Scattered to numerous thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding across a large portion of South Central Texas.
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.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding across a large portion of South Central Texas.
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 May 24, 6:00 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 700 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 .AVIATION...I-35 CORRIDOR TERMINALS VFR WITH SCT SHOWERS AND TSTMS LCLY LWRG CIGS AND VSBYS TO MVFR. AFTER 04Z MVFR CIGS NEAR 15 HND AGL LWRG TO IFR CIGS AFT 10Z. CIGS LIFTING TO MVFR AFT 15Z AND VFR CIGS AFT 20Z WITH SCT SHWRS AND TSTMS LCLY LWRG CIGS AOB 1 THSD AGL AND VSBYS AOB 3 MILES. KDRT TERMINAL VFR CIGS WITH SCT SHWRS AND TSTMS TIL 04Z LCLY LWRG CIGS NEAR 15 HND AGL VSBYS AOB 3 MILES. AFT 06Z MVFR CIGS WITH SCT SHWRS. AFT 12Z CIGS LWRG TO IFR WITH SCT SHWRS. AFT 15Z CIGS LIFTING TO MVFR AND AFT 20Z VFR CIGS WITH SCT SHWRS AND TSTMS TIL 04Z LCLY LWRG CIGS NEAR 15 HND AGL VSBYS AOB 3 MILES. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KTS. .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 359 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007/ DISCUSSION... INCREASING RAIN CHANCES ARE STILL COMING THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THE HEIGHT FIELD ALOFT HAS CHANGED TO SUPPORT BETTER RAIN CHANCES...AS A SERIES OF 700 TO 250 HPA TROFS MOVE FROM THE WESTERN U.S. ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS. THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL CAUSE A WEAK LOW OR TROF TO FORM IN THE HEIGHT FIELD FROM 700 TO 250 HPA ON FRIDAY. A SERIES OF THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS PASSING NORTH OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN SOME TYPE OF 700 TO 250 HPA TROF OVER CNTRL TEXAS THROUGH MONDAY. PREVAILING SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE...SO MOISTURE SUPPLY WILL BE AMPLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ALOFT FAVORABLE FOR RAIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. WILL CONTINUE THE FORECAST FOR WET WEATHER WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT. THE CURRENT PATTERN IS LITTLE CHANGED FROM WHAT WAS OBSERVED LAST WEEKEND...ONLY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS MORE MOISTURE IS IN PLACE...AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS BETTER TO CAUSE MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN. THE WESTERLIES TO THE NORTH WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND DRIFT SOUTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE WEAK TROF FROM 700 TO 250 HPA NEAR THE AREA WILL CONTINUE MONDAY...AND THEN MOVE EAST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AS THE STRONGER WESTERLIES TO THE NORTH CARRY TROF AWAY FROM THE AREA. WILL BEGIN TO SHOW RAIN CHANCES DECREASING FROM THE WEST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. FORECASTS SHOW A FAST MOVING 700 TO 300 HPA TROF COMING OVER THE AREA FROM THE NW ON WEDNESDAY...ASSOCIATED WITH A COOL FRONT. RAIN AND SHOWERS WITH THIS FEATURE WEDNESDAY AND PART OF WEDNESDAY EVENING OF NEXT WEEK WOULD BE OF SHORTER DURATION...AND END BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY. THIS WOULD SET UP DRY WEATHER FOR THE LAST PART OF NEXT WEEK AND THE FIRST WEEKEND OF JUNE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 70 82 66 82 67 / 50 50 50 40 40 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 69 82 65 82 65 / 50 50 50 40 40 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 72 83 68 81 67 / 50 50 50 50 50 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 70 82 67 81 67 / 40 50 50 50 50 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 05/02
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 849 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-251145- 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- 849 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND WITH A THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING BY SUNDAY. THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL COULD LAST INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 350 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-250530- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 350 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2007 ...RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE NEXT FEW DAYS... A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL PASS NEAR AND NORTH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH MONDAY...PROVIDING A BETTER ENVIRONMENT TO CAUSE RAIN AND SHOWERS. A WEAK LOW ALOFT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHT...SO THE WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO STAY FOR A FEW DAYS. BY TUESDAY...THIS LATE MAY RAIN MAKING PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST...CAUSING A DECREASING CHANCE OF RAIN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY. ANOTHER WAVE OF SHOWERS COULD SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY DRIER WEATHER LATE NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR RAIN...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WEATHER PATTERN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL FOR JANUARY 1ST THROUGH TODAY IS AMONG ONE THE WETTER JANUARY TO MAY PERIODS OVER THE AREA. THE LIST BELOW SHOWS HOW JANUARY 1ST TO MAY 23RD...2007 COMPARES WITH THE WETTEST JANUARY TO MAY PERIODS IN THE PAST. AUSTIN BERGSTROM AS OF MAY 23RD WAS SO FAR THE 3RD WETTEST. AUSTIN-BERGSTROM AIRPORT AREA (THREADEX STATION) EXTREMES HIGHEST TOTAL PRECIPITATION (INCHES) DAYS: 1/1 - 5/31 LENGTH OF PERIOD: 151 DAYS YEARS: 1948-2007 RANK VALUE ENDING DATE 1 28.83 5/31/1965 2 25.61 5/31/1957 3 21.48 JAN. 1ST TO MAY 23RD, 2007 4 21.00 5/31/1969 DEL RIO AS OF MAY 23RD WAS SO FAR A TIE FOR THE 11TH WETTEST... WITH JANUARY TO MAY 1994. DEL RIO AREA (THREADEX STATION) EXTREMES HIGHEST TOTAL PRECIPITATION (INCHES) DAYS: 1/1 - 5/31 LENGTH OF PERIOD: 151 DAYS YEARS: 1906-2007 RANK VALUE ENDING DATE 1 19.47 5/31/1957 2 15.24 5/31/1949 3 14.60 5/31/1931 4 13.69 5/31/1992 5 13.19 5/31/1997 6 12.56 5/31/1958 7 12.42 5/31/1914 8 11.99 5/31/1990 9 11.97 5/31/1981 10 11.50 5/31/1987 11 10.81 5/31/1994 AND JAN. 1ST TO MAY 23RD, 2007 13 10.76 5/31/2004 14 10.63 5/31/1969 15 10.24 5/31/1921 SAN ANTONIO AS OF MAY 23RD WAS SO FAR THE 12TH WETTEST. SAN ANTONIO AREA (THREADEX STATION) EXTREMES HIGHEST TOTAL PRECIPITATION (INCHES) DAYS: 1/1 - 5/31 LENGTH OF PERIOD: 151 DAYS YEARS: 1885-2007 RANK VALUE ENDING DATE 1 29.13 5/31/1992 2 24.77 5/31/1957 3 23.69 5/31/1900 4 22.08 5/31/1935 5 21.34 5/31/1987 6 21.28 5/31/1965 7 20.87 5/31/1993 8 18.69 5/31/1991 9 18.66 5/31/1926 10 18.27 5/31/1888 11 18.00 5/31/1949 12 17.46 JAN. 1ST TO MAY 23RD, 2007 AUSTIN MABRY AS OF MAY 23RD WAS SO FAR THE 27TH WETTEST AUSTIN AREA (THREADEX STATION) EXTREMES HIGHEST TOTAL PRECIPITATION (INCHES) DAYS: 1/1 - 5/31 LENGTH OF PERIOD: 151 DAYS YEARS: 1891-2007 RANK VALUE ENDING DATE 1 32.69 5/31/1900 2 28.03 5/31/1915 3 27.77 5/31/1992 4 27.63 5/31/1922 5 25.58 5/31/1957 6 24.41 5/31/1914 7 22.60 5/31/1919 8 22.54 5/31/1946 9 22.34 5/31/1965 10 22.20 5/31/1968 11 21.99 5/31/1991 12 21.76 5/31/1929 13 21.46 5/31/1926 14 21.27 5/31/1934 15 20.33 5/31/1944 16 20.26 5/31/1924 17 20.08 5/31/1905 18 19.94 5/31/1958 19 19.68 5/31/1979 20 19.54 5/31/1970 21 19.28 5/31/1997 22 19.17 5/31/1904 23 18.99 5/31/1921 24 18.89 5/31/1931 25 18.79 5/31/1941 26 18.56 5/31/1976 27 18.49 JAN. 1ST TO MAY 23RD, 2007 ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...ON THE WEB...GO TO WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/EWX.
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.
10 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced 4 to 6 inches of rain over southeast Llano County. Flash flooding developed in the early evening with high water closing SH71.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 2 to 3 inch rain amounts over northern Burnet County. Flash flooding put water over SH183 at Mesquite Creek. FM963 was closed at CR233 and FM243 was closed at Oatmeal.
Continued periods of showers and thunderstorms through the nighttime hours produced general 3 to 4 inch rain amounts over much of Gillespie County. Amounts as high as 6 inches were reported near Willow City and also southwest of Fredericksburg. Most rural roads were closed through both the late evening and in the morning hours due to high water. A young man was swept away in his vehicle at a low water crossing on Goehmann Lane near Fredericksburg about 2100 CST.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 3 to 4 inch rain amounts between Liberty Hill and Round Rock. Spotters reported 2 feet of water over SH29.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 2 to 3 inch rain amounts between Mountain Home and Kerrville with up to 6 inches near Ingram. IH10 was closed due to the high water, with some cars washed off the road. One high water rescue was made on Turtle Creek.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 2 to 3 inch rain amounts in northern Edwards County, with up to 6 inch totals. US377 was closed both north and south of Rocksprings due to high water.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 2 to 3 inch rain amounts between Lake Amistad and Del Rio with some areas receiving up to 6 inches. Roads were closed all around the city of Del Rio.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 1 to 2 inch rain amounts over Bandera County with up to 4 inches between Medina and Bandera. SH16 was closed near the Kerr County line due to high water and SH187 was closed between Vanderpool and Utopia.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 2 to 3 inch rain amounts in eastern Real County, with up to 4 inches near Leakey. Flash flooding closed FM337 east of Leakey.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 2 to 3 inch rain amounts across the southwest quarter of San Antonio. Numerous roads and streets were closed through the early morning hours due to flash flooding.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Gillespie | 2007-05-24 | 21 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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, May 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: 33360, 33363, 33364, 33409, 33365, 33366, 33367, 33368, 33369, 33370, 33371.