3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 14, 3:16 PM CST, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.
SOUTH CENTRAL FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 316 PM CST WED NOV 14 2001 UPPER LOW WILL PERSIST AROUND THE EL PASO AREA THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH ETA SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFTING NORTHEAST THE EARLIEST. FAVOR THE AVN AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER TOP OF LOW AND SPLIT FLOW DOES NOT DEVELOP OFF THE WEST COAST UNTIL THE WEEKEND TO LIFT OUT. UNTIL THEN...SHORT-WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW...THE LOW LEVEL JET...AND A DIFFLUENT UPPER FLOW WILL INTERACT WITH PWS OF 1.2 TO 1.5 INCHES TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOR TONIGHT...WILL MENTION SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE DUE ONGOING THREAT OF VERTICAL SHEAR AND LOW WBZ HEIGHTS. INTO FRIDAY... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO MENTIONED...ALTHOUGH WILL LEAVE OUT FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS FOR NOW SOILS FAIRLY DRY AND NO LOW LEVEL FOCUS. OVER THE WEEKEND...THE SPLIT FLOW WILL CAUSE THE LOW TO OPEN AND LIFT OUT...HOWEVER...WEAK SHORT-WAVES KEEP POPS GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND DRIES THINGS OUT. FOR CCF TEMPERATURES...WILL GO WITH A BLEND...ALTHOUGH CATEGORY WARMER ON HIGHS SOUTH CENTRAL DUE SOME BREAKS IN CLOUDS. PRELIMS... AUS 061/075 060/075 058 68664 SAT 063/075 062/075 060 68664 DRT 061/071 060/071 060 77764 .EWX...NONE. 04/03
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches over the northern portion of Uvalde County caused flash flooding through the early evening. Maximum totals were nearly 5 inches along the Edwards County line just south of Rocksprings. Minor damage to roads and bridges was indicated.
A general 2 to 3 inches rain accumulation was reported over the central and eastern parts of Edwards County. The maximum totals were nearly 5 inches just south of Rocksprings. This caused widespread flash flooding into the late evening hours, with only minor damage to roads and bridges.
Rain accumulations of 2 to 3 inches across eastern Val Verde County, with up to 4 inches near Loma Alta, resulted in flash flooding through the late evening. Damage was limited to roads in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5271426, 5271427, 5271428.