1 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 Nov 16, 8:20 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 820 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 .UPDATE...A BUSY NIGHT WITH A MIX OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING GOING ON. WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES AT THIS TIME. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... CURRENT ANALYSIS HAS SURFACE LOW MOVING UP THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS INTO THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER MEXICO DRIFTING NORTHEAST. THE ONGOING CONVECTIVE WEATHER OCCURRING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TWO SYSTEMS. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING FROM THE WEST EARLY THURSDAY. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 4PM WEDNESDAY WILL MOST LIKELY BE EXTENDED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT TO WHAT EXTENT AND COUNTIES EFFECTED WILL BE DETERMINED ON WEDNESDAY. MODEL GUIDANCE.... THE ETA AND GFS ARE SIMILAR IN SOLUTIONS WITH UPPER LOW MOVING NORTHEAST. MODELS DIFFER ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND TIMING. THE GFS STILL REMAINS THE SLOWEST AND FURTHEST SOUTH. BUT IN EITHER CASE... RAINFALL FOR THE FORECAST WARNING AREA REMAINS A GOOD BET THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH CLEARING FROM THE WEST. FOR THIS REMAINDER OF THE WORKWEEK...RAIN CONTINUED INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FRIDAY WITH CLOUDS RETURNING SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO TEXAS. TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW PERIODS WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO PERSISTENCE WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOWS RANGING IN THE 50S ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND IN THE 60S ELSEWHERE. TOWARDS THE WEEKEND...LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL A CATEGORY OR TWO. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 65 73 58 73 / 90 80 60 10 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 64 74 59 75 / 90 80 60 10 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 62 74 58 76 / 90 50 30 0 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 65 74 59 75 / 90 80 60 0 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && 06/04/JB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 537 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-171200- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DE WITT- 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- 537 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT SOME STORMS MAY ALSO BECOME SEVERE. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PREVAIL ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MOVE EAST OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT WILL AGAIN BE HEAVY RAIN...BUT SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AS WELL. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
947 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0903 PM FLASH FLOOD UVALDE 29.22N 99.78W
11/16/2004 UVALDE TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
ONLY ROAD OPEN IN COUNTY IS US HWY 90.
0907 PM FLASH FLOOD LEAKEY 29.72N 99.76W
11/16/2004 REAL TX COUNTY OFFICIAL
US HWY 83 ONLY ROAD IN COUNTY NOT CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0938 PM FLASH FLOOD LACOSTE 29.31N 98.81W
11/16/2004 MEDINA TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HIGH WATER RESCUE.
&&
JPBSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1012 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-170515- 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- 1012 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM FOR BLANCO...COMAL AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR TRAVIS AND HAYS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR LLANO...GILLESPIE AND KENDALL COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM FOR EDWARDS... KERR...VAL VERDE...REAL...UVALDE AND KINNEY COUNTIES... FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1020 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-170515- 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- 1020 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM FOR BLANCO...COMAL... BANDERA...BEXAR...MEDINA...ATASCOSA...FRIO AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR TRAVIS AND HAYS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR LLANO...GILLESPIE AND KENDALL COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM FOR EDWARDS... KERR...VAL VERDE...REAL...UVALDE AND KINNEY COUNTIES... FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1113 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-170700- 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- 1116 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FRIO COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1115 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR TRAVIS AND HAYS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR LLANO...GILLESPIE AND KENDALL COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM FOR BLANCO...COMAL... BANDERA...BEXAR...MEDINA...ATASCOSA...AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM FOR EDWARDS... KERR...VAL VERDE...REAL...UVALDE AND KINNEY COUNTIES... FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1125 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-170700- 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- 1125 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR TRAVIS AND HAYS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR LLANO...GILLESPIE AND KENDALL COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM FOR BLANCO...COMAL... BANDERA...BEXAR...MEDINA...ATASCOSA...BURNET...WILLIAMSON AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM FOR EDWARDS... KERR...VAL VERDE...REAL...UVALDE AND KINNEY COUNTIES... FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1221 AM CST WED NOV 17 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-170700- 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- 1221 AM CST WED NOV 17 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR LLANO...GILLESPIE AND KENDALL COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM FOR BLANCO...COMAL... BANDERA...BEXAR...MEDINA...ATASCOSA...BURNET...WILLIAMSON AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM FOR EDWARDS... KERR...VAL VERDE...REAL...UVALDE...TRAVIS...HAYS AND KINNEY COUNTIES... FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
By late evening, the storms had spread into Travis, Williamson and Burnet Counties, with general rain totals of 1 to 2 inches in each of the counties. Highest amounts in Burnet County were near 4 inches in the western part of the county. FM1431, FM2147 and FM2341 were closed through mid-morning.
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, November 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: 5427963.