As an upper level low moved northeastward from the Texas Big Bend, thunderstorms formed along a dry line in the western part of South Central Texas. The storms produced heavy rainfall, along with isolated periods of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.
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As an upper level low moved northeastward from the Texas Big Bend, thunderstorms formed along a dry line in the western part of South Central Texas. The storms produced heavy rainfall, along with isolated periods of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.
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 Mar 25, 10:45 PM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1145 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2007 .AVIATION... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR BAJA MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST COMBINED WITH A STRONG MOIST SLY FLOW OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CREATE A RIPE ENVIRONMENT FOR WIDESPREAD SHRA/TSRA WITH HEAVY RAINS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. BKN-OVC LAYERED MVFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE WITH AREAS OF IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SCT TO NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA. SELY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KTS WILL PREVAIL AT THE SFC WITH GUSTS TO 30-35 KTS POSSIBLE NEAR TSRA. IMPROVING CONDITIONS FROM THE WEST IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z AS THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO LIFT INTO N TX. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 825 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2007/ UPDATE... AS ADVERTISED...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ADJUSTED QPF GRIDS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT PER COORDINATION WITH RFC AND NEIGHBORING OFFICES. OTHERWISE...PREVIOUS FORECAST IS ON TRACK AND NO OTHER CHANGES ARE NECESSARY. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 423 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2007/ DISCUSSION... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WAS EXPANDED EAST TO INCLUDE ALL BUT THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES OF SC TX. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW PW LEVELS CLOSE TO HISTORICAL RECORDS FOR THE DRT AREA. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY TRANSLATE TO HISTORICAL FLOODING AS MARCH IS NOT CLIMATOLOGICALLY ONE OF OUR PEAK FLOODING MONTHS. THE CONTINUOUS THREAT OF RAIN SHOULD EVENTUALLY TRANSLATE TO A THREAT OF MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING WITH THE WEST TO EAST PROGRESSION OF RAIN LIKELY TO HAVE A LARGER INFLUENCE OVER THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY AND I-35 CORRIDOR AREAS. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW LOWER QPF AMOUNTS UNTIL THE UPPER LOW LIFT NE ACROSS TX TUESDAY MORNING. THUS WHILE A 1 TO 2 INCH RAIN IS POSSIBLE THERE, THE THREAT FOR RUNOFF SHOULD BE LOWER. EXPECT MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES TO REMAIN UNIMPRESSIVE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER, WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION SEVERE DUE TO EXCELLENT SHEAR, FAVORING ROTATING STORMS. THE SEVERE THREAT COULD INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT AS SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR COMES IN FROM THE WEST AND THE COOLER MID-LEVEL TEMPS FROM THE UPPER LOW MOVE IN. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE DURING THE MORNING EARLY TUESDAY, AND MODELS ARE SHOWING GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS. UNFORTUNATELY, ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY THURSDAY, AND MODEL TRENDS SUGGEST THIS UPPER LOW COULD RETROGRADE TO GIVE MODELS FITS AS THIS PAST ONE HAS IN THE MEDIUM RANGE. THUS HAVE SMOOTHED OUT THE DAY 4-6 POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR A SLOWER SYSTEM. MODEL TEMPS ARE FOR THE MOST PART WELL HANDLED SO A CONTINUED MILD PATTERN WILL CONTINUE. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED FRIDAY, BUT IS DEPENDENT ON THE UPPER LOW SPEED. GIVEN CLIMATOLOGY AVERAGED IN ON THE MACHINE GUIDANCE NUMBERS, WILL FOLLOW CLOSE TO GUIDANCE TEMPS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO INDICATE A MILD FRONT BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE AREA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 65 72 65 81 66 / 60 70 70 20 10 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 64 74 62 81 62 / 60 70 70 20 10 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 65 79 60 85 66 / 80 70 20 - - SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 66 71 62 83 66 / 60 70 60 10 10 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL... COMAL...DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LEE...LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL... TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON...WILSON...ZAVALA. && 25/01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1051 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2007 TXZ183>187-202>204-261015- VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA- 1051 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TXZ171>173-188>194-205>209-217>225-228-261015- LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS- BASTROP-LEE-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK- ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 1051 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LATE TONIGHT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 105 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2007 TXZ183-260815- VAL VERDE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DEL RIO 105 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO TX HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PECOS RIVER AT PANDALE CROSSING FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. AT 12 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.3 FEET OR 0.4 METERS. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 5.7 FEET OR 1.7 METERS BY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL. FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET OR 1.5 METERS. BANKFULL STAGE IS 5.0 FEET OR 1.5 METERS. AT 5.0 FEET, MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING MAKES LOW WATER CROSSINGS AT PANDALE ON THE PECOS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CHANGE THESE RIVER FORECAST LEVELS.
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:00 UTC.
17 flash flood, 3 tornado, 2 funnel cloud, 2 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
TxDOT reported many roads and highways in the Comstock area under water and closed due to rainfall in the early morning hours of between 3 and 5 inches.
The Pecos River near Langtry crested at 12.08 ft at 0800 CST on March 26, where flood stage is 7 ft. This was the 10th highest crest on record.
Thunderstorms from Brackettville through the extreme northwestern corner of Uvalde County and into the Barksdale and Camp Wood areas produced between 3 and 5 inches of rain in the early morning hours. SH55 and FM335 were reported to be closed due to high water.
Thunderstorms from Brackettville through the extreme northwestern corner of Uvalde County and into the Barksdale and Camp Wood areas produced between 3 and 5 inches of rain in the early morning hours. Flash flooding continued until mid morning with FM674 and FM334 were closed due to the high water.
Thunderstorms from Brackettville through the extreme northwestern corner of Uvalde County and into the Barksdale and Camp Wood areas produced between 3 and 5 inches of rain in the early morning hours reported that FM334 was closed for several hours during the morning due to the flash flooding.
Thunderstorms from Brackettville through the extreme northwestern corner of Uvalde County and into the Barksdale and Camp Wood areas produced between 3 and 5 inches of rain in the early morning hours. FM335, FM336, and FM337 were closed due to high water.
Widespread road closures due to flash flooding were reported across northwestern Gillespie County after general 2 to 3 inch rains, with isolated totals to 6 inches just east of Harper. FM648 was one of the roads closed.
Most low water crossings reported to be in flood after a general 2 to 3 inch rain over eastern Kerr County. Up to 5 inches fell near Kerrville and most streets in the city were reported to be under water in places, including Francisco Lemo and G streets. Eighteen motorists were stranded on Hill Country Drive and Lois and Sidney Baker Streets due to the high water and more than 19 high water rescues were performed.
General rainfall along a north-south stretch across the central part of Bandera County ranged from 2 to 4 inches. Flash flooding closed FM470 near Tarpley and FM2828 near Medina.
Up to 5 inches of rain fell south of Llano around the Oxford area in the mid and later morning. TxDOT reported several roads closed due to high water.
A general 2 to 3 inch rain over northern Kendall County resulted in numerous rural roads cut by flash flooding through the afternoon. FM473 and FM1376 were closed near Sisterdale.
Thunderstorms produced between 2 and 3 inches of rain over much of northern Blanco County, with highest amounts near 5 inches in the Johnson City area. Flash flooding closed FM1623 and FM1323 through much of the afternoon.
Southern Burnet County received between 1 and 2 inches of rain from repeat thunderstorms with up to 4 inches in the Marble Falls area. The resulting flash flooding closed FM1431 and FM2147.
A very small tornado touched down about 1 mile east of the intersection of SH173 and US90, then lifted and touched one more time. Its two touchdowns were along a very narrow path approximately 3 miles in length. The only visible evidence of damage was on the north side of US90 between CR451 and Hondo Creek, about 5 miles east of Hondo. Large limbs had been torn from a tree and thrown toward the south. Had the damage been due to thunderstorm winds, the debris would have been blown toward the east. It was estimated that this tornado formed approximately 1320 CST and was an EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. It had a path width of 30 yards.
A chase team reported that a small, short-lived tornado had formed to the southwest of the first tornado near the town of Devine. It tracked briefly toward the northeast, lifting and dropping along a half-mile path. The tornado was estimated at 30 yards wide and was rated as an EF-0.
A second tornado was observed and photographed by a trained Skywarn spotter just west of the town of Castroville. The photographs were taken from a hill 2 miles west of Castroville and show a short-lived, small tornado. This tornado developed approximately 1345 CST and was an EF-0. The estimated path width was 40 yards and the estimated path length was one-half mile. No damage was reported with this tornado.
Up to 3 inches of rain fell in the mid afternoon over the southeast quarter of the city. Flash flooding closed Basse Road as well as several other city streets through the late afternoon.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell across Comal County from Canyon Lake southward to the Bracken area. Highest rain totals were near 5 inches at Smithson Valley. Flash flooding closed Purgatory Road and Rebecca Creek Road.
Northeast Caldwell County received between 2 and 3 inches of rain in the late afternoon that resulted in flash flooding through the early evening. Many of the small rural roads were closed, including FM1854.
Between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell in the late afternoon around Pleasanton. Flash flooding developed and continued into the early evening, closing SH97 near IH-37. The Atascosa Sheriff's Department reported that several cars were washed off SH97 by the flooding.
Up to 3 inches of rain fell in the late afternoon around Kingsbury, closing FM20 due to flash flooding.
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