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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 26, 2026Kendall County, Kerr County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2026, 8:25 PM CDT for Kendall County, Kerr County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2026, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2026, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 191 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 00:00Z on 2026-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 539 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2026-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
539 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-217 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1197 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

735 
WGUS54 KEWX 270125
FFWEWX
TXC259-265-270430-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0021.260527T0125Z-260527T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
825 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026

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

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

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 825 PM CDT, Doppler radar 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.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Kerrville, Comfort, Cypress Creek, Center Point, 
  Kerrville-Schreiner Park, Camp Verde and Old Tunnel State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3012 9920 3012 9892 3012 9866 2987 9892
      2982 9897 2992 9919

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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Uvalde, Zavala60 min
May 26, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBurnet41 min
May 26, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall54 min
May 26, 7:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXUvalde, Zavala3 hr
May 26, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson40 min
May 26, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXAtascosa30 min
May 26, 7:42 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXAtascosa12 min
May 26, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEWXDimmit, Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala59 min
May 26, 7:49 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBurnet, Llano3 hr
May 26, 7:55 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXAtascosa3 hr
May 26, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKendall, Kerr16 min
May 26, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson17 min
May 26, 8:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Llano3 hr
May 26, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall and 2 more90 min
May 26, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilliamson79 min
May 26, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Frio, Medina68 min
May 26, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr58 min
May 26, 8:53 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBurnet, Williamson5 hr
May 26, 8:58 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBlanco, Burnet3 hr
May 26, 9:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Kendall3 hr
May 26, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Karnes, Wilson91 min
May 26, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays and 4 more89 min
May 26, 9:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Kendall, Medina3 hr
May 26, 9:48 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBexar, Comal, Guadalupe42 min
May 26, 10:02 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBexar3 hr
May 26, 10:21 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXGonzales, Guadalupe28 min
May 26, 10:49 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXComal, Guadalupe3 hr
May 26, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXCaldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca56 min
May 26, 11:16 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXFayette, Gonzales, Lavaca13 min
May 26, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Fayette, Lee77 min
May 26, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXDeWitt41 min
May 26, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca68 min
May 27, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDeWitt, Lavaca45 min
May 27, 3:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXWilliamson6 hr
May 27, 3:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXMaverick42 min
May 27, 7:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKarnes118 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.