1 flash 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 Jun 26, 2:10 AM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 310 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2002 TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...UPPER TROUGH FROM GREAT LAKES/OHIO VALLEY TO ALONG TEXAS COAST WITH RIDGES OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES. SIMILAR TO LAST FEW DAYS...40 POPS EAST TO 10 POPS WEST FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTION. POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR SHORT-WAVES TO DROP SOUTH ALONG BACK SIDE OF TROUGH INTO TEXAS AT NIGHT...ALTHOUGH MAINLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL MAINTAIN 20 POPS THEN. PERSISTENCE ON TEMPERATURES DUE LITTLE OR NO CHANGE TO CLOUD COVER AND BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...NORTHERN END OF TROUGH LIFTS INTO NEW ENGLAND RESULTING IN RIDGE BUILDING ON TOP OF SOUTHERN END OF TROUGH MAKING IT INVERTED. FLOW THEN TAKES IT ACROSS SOUTHERN TEXAS AND MEXICO. STRONGER FLOW OFF GULF INTO CWA WILL MAKE FOR GOOD CHANCE POPS. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD AS TROUGH MOVES FURTHER INTO WESTERN MEXICO. THIS DECREASES POPS TO SLIGHT CHANCE AND ALLOWS TEMPERATURES TO WARM AGAIN. PRELIMS... AUS BB 095/070 095/070 095 42424 DRT BB 100/077 100/077 100 12121 SAT BB 097/074 097/074 097 32323 .EWX...NONE. 04/03/KW
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rainfall of up to 4 inches in less than 2 hours caused flash flooding across the city of Del Rio. The Sheriff's Department reported numerous low water crossings flooded in the city.
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