Texas, 2004

Flood in Texas, October 26, 2004

October 26, 2004 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 Oct 26, 2:38 AM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 2:38 AM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 4:13 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
513 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2004

TXZ183-184-202-271100-
EDWARDS-KINNEY-VAL VERDE-
513 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
THE FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR VAL VERDE...EDWARDS AND KINNEY COUNTIES.  MOISTURE FROM
BOTH THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE PACIFIC WILL INTERACT WITH UPPER AIR
DISTURBANCES TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY
OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL RUN 1 TO 2 INCHES AND MORE THAN 3 INCHES IN SPOTS.
SHOWERY WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN AREAS INTO TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BOOST RAIN CHANCES AGAIN MAINLY FRIDAY NIGHT
WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Karnes

When
October 26, 5:15 AM CST to 12:45 PM CST
Where
Karnes forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
28.906, -97.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cibolo Creek near Falls City crested at 18.20 ft at 1045 CST on Oct. 26, where flood stage is 17 ft.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5424875.