1 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 Nov 22, 10:31 AM CST, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1031 AM CST MON NOV 22 2004 .UPDATE...FOR TORNADO WATCH #879. POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT FFA ORIENTATION LEAVING OUT WESTERN COUNTIES. && .PREV DISCUSSION... HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING IN THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE COLD FRONT NEAR GGG-ACT-SJT LINE AND LEADING EDGE OF WARMER AIR INLAND ALONG THE COAST. STORMS ARE FORMING DUE TO LOW LEVEL ISENTROPIC WARMING AND STRONG LIFT IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LOW APPROACHING SLOWLY FROM CA. FF WATCH CONTINUES FOR HILL COUNTRY AND ALONG-EAST OF IH35 CORRIDOR. THERE IS PLENTY OF FUEL TO WORK WITH...PWAT VALUES ARE HIGH...1.3 WEST TO 1.7 EAST. SFC RIDGE IN OK WILL ANCHOR COLD FRONT IN PLACE TODAY...PERHAPS EVEN SHOVE IT A FEW MILES SWD. ISENTROPIC LIFTING WILL PERSIST...WINDS AT/ABOVE 925MB ARE SLY AND WILL REMAIN SO. ALSO...DUE TO COLD TEMPS ALOFT TODAY...H5 VALUES -13 WEST...LAPSE RATES ARE STEEP AND CAPES BY AFTN WILL BE IN 1500 RANGE. MENTIONED BOTH HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THRU THIS EVENING. EVENT SO FAR BEST HANDLED BY GFS. ETA AGAIN TOO DRY IN SC TX AND SEVERLY UNDERESTIMATING RAINFALL. POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES INTO TUE. SFC LOW WILL FORM BY EARLY TUE IN WRN TX AND BEGIN TO DRAG A DRY LINE ACROSS SC TX IN THE AFTN. THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN SOME SEVERE STORMS AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINFALL. END OF THIS EVENT APPEARS TO BE TUE EVENING...WITH MUCH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO SC TX EARLY WED MORNING. LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE 30S AND 40S BY THU MORNING. APPEARS AT THIS TIME WE WILL BE GETTING A BREAK ON THE RAIN...AT LEAST INTO THE HOLIDAY AND WEEKEND. && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH #879 UNTIL 2 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. && 03/01
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1030 AM CST MON NOV 22 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-221715- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-UVALDE- VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- 1030 AM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GUADALUPE AND CALDWELL COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 1030 AM... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM FOR GUADALUPE AND HAYS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM FOR BASTROP...FAYETTE CALDWELL AND GONZALES COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM FOR KENDALL...COMAL AND BEXAR COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM FOR LEE...BURNET... WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS...BLANCO COUNTIES... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 2 PM CST... THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1115 AM CST MON NOV 22 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-221800- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-UVALDE- VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- 1115 AM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM FOR KENDALL...COMAL AND BEXAR COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM FOR LEE...BURNET... WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS...AND BLANCO COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR HAYS...GONZALES... BASTROP...FAYETTE...AND CALDWELL COUNTIES... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS MUCH OF THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 2 PM CST... THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER...AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL INTO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNED COUNTIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED AND DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FROM SAN ANTONIO EASTWARD BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND 35 TOWARD HOUSTON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1230 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-221840- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-UVALDE- VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- 1230 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM FOR KENDALL...COMAL AND BEXAR COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM FOR LEE...BURNET... WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS...AND BLANCO COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR HAYS...GONZALES... BASTROP...FAYETTE...GUADALUPE AND CALDWELL COUNTIES... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS MUCH OF THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 2 PM CST... FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR BEXAR...COMAL...AND LEE COUNTIES TO BE EXTENDED SHORTLY. THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER...AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL INTO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNED COUNTIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED AND DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FROM SAN ANTONIO EASTWARD BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND 35 TOWARD HOUSTON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1250 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-221914- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-UVALDE- VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- 1250 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM FOR LEE...BURNET... WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS...AND BLANCO COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM FOR HAYS...GONZALES... BASTROP...FAYETTE...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...BEXAR AND COMAL COUNTIES... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 200 PM... THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER...AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL INTO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNED COUNTIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED AND DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FROM SAN ANTONIO EASTWARD BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND 35 TOWARD HOUSTON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 125 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-219>225-222005- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-UVALDE- VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- 125 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 200 PM... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GONZALES COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM FOR HAYS...GONZALES... BASTROP...FAYETTE...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...BEXAR...COMAL...LEE... WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY... THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER...AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL INTO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNED COUNTIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED AND DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FROM SAN ANTONIO EASTWARD TO SAN MARCOS AND LULING BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND 35 TOWARD HOUSTON.
TXZ171>173-186>194-204>209-219>225-222015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 200 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH 700 PM... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GONZALES COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM FOR HAYS...GONZALES... BASTROP...FAYETTE...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...BEXAR...COMAL...LEE... WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM FOR WILSON COUNTY... ...A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY THROUGH 12 NOON ON TUESDAY... THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER...AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL INTO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNED COUNTIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED AND DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FROM SAN ANTONIO EASTWARD TO SAN MARCOS AND LULING BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 AND 35 TOWARD HOUSTON.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Salado Creek at Loop 13 crested at 27.37 ft at 2030CST on November 22, where flood stage is 18 ft.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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