9938 3008 9934 3013 9928 3013 9925
      3014 9921 3014 9910 3013 9905 3005 9902
      2995 9903 2985 9906 2988 9912

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

$$

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3 follow-up statements

369 
WGUS54 KEWX 231550
FFWEWX
TXC265-231815-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240723T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1050 AM CDT Tue Jul 23 2024

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Kerr County in south central Texas...

* Until 115 PM CDT.

* At 1050 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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...
  Kerrville, Ingram, Hunt, Kerrville-Schreiner Park, Waltonia, Camp 
  Verde and Center Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2990 9918 2990 9923 2990 9925 2990 9926
      2990 9928 2990 9929 2990 9931 2991 9933
      2996 9938 3008 9934 3013 9928 3013 9925
      3014 9921 3014 9910 3013 9905 3005 9902
      2995 9903 2985 9906 2988 9912

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

$$

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192 
WGUS54 KEWX 231806
FFWEWX
TXC265-231945-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240723T1945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
106 PM CDT Tue Jul 23 2024

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Kerr County in south central Texas...

* Until 245 PM CDT.

* At 106 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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...
  Kerrville, Ingram, Hunt, Kerrville-Schreiner Park, Waltonia, Camp 
  Verde and Center Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2990 9918 2990 9923 2990 9925 2990 9926
      2990 9928 2990 9929 2990 9931 2991 9933
      2996 9938 3008 9934 3013 9928 3013 9925
      3014 9921 3014 9910 3013 9905 3005 9902
      2995 9903 2985 9906 2988 9912

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

$$

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202 
WGUS74 KEWX 231943
FFSEWX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
243 PM CDT Tue Jul 23 2024

TXC265-231953-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240723T1945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kerr TX-
243 PM CDT Tue Jul 23 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN KERR COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Additional flooding is no longer expected 
to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 2990 9918 2990 9923 2990 9925 2990 9926
      2990 9928 2990 9929 2990 9931 2991 9933
      2996 9938 3008 9934 3013 9928 3013 9925
      3014 9921 3014 9910 3013 9905 3005 9902
      2995 9903 2985 9906 2988 9912

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 7:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bexar, Comal	6 hr
Jul 22, 8:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Blanco, Llano	3 hr
Jul 22, 9:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Burnet, Travis	3 hr
Jul 22, 9:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Medina	3 hr
Jul 22, 9:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bandera	3 hr
Jul 22, 11:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Travis	3 hr
Jul 23, 2:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Edwards	5 hr
Jul 23, 3:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Edwards, Val Verde	3 hr
Jul 23, 4:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Edwards	3 hr
Jul 23, 4:48 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Edwards, Val Verde	4 hr
Jul 23, 5:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Kerr	108 min
Jul 23, 5:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Edwards, Real	6 hr
Jul 23, 5:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Kinney	53 min
Jul 23, 5:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde	3 hr
Jul 23, 6:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Val Verde	14 hr
Jul 23, 7:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Kerr	7 hr
Jul 23, 7:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr, Real	7 hr
Jul 23, 8:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Llano	36 hr
Jul 23, 8:57 AM CDT	Flood Watch	EWX	Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr, Medina	5 hr
Jul 23, 9:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EWX	Bandera	5 hr
Jul 23, 9:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Edwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde	3 hr
Jul 23, 9:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Kerr	5 hr
Jul 23, 9:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Kerr	23 hr
Jul 23, 9:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr	4 hr
Jul 23, 10:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis	3 hr
Jul 23, 10:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Bandera	3 hr
Jul 23, 10:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bexar	3 hr
Jul 23, 11:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bexar, Comal	3 hr
Jul 23, 11:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Kendall	3 hr
Jul 23, 12:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Lee	3 hr
Jul 23, 12:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays	2 hr
Jul 23, 2:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Kinney, Uvalde	16 hr
Jul 23, 2:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Uvalde	18 hr
Jul 23, 2:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EWX	Uvalde	36 hr
Jul 23, 2:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell	115 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.