9 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Jun 29, 8:30 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 930 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004 .UPDATE DISCUSSION... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4PM WEDNESDAY. WE DONT SEE THIS CHANGING AT THIS TIME. THE COUNTY WARNING FORECAST AREA...(CWFA)...CONTINUES TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SEVERAL FEATURES. ONE BEING THE LOW LEVEL INFLOW OFF THE GULF AND THE RIDGE PARKED TO THE EAST. THE SECOND BEING THE UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE INFLOW FROM THE PACIFIC/BAJA REGION AS SEEN BY WV/IR SATELLITE LOOPS. A WEAK RIDGE IS LOCATED TO THE NORTHWEST AND THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS ARE DOMINATED BY WEAK TROFING. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO BE ADVECTION INTO THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE EASTERN GULF RIDGE REINFORCES THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AS FORECASTED TO DO SO THIS WEEKEND. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW A VERY WET CONDITIONS FOR THE CWFA THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCES HAVE BEEN THE AMOUNT OF RAIN FORECASTED TO FALL. BUT ALL THE MODELS AGREE WITH THE ONGOING RAIN EVENT ENDING BY THIS WEEKEND. THE 4AM FORECAST PACKAGE HAS EVERYTHING HANDLED OK. WILL MAKE A FEW MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO BRING THE GRIDS AND FORECAST MORE INLINE WITH THE CHANGING WEATHER TRENDS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... S TX REMAINS SETUP FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE NEXT 36-48 HOURS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LESSENING RAIN CHCS FROM THE WEST BY LATE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. S TX CONTS TO BE ON THE NW PERIPHERY OF A RIDGE OVER THE GLFMEX...KEEPING A MID LEVEL TAP OF TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS S TX FROM MEXICO. S/W ENERGY IS BEING EJECTED ACRS NRN MEXICO INTO SOUTHWEST TX AROUND THE BASE OF AN UPR TROF OVR CA/BAJA. SEE NO REASON NOT TO EXTEND THE CURRENT FLOOD WATCH THRU WED AFTN FOR THE ENTIRE CWA GIVEN THIS SCENARIO. CURRENT GFS/ECMWF MODEL TRENDS INDICATE THE GULF RDG TO BUILD WESTWARD WITH TIME AND PUSHING THE MONSOON WEST TO THE SW CONUS. THE GFS IS A BIT FASTER/STRONGER IN BUILDING THE RDG INTO THE SRN ROCKIES THAN THE ECMWF SO HAVE KEPT CHC POPS INTO THU...HOWEVER BY THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...EITHER MODEL SHOWS A MUCH DRIER WX PATTERN...EXCEPT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF NWLY FLOW MCSS SKIRTING THE NERN CWA. && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 4PM WEDNESDAY. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 600 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-301100- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- DIMMIT-EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MAVERICK-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS- UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-ZAVALA- 600 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT...GRADUALLY SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXTEND THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE THURSDAY LEADING TO LOWER CHANCES OF RAINS FRIDAY INTO THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
601 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 AM FLASH FLOOD VANDERPOOL 29.74N 99.55W
06/29/2004 BANDERA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO FEET OF WATER OVER THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 187.
&&
DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
721 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0606 AM FLASH FLOOD GARNER STATE PARK 29.57N 99.74W
06/29/2004 UVALDE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
12 FEET OF WATER IN GARNER STATE PARK.
&&
DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
826 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0746 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 NW MEDINA 29.83N 99.29W
06/29/2004 BANDERA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 2107 NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 16 CLOSED.
&&
DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
940 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD LEAKEY 29.72N 99.76W
06/29/2004 REAL TX DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAYS 335,336,337,55,1120,2631 CLOSED.
0855 AM FLASH FLOOD UVALDE 29.22N 99.78W
06/29/2004 UVALDE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL WATER RESCUES OF PEOPLE IN TREES.
&&
VL/DCThe Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:57 UTC.
9 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms in central Wilson County drifted slowly northward, producing general 1 to 2 inch rain amounts as they moved. 4 inch totals were received between Floresville and the Bexar County line. FM539, FM536 and FM1303 were closed due to flash flooding through the afternoon and evening.
Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms developed in southeast Zavala County in the morning and produced between 1 and 2 inches of rainfall, with indications of up to 4 inches in isolated spots. Flash flooding closed FM1867 through much of the afternoon.
Thunderstorms along and south of SH29 produced general 1 to 2 inch rainfall over southern Burnet County, with isolated totals to 4 inches. Flash flooding closed numerous roads between Burnet and Marble Falls.
Slow-moving thunderstorms brought 1 to 2 inch rainfall to most of Gillespie County during the morning hours. Highest rainfall was between 3 and 4 inches southwest of Fredericksburg along US87. Flash flooding closed numerous roads through the afternoon
Thunderstorms between Castell, Llano and Valley Spring produced general 1 to 2 inch totals through the morning period, with as much as 3 inches near Castell. Flash flooding was reported along FM152 between Castell and Llano, and in the Valley Spring area, through much of the afternoon
A general rain of 1 inch fell over Lee County in the early afternoon, with isolated totals to 2 inches between Giddings and the town of Serbin seven miles southwest of Giddings. Flash flooding closed sections of US77 and FM141.
Storms through the early afternoon produced between 1 and 2 inches of rain over southwest Frio County, with isolated pockets of 3 inch totals from Divot to the Zavala County line. FM117 and FM1581 were closed due to flash flooding
Thunderstorms dropped heavy rain from noon through early afternoon over western Karnes County, generally west of US181. Maximum rain amounts were near 3 inches in the area from Karnes City to Coy City to Hobson. Flash flooding closed sections of FM81 and FM99.
Between 1 and 3 inches of rain from near noon into early afternoon over Lavaca County east of US77 closed numerous rural roads including FM530 due to flash flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2004
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: 5409976, 5409977, 5409978, 5409979, 5409980, 5409981, 5410054, 5410055, 5410056.