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Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2026, 4:19 PM CDT for Gillespie County, Texas. It was in force for 4 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
- Jul 16, 2026, 4:19 PM CDT (21:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Gillespie County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 323 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
- 1095 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
713
WGUS54 KEWX 162119
FFWEWX
TXC171-170100-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0093.260716T2119Z-260717T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
419 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Gillespie County in south central Texas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 419 PM CDT, Emergency manager reported residual flooding along
the Pedernales River through the county that continues to
gradually recede.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fredericksburg, Stonewall, Cain City, Rocky Hill, Tivydale,
Luckenbach, Blumenthal, LBJ State Park, Albert, Harper and LBJ
National Historical Park.
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.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 9863 3030 9859 3020 9859 3018 9862
3017 9887 3019 9911 3027 9929 3034 9926
3028 9903 3029 9881
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
CMWhat 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 16, 1:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 130 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026 -Periods of intense rain rates and compounding effects from multiple rounds of storms is resulting in a dangerous flash flood threat that continues through Friday, particularly over the Hill Country, southern Edwards Plateau and portions of the Rio Grande Plains.
- Considerable to locally catastrophic impacts from flash flooding and river flooding ongoing. -Moderate to major flooding ongoing/forecast for the Pedernales, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Nueces River Basins.
- Heed instructions from local officials and be prepared to seek higher ground if necessary.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 1:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 137 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 130 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026 -Periods of intense rain rates and compounding effects from multiple rounds of storms is resulting in a dangerous flash flood threat that continues through Friday, particularly over the Hill Country, southern Edwards Plateau and portions of the Rio Grande Plains. - Considerable to locally catastrophic impacts from flash flooding and river flooding ongoing. -Moderate to major flooding ongoing/forecast for the Pedernales, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Nueces River Basins. - Heed instructions from local officials and be prepared to seek higher ground if necessary. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 130 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026 Significant flash flooding and river flooding is ongoing across a large portion of South Central Texas as heavy rain with with locally intense rainfall rates continues today. Considerable to locally catastrophic flash flooding along the U.S. 90 corridor west of San Antonio including the southern Edwards Plateau, Rio Grande, and western Hill Country is ongoing in addition to mainstem river flooding in a majority of river basins with impacts from floodwater moving downstream. The Flood Watch has been extended in time through Friday morning for the Hill Country, Rio Grande Plains and southern Edwards Plateau as additional pockets of heavy rain are forecast tonight. With the heavy rain threat shifting west, the Flash Flood Watch along the I-35 corridor has been cancelled. While there may be a somewhat lull in activity this afternoon and evening, some redevelopment tonight is expected with additional pockets of rain up to around 8 inches possible favored over some of the already hardest hit areas over the southern Edwards Plateau, Rio Grande Plains possibly into the portions of the western Hill Country. Models do indicate that activity may be more scattered than previous nights, though any additional rainfall will exacerbate the ongoing flooding. Because of how saturated soils are, even rates of 0.5 to 1 inch per hour will be sufficient to trigger flash flooding that will again rapidly accumulate into creeks, rivers and arroyos across the area. There should be a decline in activity Friday as the mid-level trough in West Texas weakens. However, elevated moisture will still linger over the area Friday so at least some additional activity, particularly over our far western counties cannot be ruled out during the day or overnight into Saturday morning. Safety messaging: Rivers, creeks, and arroyos can rise suddenly and rapidly! Locally dry conditions near creeks and rivers should not be treated as a guarantee of your safety! Normally dry areas can flood in these conditions. Heed warnings, instructions from local and county officials, and avoid unnecessary travel. Flash flooding can be impossible to spot at night. Avoid flooded roadways. Conditions can change drastically and suddenly. Have multiple reliable ways to receive warnings and information from local/state officials both in the daytime and at night. If you are in a low-lying location or near a stream, have a plan and have a route to reach higher ground if needed. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through next Thursday) Issued at 130 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026 Drier and warmer conditions return this weekend into early next week. High temperatures steadily climb back into the 90s for almost all of South Central Texas by Tuesday as a mid-level ridge builds over the area. Heat index values will be around 100 to 105 degrees for a majority of locations next week. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1225 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026 Ceilings have been gradually improving this afternoon, however SCT MVFR will likely remain through the early evening. VCSH remains and brief flight restrictions remain possible if a heavy shower or isolated thunderstorm passes over or nearby a terminal. Guidance suggests prevailing MVFR ceilings overnight into early Friday morning. Generally SE winds through the evening becoming SSE on Friday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Austin Camp Mabry 88 75 91 76 / 50 30 0 0 Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 88 75 91 76 / 40 20 0 0 New Braunfels Muni Airport 88 74 90 75 / 40 20 0 0 Burnet Muni Airport 86 72 88 73 / 60 50 10 0 Del Rio Intl Airport 86 73 88 75 / 90 80 40 20 Georgetown Muni Airport 88 73 90 75 / 50 40 0 0 Hondo Muni Airport 85 73 88 74 / 50 60 10 10 San Marcos Muni Airport 88 74 90 75 / 40 20 10 0 La Grange - Fayette Regional 89 75 91 76 / 20 10 0 0 San Antonio Intl Airport 86 75 89 76 / 50 40 0 10 Stinson Muni Airport 87 75 90 76 / 30 20 0 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch through Friday morning for TXZ171-183>190-202>204- 217>219-228. && SHORT TERM...27 LONG TERM....27 AVIATION...27
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 16, 1:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
141 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1037 AM Flood 2 WNW LBJ State Park 30.24N 98.66W
07/16/2026 Gillespie TX Fire Dept/Rescue
Floodwaters over the RM 1623 bridge in
Stonewall. Inundation reaching homes near US
290.
&&
HTLocal storm report, Jul 16, 1:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
157 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1053 AM Flood Waring 29.96N 98.80W
07/16/2026 Kendall TX Public
Roads flooded in the Waring area.
&&
HTLocal storm report, Jul 16, 2:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
233 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1217 PM Flood 3 NE Hye 30.27N 98.55W
07/16/2026 Blanco TX Emergency Mngr
FM 1320 underwater at the Pedernales River
crossing.
&&
HTSpecial weather statement, Jul 16, 3:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
304 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
TXZ191-206-162045-
Comal TX-Hays TX-
304 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Hays
and eastern Comal Counties through 345 PM CDT...
At 302 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
New Braunfels, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
New Braunfels, Schertz, Wimberley, Canyon Lake Dam, Canyon Lake,
Woodcreek, Fischer, Solms, Gruene, Startzville, and Sattler.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3003 9794 2967 9812 2965 9818 2967 9836
2970 9836 2972 9834 2973 9835 3003 9831
3012 9826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 195DEG 27KT 2971 9822
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TranSpecial weather statement, Jul 16, 3:47 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
347 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
TXZ205>207-221-162130-
Guadalupe TX-Comal TX-Bexar TX-Wilson TX-
347 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Guadalupe,
north central Wilson, northeastern Bexar and southeastern Comal
Counties through 430 PM CDT...
At 346 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Zuehl, or 8 miles southeast of Cibolo, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
New Braunfels, Schertz, Seguin, Cibolo, Converse, Universal City,
Live Oak, Selma, Randolph AFB, Canyon Lake, Bulverde, Garden Ridge,
McQueeney, St. Hedwig, La Vernia, China Grove, Marion, Santa Clara,
and New Berlin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2937 9835 2981 9839 2981 9802 2976 9800
2978 9797 2935 9804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 178DEG 24KT 2945 9814
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TranSpecial weather statement, Jul 16, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
418 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
TXZ173-162145-
Williamson TX-
418 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Williamson
County through 445 PM CDT...
At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Thrall, or near Taylor, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Taylor, Granger, Bartlett, Thorndale, Thrall, Granger Dam, Laneport,
Hoxie, Beyarsville, Waterloo, Hare, Noack, and Sandoval.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3074 9727 3058 9720 3050 9720 3052 9752
3083 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 184DEG 28KT 3053 9733
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TranThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 8:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 19 hr |
| Jul 15, 8:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Real | 7 hr |
| Jul 15, 9:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 9:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson | 5 hr |
| Jul 15, 10:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar | 26 min |
| Jul 15, 11:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 10 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 12:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 5 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 27 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr | 9 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala | 80 min |
| Jul 16, 1:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 2:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 14 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 2:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 3:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 12 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 44 min |
| Jul 16, 3:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 14 min |
| Jul 16, 3:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala | 15 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Kendall | 28 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 3:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 44 min |
| Jul 16, 4:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 6 hr |
| Jul 16, 4:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 4:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 12 hr |
| Jul 16, 4:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 40 min |
| Jul 16, 5:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Real, Uvalde | 15 min |
| Jul 16, 5:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kendall, Kerr | 14 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie | 15 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real, Uvalde | 52 min |
| Jul 16, 5:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bandera, Real, Uvalde | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 6:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 39 min |
| Jul 16, 6:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 52 min |
| Jul 16, 6:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Real, Uvalde | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 6:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 7:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco | 26 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 40 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 19 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Llano | 59 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie | 13 hr |
| Jul 16, 8:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real | 8 hr |
| Jul 16, 9:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Maverick | 60 hr |
| Jul 16, 10:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Kendall | 12 hr |
| Jul 16, 11:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 5 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal | 41 min |
| Jul 16, 3:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kerr | 19 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gillespie | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 43 min |
| Jul 16, 4:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 18 hr |
| Jul 16, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 4:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 7 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Real | 2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.