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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 25, 2026Blanco County, Texas

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.

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 5:25 PM CDTFLASH FLOODJohnson City, TXWest 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2026-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2220 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2026-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

MM
2 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

$$

MM
968 
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

$$

MM

What 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera29 min
May 25, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet44 min
May 25, 4:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco, Burnet, Llano4 hr
May 25, 6:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKerr38 min
May 25, 6:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson36 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.