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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 21, 2026, 7:06 AM CDT for Williamson County, Texas. It was in force for 11 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 21, 2026, 7:06 AM CDT (12:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2026, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County Williamson County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 8:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Serenada, TX | Several low water crossings flooded or closed across Williamson County. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 54 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
041
WGUS54 KEWX 211206
FFWEWX
TXC491-211515-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0011.260421T1206Z-260421T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
706 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Williamson County in south central Texas...
* Until 1015 AM CDT.
* At 706 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 3 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 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...
Round Rock, Georgetown, Taylor, Serenada, Leander, Hutto, Liberty
Hill, Jarrell, Florence, Thrall, Weir, Georgetown Dam, Sun City,
Andice, Coupland, Jonah, Walburg, Theon, Waterloo and Seward
Junction.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3058 9768 3067 9797 3087 9780 3061 9724
3048 9735
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
MM3 follow-up statements
377
WGUS54 KEWX 211346
FFWEWX
TXC491-211715-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260421T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
846 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Williamson County in south central Texas...
* Until 1215 PM CDT.
* At 846 AM CDT, Emergency management reported 16 low water
crossings are closed due to flooding throughout Williamson County.
Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Round Rock, Georgetown, Taylor, Serenada, Leander, Hutto, Liberty
Hill, Jarrell, Florence, Thrall, Weir, Georgetown Dam, Sun City,
Andice, Coupland, Jonah, Walburg, Theon, Waterloo and Seward
Junction.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3058 9768 3067 9797 3087 9780 3061 9724
3048 9735
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
MM990
WGUS54 KEWX 211643
FFWEWX
TXC491-212015-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260421T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1143 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Williamson County in south central Texas...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 1143 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 5 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...
Round Rock, Georgetown, Taylor, Serenada, Leander, Hutto, Liberty
Hill, Jarrell, Florence, Thrall, Weir, Georgetown Dam, Sun City,
Andice, Coupland, Jonah, Walburg, Theon, Waterloo and Seward
Junction.
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.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3058 9768 3067 9797 3087 9780 3061 9724
3048 9735
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
MM214
WGUS54 KEWX 212001
FFWEWX
TXC491-212315-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260421T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
301 PM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Williamson County in south central Texas...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 301 PM CDT, Emergency management reported several low water
crossings remain closed due to flooding throughout Williamson
County. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Round Rock, Georgetown, Taylor, Serenada, Leander, Hutto, Liberty
Hill, Jarrell, Florence, Thrall, Weir, Georgetown Dam, Sun City,
Andice, Coupland, Jonah, Walburg, Theon, Waterloo and Seward
Junction.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3058 9768 3067 9797 3087 9780 3061 9724
3048 9735
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
TRANWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Apr 21, 5:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Soggy weather likely to continue for the eastern two-thirds of the area again today.
- Cool weather continues with near normal temperatures Wednesday and a warming trend for late week.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 5:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 544 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Soggy weather likely to continue for the eastern two-thirds of the area again today. - Cool weather continues with near normal temperatures Wednesday and a warming trend for late week. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Wednesday) Issued at 123 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026 Showers and isolated thunderstorms are currently ongoing across the area at this hour with activity expected to continue for a few more hours and perhaps decrease as the shortwave responsible pushes off to the north and east. We could see some more redevelopment in the overnight/early morning hours as half of the Hi-Res models suggest. However, they haven't exactly done the best job regarding yesterday's activity and even last night's so confidence in this scenario playing out is low. Most model guidance once again continues to suggest that activity picks up in intensity and areal coverage basically across the eastern two thirds of our area. This does make sense as very moist southerly transport remains across the area helping to set up a possible boundary similar to the one that occurred yesterday. This one however, would possibly be located further north and impacting areas along the I-35 Corridor and areas east across the Coastal Plains. The HREF PMM 24 hour QPF is still showing a wide swath of 2-3 inches in this area. Certainly something that bears watching especially if we have a similar setup like we had over Bexar, Comal, and parts of Guadalupe county yesterday. Expect rain cooled air and CAA once again to limit afternoon high temperatures with most barely hitting 70 degrees. Main exception would be for those under a developing shortwave ridge out west. As a result, areas across the Rio Grande plains and far southern counties can expect to see highs in the mid to upper 70s. Tonight we should see rain chances decrease somewhat before a second wave of energy moves back into the area helping to kick off more showers and isolated storms with our overrunning/isentropic lift type pattern still continuing into early Wednesday. We finally start to dry out by Wednesday afternoon with areas along and east of I-35 continuing to see the highest rain chances. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 123 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026 All activity should finish by Wednesday night as most precipitation finally pushes off to the east and out of our area. Thursday and Friday should be a much drier days as southerly low level flow returns and with it the possibility for some isolated streamer showers over the Coastal plains on Friday. Temps should warm up nicely back into the mid 80s on Thursday and into the upper 80s by Friday. Our quieter and drier weather is short lived as a trough out west begins to deepen helping to bring us back into southwest flow. As a result, thunderstorms appear possible for both Saturday and Sunday given the setup in place. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 539 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026 Ceilings at all terminals are IFR/LIFR and will not improve much until this afternoon. Even at that point they will only improve around one category. Visibilities are also reduced this morning in fog and occasional rain. This will also continue through the morning. Rain should come to an end during the afternoon. Very low ceilings will continue in the Austin and San Antonio areas through this period. DRT will improve to VFR for the evening, but then drop back down to IFR overnight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 68 63 82 67 / 90 30 50 10 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 69 63 82 67 / 90 30 50 10 New Braunfels Muni Airport 70 63 82 66 / 80 30 50 0 Burnet Muni Airport 65 62 79 65 / 80 30 30 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 78 68 83 68 / 10 10 0 0 Georgetown Muni Airport 66 62 80 67 / 90 40 40 10 Hondo Muni Airport 74 65 82 65 / 40 30 20 0 San Marcos Muni Airport 69 63 81 66 / 80 30 50 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 70 63 81 67 / 80 30 60 10 San Antonio Intl Airport 71 65 82 67 / 70 30 50 0 Stinson Muni Airport 73 67 83 67 / 60 30 50 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...CJM LONG TERM....CJM AVIATION...05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 8:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Karnes, Wilson | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 8:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 10:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 2 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 10 hr |
| Apr 21, 6:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Travis, Williamson | 15 hr |
| Apr 21, 8:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 10:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Lee | 4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.