Thunderstorms associated with a persistent upper level low produced heavy rain and flash flooding on the morning and afternoon of July 4.
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The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms associated with a persistent upper level low produced heavy rain and flash flooding on the morning and afternoon of July 4.
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 4, 2:28 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 328 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2007 .DISCUSSION... THE UPPER LOW LOCATED ON TOP OF US THIS MORNING AND IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY WOBBLE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE INTO MEXICO OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTH CENTRAL TX ON THE DANGEROUSLY WET SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE FEEDS INTO THE AREA...MAKING FOR VERY EFFICIENT WARM RAIN PROCESSES ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED SOILS. IN ADDITION WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND GFS TIME CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE POSSIBLE UPPER LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE TAP FROM THE PACIFIC FEEDING INTO THE AREA. HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO EXTEND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THRU THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH HEAVIEST RAIN FOCUS SLOWLY SHIFTING WESTWARD TOWARD THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS BY LATE TONIGHT/THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY. LONG RANGE GUIDANCE MOVE REMNANTS OF THE UPPER LOW BACK NWD INTO WEST CENTRAL TX OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK SO HAVE CONTINUED TREND OF LOWER CHANCE-SLIGHT CHANCE POPS...BUT STAYING ABOVE MEX GUIDANCE POPS WHICH ALWAYS TREND TOWARD MUCH DRIER CLIMATOLOGY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 83 71 85 72 90 / 70 60 70 50 50 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 82 71 85 72 89 / 70 60 70 50 50 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 91 72 89 73 90 / 70 60 60 50 50 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 83 72 86 74 90 / 80 60 60 50 50 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON 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. && 01/18
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 Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:29 UTC.
10 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
From 2 to 3 inches of rain fell over the southeast part of the county in the morning, with up to 7 inches near the McMullen County line. FM1582, US85, and FM462 were closed through early afternoon due to flash flooding.
Thunderstorms produced a general 2 to 3 inch rainfall, with up to 7 inches from Christine to Campbellton. FM140 was closed from Charlotte to near Campbellton. Most roads in southeast Atascosa County were also closed, including SH16 and FM791.
Widespread 2 to 3 inch rain amounts fell in Wilson, Gonzales, DeWitt, Karnes and Lavaca Counties, with up to 5 inches near Nordheim. Many county roads in DeWitt County were closed, including SH72 and SH119 between Nordheim and Yorktown.
Widespread 2 to 3 inch rain amounts fell in DeWitt, Karnes and Lavaca Counties, with up to 7 inches near Gillett. Flash flooding closed US80, SH72, and FM792.
Widespread 2 to 3 inch rain amounts fell in Wilson, Gonzales, DeWitt, Karnes and Lavaca Counties, with up to 4 inches southwest of Speaks. US77 was closed near the Victoria County line.
Widespread 2 to 3 inch rain amounts fell in Wilson, Gonzales, DeWitt, Karnes and Lavaca Counties, with up to 5 inches near Sutherland Springs. FM539, FM775, and SH97 were closed.
Widespread 2 to 3 inch rain amounts fell in Wilson, Gonzales, DeWitt, Karnes and Lavaca Counties, with up to 4 inches west of Gonzales. US97 and FM466 were closed.
Between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell in southern Guadalupe County and southeastern Bexar County, closing many rural roads due to flash flooding. Among those closed in Guadalupe County were SH123 and FM539.
Between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell in southern Guadalupe County and southeastern Bexar County, with up to 5 inches near St. Hedwig. Numerous roads were closed in southeast Bexar County, including FM1346, FM1518.
A general 2 to 4 inch rain in the Wimberley area caused widespread flash flooding that closed FM32, FM3424, and FM2325.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 49345, 49346, 49348, 49349, 49350, 49351, 49352, 49353, 49354, 49355.