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Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

July 14, 2026Bexar County, Comal County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2026, 5:00 AM CDT for Bexar County, Comal County, Texas. It was in force for 5 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
Jul 14, 2026, 5:00 AM CDT (10:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Bexar County, TX, Comal County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:00 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
Jul 14, 6:40 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD6 Ssw Smithson Valley, TXFarm to Market Road 1863 at Cibolo Creek is flooded and impassable.

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 100 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 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 232 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 2026-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1339 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 00:00Z on 2026-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1339 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1353 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

358 
WGUS54 KEWX 141000
FFWEWX
TXC029-091-141500-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0059.260714T1000Z-260714T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
500 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

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

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Bexar County in south central Texas...
  Southwestern Comal County in south central Texas...

* Until 1000 AM CDT.

* At 500 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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.

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

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz, Canyon Lake, Fair Oaks Ranch, 
  Bulverde, Garden Ridge, Smithson Valley, Timberwood Park, Spring 
  Branch, Guadalupe River State Park, Anhalt, Specht Store and Honey 
  Creek State Natural Area.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2976 9862 2980 9858 2981 9856 2983 9854
      2985 9851 2988 9847 2977 9816 2961 9829
      2968 9840 2970 9844 2975 9863

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
646 
WGUS74 KEWX 141455
FFSEWX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
955 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

TXC029-091-141505-
/O.EXP.KEWX.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-260714T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bexar TX-Comal TX-
955 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR 
NORTH CENTRAL BEXAR AND SOUTHWESTERN COMAL COUNTIES...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Thursday for a 
portion of south central Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2976 9862 2980 9858 2981 9856 2983 9854
      2985 9851 2988 9847 2977 9816 2961 9829
      2968 9840 2970 9844 2975 9863

$$

05

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 Jul 14, 1:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 126 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026
  • There is a potential for life threatening flooding across parts of South Central Texas this evening through Thursday evening
  • Flood Watch remains in effect for a good portion of South Central Texas through Thursday evening
  • Stay weather aware and check for updates as we go through this wet and significant rain pattern
  • Dry weather returns for the upcoming weekend
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 1:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
131 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 126 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

- There is a potential for life threatening flooding across parts of
South Central Texas this evening through Thursday evening

- Flood Watch remains in effect for a good portion of South Central
Texas through Thursday evening

- Stay weather aware and check for updates as we go through this wet
and significant rain pattern

- Dry weather returns for the upcoming weekend

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 126 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

Numerous Flood Advisories and Warnings are currently ongoing across
the area this evening. Expect this trend to continue overnight as we
remain in an extremely moist airmass. Recent Upper air analysis shows
a strong ridge over most of the western half of the country with a
closed high over the northern plains into the upper midwest. The
500mb flow over Texas however is from the west while the low level
flow continues to be from the southeast across South-Central Texas.
With the upper ridge over the northern plains, a trough is now
located over our area helping to ignite and fuel convection over the
area.

Rain chances will continue overnight and only increase during
the afternoon with PW values already exceeding over two inches over
most of the area. Along with these high values, weak wind shear will
lead to slow moving and erratic storm motion that could eventually
lead to training storms. This will continue to lead to increasing
chances for locally heavy rainfall and possible flooding to continue
into Wednesday. Rainfall totals for the short term period will range
from a widespread 2-6 inches with isolated higher amounts possible
upwards of 10 to 15 inches somewhere in the watch area particularly
over the Rio Grande Plains, southern Edwards Plateau and western
Hill Country. This is likely to be a multi rainfall event with
several rounds of heavy rainfall during the short term period and
continuing into the Thursday time frame. A Flood Watch remains in
effect until 7pm Thursday evening. There is a potential for life
threatening flooding somewhere in the watch area and we urge
residents and visitors of South Central Texas to stay weather aware
and check on weather updates.

That being said, WPC has included most of our CWA in the Level 2 of
4 (Slight) risk for excessive rainfall for our entire area with a
level 3 of 4 (Moderate) risk for the southern Edwards Plateau into
Bexar County(including the San Antonio metro) and parts of the
western Hill Country for Today. Many of the same areas are in a
level 3 of 4 (Moderate) risk for excessive rainfall again for
Wednesday and continuing into Thursday.

Temperatures will be several degrees below normal through the period
due to the extensive cloud cover and rain cooled areas. Today's
and Wednesday's highs will be cooler with most of the CWA not
reaching 90 degrees.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday night through Monday)
Issued at 126 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

Our wet pattern continues into Thursday with the mid to upper level
disturbance over west Texas staying put, in addition, pulses of
energy will be coming in from the southwest flow aloft. PW will
remain unusually high, however locally heavy rain will continue to
remain possible. WPC keeps the western half of our area (Rio Grande
Plains and southern Edwards Plateau) in a level 2 of 4 (slight) risk
for excessive rainfall with a level 1 of 4(marginal) risk across the
western Hill Country and parts of Bexar county. Depending on how
this activity evolves will determine if we continue to see elevated
flooding potential continuing into the first half of Friday.

By late week the upper pattern should start to readjust, however we
will likely still be somewhat unstable and low rain chances will
continue at least out in our western areas until Friday. The weekend
looks to be drier at this point. With all of the cloudiness and
rain, high temperatures will continue to remain cooler with highs
not reaching 90 over most of the area and staying below normal
through Friday. We should see temperatures moderate as we get to
Saturday with the return of 90s and more seasonable temps expected
into early next week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 103 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

Active period continues today with higher confidence in TSRA
confined to the SAT, SSF and DRT terminals through early this
morning. Activity looks to spread northward toward AUS around
12Z, but will likely need to adjust pending radar and hi-res model
trends. The more persistent activity is expected farther west at
DRT through most of the forecast period.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              85  73  85  72 /  90  40  70  60
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  85  73  85  72 /  90  40  80  60
New Braunfels Muni Airport     86  73  84  72 /  80  40  80  70
Burnet Muni Airport            83  71  84  70 /  90  40  70  60
Del Rio Intl Airport           84  71  84  71 /  90  70  80  90
Georgetown Muni Airport        84  71  86  71 /  90  40  70  50
Hondo Muni Airport             84  72  82  70 /  90  60  80  80
San Marcos Muni Airport        86  73  84  72 /  80  40  80  60
La Grange - Fayette Regional   84  74  85  74 /  90  20  60  40
San Antonio Intl Airport       85  74  83  73 /  80  50  80  70
Stinson Muni Airport           86  74  84  73 /  80  40  80  70

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Thursday evening for TXZ171>173-183>192-
202>206-217>219-228.

&&

SHORT TERM...CJM
LONG TERM....CJM
AVIATION...Platt

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 14, 4:33 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
433 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 AM     Flash Flood      10 SSE Hill Country Sta 29.50N 99.11W
07/14/2026                   Medina             TX   Public

            TX 173 impassable at this location due to
            flooding.

&&

MB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 7:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGillespie3 hr
Jul 13, 7:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXKerr3 hr
Jul 13, 8:04 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBandera, Kerr4 hr
Jul 13, 8:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXKerr6 hr
Jul 13, 8:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Uvalde4 hr
Jul 13, 9:35 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBandera, Kerr, Medina4 hr
Jul 13, 10:58 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXMedina17 hr
Jul 14, 1:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Kerr, Medina3 hr
Jul 14, 2:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXZavala3 hr
Jul 14, 3:07 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBandera, Medina, Uvalde13 hr
Jul 14, 3:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Comal7 hr
Jul 14, 3:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFrio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala4 hr
Jul 14, 4:00 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXVal Verde4 hr
Jul 14, 4:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Kerr4 hr
Jul 14, 4:09 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXUvalde12 hr
Jul 14, 4:23 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBandera7 hr
Jul 14, 4:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Comal4 hr
Jul 14, 4:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Kerr, Real7 hr
Jul 14, 6:00 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXUvalde11 hr
Jul 14, 7:05 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXFrio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala9 hr
Jul 14, 7:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards, Real4 hr
Jul 14, 7:58 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXEdwards, Kinney, Uvalde9 hr
Jul 14, 8:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBandera69 hr
Jul 14, 8:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFayette, Lee4 hr
Jul 14, 8:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXVal Verde3 days
Jul 14, 8:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXVal Verde3 days
Jul 14, 9:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde4 hr
Jul 14, 9:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde4 days
Jul 14, 9:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde4 days
Jul 14, 10:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney49 min
Jul 14, 10:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde3 days
Jul 14, 11:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXUvalde4 hr
Jul 14, 1:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXFrio8 days
Jul 14, 2:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar47 hr
Jul 14, 3:51 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXUvalde45 hr
Jul 14, 3:56 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXMedina11 hr
Jul 14, 6:20 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEWXBexar, Comal, Kendall4 hr
Jul 14, 6:55 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBexar20 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.