Texas, 2005

Flash Flood in Texas, June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
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  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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 Jun 1, 2:00 AM CST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 2:00 AM CST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
3 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005

.DISCUSSION...
MASSIVE MCS MOVING THROUGH THE STATE IS DROPPING COPIOUS RAIN.  THIS
WILL SUPPRESS DAYTIME HEATING AND KEEP TODAYS HIGHS MAINLY IN THE
85 TO 90 RANGE.  GOOD SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL SLIDE ON THROUGH TODAY.
THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS REBUILDING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WITH A
SUBSIDENT FLOW OVER US TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SLACK GRAIDENT
AND WET GROUNDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG THURSDAY MORNING. THE NEXT
VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS DUE FRIDAY. TIMING UNSURE AS ALL
MODELS HAVE DIFFERING LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS. COULD BE AS EARLY AS
FRIDAY MORNING OR LATE AS FRIDAY NIGHT. EITHER WAY, GOOD SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS THE DRY LINE WILL
BE CLOSE BY FOR STORM INITIATION. UPPER HEIGHTS GRADUALLY INCREASE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH MINOR DISTURBANCES CONTINUING TO FLOW EAST
ACROSS TEXAS.  A DIFLUENT UPPER FLOW DEVELOPS OVER WEST TEXAS NEXT
WEEK.  THIS WILL LIMIT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO EVENING
HOURS MAINLY WESTERN MOST COUNTIES.

TODAYS POPS HIGHER THIS MORNING THEN DROP TO 10%-20% THIS AFTERNOON.
POPS INCREASE FRIDAY WITH THE NEXT STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH. WILL GO
LOWER THAN MOS ON FRI MIN TEMPS, EXPECTING ANOTHER MCS WILL DEVELOP.
OTHERWISE TEMPS REMAIN IN THE SEASONAL RANGE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              90  74  91 74 / 60  10  10  20
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  89  72  90 74 / 60  10  10  20
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           95  75  97 76 / 40   0   0  20
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       90  74  91 75 / 50  10  10  20

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.

&&

06/02/JB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 31, 10:59 PM CST, 5 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-010701-
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-
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

...INCREASING CHANCEs FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM OVER WEST AND NORTH TEXAS...THAT IS PRODUCING
THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AT 30 TO 35
MPH TO PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THIS WILL CAUSE AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR MAINLY THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS OVER
PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT TO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS OF WEDNESDAY.  SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH
STRONG STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
Local storm report, Jun 1, 1:37 AM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
237 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 AM     HAIL             KERRVILLE               30.04N 99.14W
06/01/2005  0.88 INCH        KERR               TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

JBP
Local storm report, Jun 1, 1:54 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
254 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 AM     HAIL             24 W MOUNTAIN HOME      30.17N 99.77W
06/01/2005  1.75 INCH        EDWARDS            TX   AIRPLANE PILOT

            OBSERVER LIVES ON THE KERR/EDWARDS CO LINE ON HWY83 20
            MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION.

&&

JBP
Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:15 AM CST, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
415 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 AM     HAIL             2 S KERRVILLE           30.01N 99.14W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        KERR               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL FELL FOR 10 MIN.

0315 AM     HAIL             MEDINA                  29.80N 99.25W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0325 AM     HAIL             TARPLEY                 29.63N 99.28W
06/01/2005  1.50 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0413 AM     HAIL             HONDO                   29.36N 99.16W
06/01/2005  0.88 INCH        MEDINA             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JBP
Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:43 AM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
443 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 AM     TSTM WND GST     FREDERICKSBURG          30.27N 98.87W
06/01/2005  70 MPH           GILLESPIE          TX   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HARPER                  30.30N 99.25W
06/01/2005                   GILLESPIE          TX   PUBLIC

            ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES, BARNS BLOWN DOWN

&&

JBP
Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:45 AM CST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
445 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 AM     HAIL             24 W MOUNTAIN HOME      30.17N 99.77W
06/01/2005  1.75 INCH        EDWARDS            TX   AIRPLANE PILOT

            OBSERVER LIVES ON THE KERR/EDWARDS CO LINE ON HWY83 20
            MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION.

0225 AM     HAIL             2 S KERRVILLE           30.01N 99.14W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        KERR               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL FELL FOR 10 MIN.

0230 AM     HAIL             KERRVILLE               30.04N 99.14W
06/01/2005  0.88 INCH        KERR               TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0315 AM     HAIL             MEDINA                  29.80N 99.25W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0325 AM     HAIL             TARPLEY                 29.63N 99.28W
06/01/2005  1.50 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HARPER                  30.30N 99.25W
06/01/2005                   GILLESPIE          TX   PUBLIC

            ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES, BARNS BLOWN DOWN

0335 AM     TSTM WND GST     FREDERICKSBURG          30.27N 98.87W
06/01/2005  70 MPH           GILLESPIE          TX   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0413 AM     HAIL             HONDO                   29.36N 99.16W
06/01/2005  0.88 INCH        MEDINA             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JBP

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Bexar

When
June 1, 4:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Bexar County, Alamo Hgts
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.483, -98.483

Up to 3 inches of rain in the northern part of greater San Antonio caused flash flooding. FM78 was closed at Salado Creek and Starcrest Drive in northeast San Antonio was also closed.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5454711.