4 flash flood, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 1:11 PM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 211 PM CDT TUE JUL 2 2002 FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE REISSUED WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THE THREAT AREA REDEFINED WESTWARD. THE MCS THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE HILL COUNTY THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON IS WEAKENING AFTER DUMPING 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS UVALDE COUNTY. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING ACROSS THE EASTERN CWFA...JUST EAST OF THE DECAYING MCS. THESE STORMS WILL TRAIN NORTHWARD FROM THE COASTAL BEND. THIS AREA...FROM SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN AND BURNET EASTWARD...WILL HAVE THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE ETA/MESOETA WILL BE THE BASIS FOR THIS FCST. IT SLOWLY MOVES THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROF AXIS SOUTHWESTWARD INTO MEXICO BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS MEANS THE HEAVY RAINS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN COUNTIES WEDNESDAY...WITH RAINS DIMINISHING OVER THE EASTERN COUNTIES. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH BUT CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS DAYTIME HEATING INTERACTS WITH THE RESIDUAL TROPICAL AIRMASS. PRELIMS... AUS 073/084 073/088 073 74220 DRT 074/085 075/088 075 76640 SAT 073/085 074/089 074 85320 .EWX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE CWA TONIGHT. 13/09
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:40 UTC.
4 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Guadalupe River crested at Gonzales at 42.24 feet on July 7 at 0015CST, where flood stage is 31.0 feet.
General 2 to 3 inch rains fell over the northwestern part of the county. Over the saturated soils, brief flash flooding developed once again in the late evening.
Heavy rain redeveloped in the evening over Dimmit and Zavala Counties and continued into the early morning hours. General 4 to 6 inch totals fell over the two counties with isolated totals of up to 9 inches in eastern Zavala County and up to 12 inches in the northeastern part of Dimmit County. Widespread flash flooding developed over the adjacent areas of the two counties and continued through the remainder of the night and the next morning, ending near noon the following day. Considerable damage was indicated to roads and bridges over the two counties.
Heavy rain redeveloped in the evening over Dimmit and Zavala Counties and continued into the early morning hours. General 4 to 6 inch totals fell over the two counties with isolated totals of up to 9 inches in eastern Zavala County and up to 12 inches in the northeastern part of Dimmit County. Widespread flash flooding developed over the adjacent areas of the two counties and continued through the remainder of the night and the next morning, ending near noon the following day. Considerable damage was indicated to roads and bridges over the two counties.
Scattered thunderstorms just before midnight over Bandera County produced general 4-6 inch totals countywide, with isolated amounts of up to 10 inches. With soils completely saturated, immediate flash flooding redeveloped across the county and continued until noon. Widespread damage to roads and bridges was reported. Homes were also flooded and evacuations were carried out.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2002
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: 5311774, 5311773, 5311861, 5311862, 5311863.