5 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 Jun 9, 1:58 AM CST, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 235 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004 .DISCUSSION... SHOWER ACTIVITY STARTING TO PICK UP AGAIN AFTER HAVING SLACKED OFF THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. LATEST MODEL RUNS CALL FOR TRAINING FOCUSED ROUGHLY ALONG THE ESCARPMENT AND LASTING THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. WATER VAPOR LOOPS SHOW SOME DRY AIR MOVING IN FROM NE MEXICO WHICH MAY LEAD TO SOME STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. HOWEVER...WILL NOT ADD SEVERE THREAT AT THIS TIME. MAIN PUNCH OF DRIER WESTERLIES TO START THIS EVENING...SHOVING THE DEEP TROPICAL AIR OFF TO THE EAST. POPS DROP DRAMATICALLY TONIGHT. WILL KEEP FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS IS. DAY SHIFT SHOULD BE ABLE TO LET IT EXPIRE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO PERSIST...AND DAILY HEATING AND WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL LEAD TO CHANCE POPS THURSDAY AND LOW POPS FRIDAY. A RELATIVELY DRY WEEKEND GIVES WAY TO THE RETURN OF UPPER NW FLOW EARLY NEXT WEEK AND AT LEAST LOW POPS AT THAT TIME. DAY TIME TEMPS WILL START TO WARM TOMORROW BUT WILL MAKE SLOW PROGRESS WITH THE ABUNDANT SOIL MOISTURE. READINGS SHOULD RETURN TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 85 76 91 75 / 80 30 30 10 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 84 75 90 74 / 80 40 30 10 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 90 76 94 77 / 30 10 20 10 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 84 76 90 76 / 80 20 30 10 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 21Z FOR ALL BUT EXTREME WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. && 03/11
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 600 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-101100- 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- 605 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE... A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...THE AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO CORRIDOR AND EASTWARD. TROPICAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE WATCH AREA TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WILL START TO MOVE EASTWARD AND AWAY FROM SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST...BUT NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:31 UTC.
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms produced general 1 inch rainfall over the western part of Kendall County, with up to 3 inches in the area from Sisterdale to Kendalia. Many of the western Kendall County roads were closed, including SH473 near Kendalia
Storms dropped between 1 and 2 inches of rain over much of Bexar County. Between 2 and 3 inches falling in the eastern part of the county. Highest totals were in the St. Hedwig area on the eastern edge of Bexar County, where up to 8 inches of rain was reported. Road closures across the county were widespread through the afternoon and early evening. The San Antonio Fire Department reported around 50 high water rescues.
Rainfall over northern Atascosa County averaged 2 inches, with a general 1 inch over the rest of the county. Maximum amounts were near 8 inches in the Poteet area. Most rural roads in the county were closed through the afternoon.
Storms through the late morning dropped between 1 and 2 inches over the eastern half of Zavala County, with up to 4 inches near Batesville. SH117 was closed near Batesville due to high water
Rainfall of between 1 and 2 across the county, with up to 4 inches in the southern half caused flash flooding that closed SH46 in several places. The flooding washed away 4 recreational vehicles and damaged 5 homes. The recreational vehicles had been parked at a campground under IH35. Damage to the homes was estimated at $250,000.
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: 5410317, 5410318, 5410379, 5410380, 5410381.