11 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, 9 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1137 AM CDT WED JUN 09 2004
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1100 AM FLOOD MEDINA 29.80N 99.25W
06/09/2004 BANDERA TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
HIGHWAY 16 NORTH AND SOUTH OUT OF MEDINA CLOSED. HIGHWAY
473 CLOSED. HIGHWAY 337 CLOSED.
1125 AM FLASH FLOOD 6 W KENDALIA 29.97N 98.62W
06/09/2004 KENDALL TX DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY 473 CLOSED.
1125 AM FLASH FLOOD SAN ANTONIO 29.46N 98.51W
06/09/2004 BEXAR TX DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES.
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JB/MSThe Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:29 UTC.
11 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Most rural roads in Hays County were closed through the afternoon and early evening as 1 to 2 inch rains covered the county, and up to 5 inches fell near Wimberley.
Storms dropped between 2 and 3 inches of rain over the western part of Guadalupe County, with up to 6 inches around Marion. Many of the roads near Cibolo Creek were closed due to flash flooding. Emergency responders reacted to two flooded cars in Santa Clara Creek in Cibolo. Dozens of citizens were evacuated from their homes in Glen Cove subdivision. Fifteen of the homes received damage. Around a dozen vehicle high water rescues were made.
Rainfall just east of the Bexar-Wilson County line averaged between 1 and 2 inches, with up to 3 inches maximum. The runoff produced flash flooding northwest of SH97.
Heavy rainfall began just before noon, producing between 1 and 2 inches over the northern half of Burnet County. Highest totals were near 3 inches northwest of Burnet.
Widespread rain totals of 1 inch fell over Travis County, with areas of 2 to 3 inches and maximum amounts near 5 inches in South Austin. Widespread flash flooding was reported throughout Austin with several roads, including Bee Cave Road, William Cannon Drive, and Walsh Tarlton Lane closed due to high water. Flash flooding continued from the afternoon into the evening.
The eastern half of Williamson County received between 1 and 2 inches of rain, with 3 inches near Lake Georgetown and 4 inches between Taylor and Thrall. Flash flooding developed in the mid afternoon, ending that evening. Several high water rescues were performed along RM2243.
Heavy rain over Medina County produced totals near 3 inches between Castroville and Rio Medina. FM1957 was closed due to flash flooding.
Rainfall over Bastrop County averaged near 1 inch with the heaviest rain in the Bastrop area, where over 3 inches fell. Roads in and around Bastrop were under water from late afternoon into the evening
Rainfall over the northwest part of Caldwell county averaged between 1 and 2 inches, with the stretch from Lockhart to Mendoza receiving over 3 inches. Most rural roads in the northwest part of the county were closed due to high water.
The northwestern part of Gonzales County received between 1 and 2 inches of rain, in general. Rain totals exceeded 3 inches in the area from Belmont to Ottine to Harwood. Flash flooding developed by late afternoon, ending in the evening.
The southern half of Frio County received between 1 and 2 inches of rain through the afternoon, with totals near 6 inches between Derby and Divot. FM117 was closed in several places due to high water.
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: 5410384, 5410385, 5410386, 5410387, 5410388, 5409279, 5409405, 5409280, 5409281, 5409404, 5409406.