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Flood Watch 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flood watch at Jul 5, 2025, 12:41 AM CDT for 21 counties in Texas. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2025, 12:41 AM CDT (05:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Flood severity
- None
All 21 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Medina County, TX, Travis County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 332 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 731 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jul 4, 6:52 PM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Flash flooding from slow moving storms is possible this afternoon. A Flood Watch is in effect for the Edwards Plateau, the Hill Country, and Bexar County.
- Continued unseasonably wet and "cool" for the Independence Day weekend with locally heavy downpours and gusty winds possible.
- Turning seasonably drier and warmer next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 6:52 PM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 652 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Flash flooding from slow moving storms is possible this afternoon. A Flood Watch is in effect for the Edwards Plateau, the Hill Country, and Bexar County. - Continued unseasonably wet and "cool" for the Independence Day weekend with locally heavy downpours and gusty winds possible. - Turning seasonably drier and warmer next week. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 125 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 A mid to upper level low continues to move through our CWA this afternoon. It has generally been weakening, but still has pockets of stronger showers. Locally heavy rain is possible this afternoon and the Flood Watch remains in effect. Rain chances will decrease this evening, but 30%-40% POPs will continue over the eastern half of the CWA tonight and Saturday. The upper level disturbance will continue to slowly dissipate as it moves toward the southeast. Rainfall amounts will be lower overall, but locally heavy rain will be possible. Storm motion is expected to more progressive and we don't expect any flooding. Saturday night rain chances will decrease further. Low temperatures tonight and tomorrow night will be near normal, but highs Saturday will be below normal. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 125 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 The mid level feature will linger into Sunday. Moisture levels will remain elevated enough to allow for isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms over Hill Country and Rio Grande Plains. The subtropical ridge will build more fully over our area next week. Chances of showers and thunderstorms wane as the airmass dries under increasing subsidence. The only rain chances will be with the seabreeze near the Coastal Plains each afternoon Monday and Tuesday. Increased sunshine will lead to temperatures warming to near to slightly above average. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 639 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 An organized storm complex continues to drift slowly east across the region with bands of RA and isolated TSRA. TSRA coverage is decreasing and prevailing CIGs have lifted to VFR for most terminals. -RA redevelops and prevails at KAUS by 08Z as some models are hinting at increasing convection over the area. Not confident enough to specify specifics and will continue to monitor and amend as needed. Added TEMPOs for both KSAT and KSSF for possibility of -RA tomorrow morning around 11Z to 15Z. -RA could continue through the late morning and early afternoon for both sites as well. For KDRT expect mainly VFR CIGs with TEMPO for early morning for possible MVFR CIGs before returning to VFR conditions for rest of TAF period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 74 86 73 93 / 40 50 10 10 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 75 85 72 92 / 40 40 10 10 New Braunfels Muni Airport 75 86 72 91 / 40 50 10 10 Burnet Muni Airport 72 84 71 90 / 40 50 10 20 Del Rio Intl Airport 76 96 75 93 / 10 10 10 30 Georgetown Muni Airport 74 83 72 91 / 40 50 10 10 Hondo Muni Airport 74 86 73 88 / 30 40 10 20 San Marcos Muni Airport 74 84 72 91 / 40 50 10 10 La Grange - Fayette Regional 76 90 73 93 / 30 40 10 10 San Antonio Intl Airport 76 85 75 90 / 40 50 10 10 Stinson Muni Airport 77 87 75 92 / 40 40 10 10 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for Bandera-Bexar-Blanco- Burnet-Edwards-Gillespie-Kendall-Kerr-Kinney-Llano-Medina-Real- Uvalde. && Short-Term...Tran Long-Term...MMM Aviation...CJM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Llano | 13 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Travis | 85 min |
| Jul 4, 10:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet, Travis | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet, Travis, Williamson | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 24 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet, Travis, Williamson | 14 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 8:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Williamson | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Hays | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 10:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 9 hr |
| Jul 5, 10:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Guadalupe | 77 min |
| Jul 5, 2:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Williamson | 97 min |
| Jul 5, 3:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Llano | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Comal | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 3:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 3:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Comal | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Travis, Williamson | 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.