Thunderstorms associated with a persistent upper level low produced heavy rain and flash flooding on the afternoon and evening of July 3.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms associated with a persistent upper level low produced heavy rain and flash flooding on the afternoon and evening of July 3.
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 Jul 3, 11:24 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1224 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 .AVIATION... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE SWWD OVER A TROPICAL AIRMASS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. BECAUSE OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY, CIGS AND VSBYS WILL BE VARIABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL...BUT SHRA/TSRA WILL POP IN AND OUT OF THE PICTURE, TEMPORARILY LOWERING CIGS AND VSBYS TO MVFR/IFR. STRATUS DECK WILL REDEVELOP BY 04-06Z, LOWERING SITES TO MVFR. MODERATE SE-SRLY SFC FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HRS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1051 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007/ UPDATE...UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO MIGRATE SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA (CWA) THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW LEVEL JET WHICH IS NOT WELL ESTABLISHED YET..WILL BECOME SO BY LATE TONIGHT OVER OUR EASTERN CWA. CONVECTION ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONVECTION ACROSS OUR EASTERN CWA THIS AFTERNOON BUT AMOUNTS MAY NOT BE AS HIGH DUE TO BLOCKED INFLOW FROM THE CONVECTION ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL CHANGE HOWEVER BY LATE TONIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET (LLJ) BECOMES REESTABLISHED OVER OUR EASTERN CWA. EXPECT HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO DEVELOP OVER OUR SOUTHEAST CWA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE I-35 CORRIDOR THROUGH NOON TOMORROW. THERE MAY BE ANOTHER MAXIMA OF HEAVY RAINS OVER OUR SOUTHWEST CWA IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER LOW CENTER AS WELL. ON UPDATE TWEAKED PROBABILITIES AND QPF TOTALS TO REFLECT ANTICIPATED CHANGES. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 344 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007/ DISCUSSION... WV IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING TO DRIFT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST. MODELS CONTINUE TO AGREE ON MOVEMENT OF THE LOW INTO NORTHERN MEXICO BY 00Z THURSDAY. AT THE SAME TIME THE BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WILL BE FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST KEEPING MOISTURE HIGH IN THE LOW LEVELS. THIS COMBINATION WILL MEAN HIGH POPS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ONLY MODEL DISAGREEMENT IS IN THE FIRST PERIOD WHERE THE GFS IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. SINCE THE NAM COMES INTO LINE WITH THE GFS IN THE LATER PERIODS...DECIDED TO GO WITH GFS. STILL EXPECTING SOME HEAVY RAIN WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE TWO TO THREE INCHES WITH EIGHT TO TEN INCHES POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. WILL CONTINUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT TO EXTEND IT. BY THURSDAY EVENING THE UPPER LOW WILL HAVE MOVED FAR ENOUGH WEST TO BRING SOME STABILITY TO THE CWA. POPS WILL DROP STARTING WITH THIS PERIOD. WE WILL MOVE INTO A MORE TYPICAL SUMMER LIKE PATTERN WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE EASTERN COUNTIES. WE WILL ALSO SEE HIGH TEMPS CLIMB TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 87 73 85 73 88 / 80 80 70 60 50 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 85 71 85 71 88 / 80 80 70 50 50 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 92 73 88 73 91 / 30 60 70 80 50 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 86 72 85 72 88 / 60 70 70 60 50 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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. && 02/25
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 259 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-042000- LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 259 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTH TEXAS MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE AREA TO RESULT IN A POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.
15 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms produced a general 2 to 3 inch rain over much of Llano, Burnet, Blanco, and Williamson Counties. Flash flooding developed in the afternoon that closed FM112 and FM619 in Williamson County.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell over Bandera, Kerr, Edwards and Real Counties. The heaviest amounts in Bandera County were in the western part. Flash flooding closed FM187 and FM337.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell over Bandera, Kerr, Edwards and Real Counties, with up to 4 inches north of Rocksprings near the Sutton County line. Flash flooding closed most roads in northwestern Edwards County, including US55 and FM674.
Thunderstorms produced a general 2 to 3 inch rain over much of Llano, Burnet, Blanco and Williamson Counties, with up to 4 inches south of Kingsland. FM1431and FM2900 were closed south of Kingsland.
Thunderstorms produced a general 2 to 3 inch rain over much of Llano, Burnet, Blanco and Williamson Counties. Up to 4 inches was reported in the extreme northwest part of Burnet County. Flash flooding closed most rural roads in that corner of the county, including FM2341.
Thunderstorms over Bexar County produced between 1 and 2 inches of rain, with up to 4 inches in parts of San Antonio. Numerous streets in downtown San Antonio were blocked due to flash flooding.
Thunderstorms produced a general 2 to 3 inch rain over much of Llano, Burnet, Blanco and Williamson Counties, with up to 4 inches near Johnson City. FM2766 and US281 were closed north of Johnson City.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell over Bandera, Kerr, Edwards and Real Counties, with up to 4 inches between Mountain Home and Hunt. SH41 and SH39 were closed due to flash flooding.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell over Bandera, Kerr, Edwards and Real Counties, with up to 4 inches north of Leakey. SH41 and FM336 were closed by flash flooding.
Thunderstorms produced from 2 to 3 inches of rain over Comal County, with highest totals near 5 inches just east of Spring Branch. FM311, FM3159, and FM2722 were closed due to flash flooding.
Scattered thunderstorms produced general rain totals of 2 to 3 inches over Kinney, Uvalde, Zavala, Medina, and Frio Counties in the afternoon of July 3. Flash flooding in Kinney County near Brackettville closed FM693 and FM334.
Scattered thunderstorms produced general rain totals of 2 to 3 inches over Kinney, Uvalde, Zavala, Medina, and Frio Counties in the afternoon of July 3, with up to 8 inches between Hondo and Devine. Widespread severe flash flooding resulted from the rainfall, closing most roads in the southern part of Medina County.
Scattered thunderstorms produced general rain totals of 2 to 3 inches over Kinney, Uvalde, Zavala, Medina, and Frio Counties in the afternoon of July 3, with up to 4 inches in the southeast corner of Uvalde County. FM187 and FM140 were closed.
Scattered thunderstorms produced general rain totals of 2 to 3 inches over Kinney, Uvalde, Zavala, Medina, and Frio Counties in the afternoon of July 3, with highest amounts in Zavala County near 5 inches to the northeast of Batesville. FM187, FM1178, and FM1025 were closed.
Scattered thunderstorms produced general rain totals of 2 to 3 inches over Kinney, Uvalde, Zavala, Medina, and Frio Counties in the afternoon of July 3. Highest amounts in Frio County were 5 inches in the northwest part of the county and also near Pearsall. US57, FM140, and FM2779 closed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2007
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: 49328, 49330, 49331, 49332, 49333, 49334, 49335, 49336, 49338, 49339, 49340, 49341, 49342, 49343, 49344.