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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2026, 5:14 PM CDT for Blanco County, Texas. It was in force for 2 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
- May 25, 2026, 5:14 PM CDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2026, 7:32 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County Blanco County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 5:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Johnson City, TX | West Pecan Drive and East Ash Drive low water crossings at Town Creek closed due to water on roadway. |
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 11 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
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 2220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
340
WGUS54 KEWX 252214
FFWEWX
TXC031-260115-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0018.260525T2214Z-260526T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
514 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Blanco County in south central Texas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 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
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...
Johnson City.
Flat Creek and Tow Head Creek will see increased flow due to
significant rainfall upstream.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3016 9851 3028 9852 3033 9848 3030 9832
3018 9839
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
MM2 follow-up statements
245
WGUS74 KEWX 252228
FFSEWX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
528 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
TXC031-260115-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260526T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Blanco TX-
528 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL BLANCO COUNTY...
At 528 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2
and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1
to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Johnson City.
Flat Creek, Town Creek, and Tow Head Creek will see increased flow
due to
significant rainfall upstream.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
&&
LAT...LON 3016 9851 3028 9852 3033 9848 3030 9832
3018 9839
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
MM968
WGUS74 KEWX 260032
FFSEWX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
732 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
TXC031-260042-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260526T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Blanco TX-
732 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL BLANCO COUNTY...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3016 9851 3028 9852 3033 9848 3030 9832
3018 9839
$$
MMWhat 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 May 25, 1:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- -Pockets of heavy rain possible Hill Country this afternoon/early evening
- Active and unsettled weather pattern to return Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday with localized flooding issues possible.
- Warmer and drier weather looks possible by late week
- Rain chances return over the weekend
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 1:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 148 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... -Pockets of heavy rain possible Hill Country this afternoon/early evening - Active and unsettled weather pattern to return Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday with localized flooding issues possible. - Warmer and drier weather looks possible by late week - Rain chances return over the weekend && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Tuesday night) Issued at 136 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026 A Meso Convective System (MCS) with embedded Meso Convective Vortices (MCV) between the San Angelo's and Fort Worth/Dallas CWAs is forecast to push to the south this afternoon. It could be moving across the northern part of the Hill Country this evening. As it does that, outflow boundaries are projected to push into the Southern Edwards Plateau and Hill Country mid to late afternoon. Moist southeasterly flow combines with these boundaries to generate showers and storms across those areas through the period. Some showers and storms could still be around the Hill Country area including the Austin metro through early this evening. The storm activity should be isolated to widely scattered in nature. Strongest storms could produce wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph. In addition, a quick 1 to 2 inches of rainfall could be possible as wind shear values are weak, providing the storms to linger over a location for a longer time. Otherwise, highs in the upper 80s across most places and lower 90s along the Rio Grande Plains. Overnight lows are forecast to range from the mid 60s to lower 70s. By Tuesday morning, cloudy skies are expected across most of South Central Texas. There is a slight chance for showers and an isolated storm or two along the Rio Grande Plains and Southern Edwards Plateau ahead of a dryline that sits over west Texas. By the afternoon and continuing into the evening, an upper level short wave axis pushes from northeast Mexico into the Southern Plains. At low levels, a southerly wind flow remains and helps increased moisture from the Gulf to be spread across South Central Texas. While that happens, instability increases with forecast soundings suggesting MLCAPE values of 2500+ J/kg, DCAPE 1000 J/kg, and wind shear values exceeding 45 knots. All of this to say that, all severe weather hazards are possible as a linear convective system develops ahead of the west Texas dryline. The Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook from SPC highlights the western half of South Central Texas (west of Highway 281) with a Level 2 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms and the rest of the local area with Level 1 of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms. The storm system is likely to affect the local area Tuesday evening (the Rio Grande Plains first) through the overnight hours into Wednesday morning (Coastal Plains). As the storm system moves eastward Tuesday night and overnight, the severe weather threat could diminish with the loss of daytime heating, however, the heavy rain and flooding continues through the period. Therefore, WPC ERO Day 2 highlights most of South Central Texas with a Level 2 of 4 risk of excessive rainfall and Day 3 with level 2 of 4 risk of excessive rainfall along and east of Highway 77 as heavy rain moves over that area on Wednesday. As of now, we are looking for a storm total rainfall values from 1 to 3 inches with up to 5 inches any where across the local area. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through next Monday) Issued at 136 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026 The shower and storm activity pushes across the eastern part of South Central Texas on Wednesday with dry conditions out west over the Rio Grande Plains. The dry trend continues to push from west to east with only slight chance for showers and storms across the east on Thursday and a dry forecast for all local areas on Friday with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. The upcoming weekend starts dry but another upper level disturbance moving over northern Mexico into the Southern Plains brings back rain chances. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1239 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026 Mainly VFR conditions to start the forecast though some pockets of BKN clouds at 3kft could linger another hour. Did include a PROB30 group with thunderstorms expected to form near KAUS between 22-02Z, though coverage should be very isolated. Besides in the presence of any storms, wind will generally remain light from the east or southeast. Continued only SCT low clouds in the forecast at this time around when they formed this earlier this morning. There is a low chance for storms around KDRT in the morning, and possibly some chances for isolated storms near I-35 terminals Tuesday afternoon but confidence is too low to include in the forecast at this time. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 70 89 72 83 / 20 0 80 80 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 70 89 72 83 / 20 0 80 80 New Braunfels Muni Airport 68 88 70 82 / 10 10 90 80 Burnet Muni Airport 67 85 69 81 / 20 10 70 70 Del Rio Intl Airport 72 88 70 89 / 10 30 70 10 Georgetown Muni Airport 69 87 70 81 / 20 0 70 70 Hondo Muni Airport 69 86 69 83 / 0 20 90 60 San Marcos Muni Airport 69 88 71 82 / 10 10 90 80 La Grange - Fayette Regional 70 89 72 81 / 10 0 70 90 San Antonio Intl Airport 70 88 71 83 / 0 10 90 70 Stinson Muni Airport 70 88 71 83 / 0 10 90 70 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...17 LONG TERM....17 AVIATION...27
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera | 29 min |
| May 25, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 44 min |
| May 25, 4:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Llano | 4 hr |
| May 25, 6:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kerr | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 36 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.