An upper level low pressure center over northern Mexico combined with a very moist air mass over South Central Texas to cause showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced very heavy rain that led to flash flooding in western parts of the area.
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An upper level low pressure center over northern Mexico combined with a very moist air mass over South Central Texas to cause showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced very heavy rain that led to flash flooding in western parts of the area.
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 14, 5:00 AM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 600 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013 .AVIATION... BANDS OF SHRA/TSRA WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE HIGHEST COVERAGE OVER WESTERN AREAS. SHRA/TSRA WILL DIMINISH TO ISOLD SATURDAY. IFR/MVFR CIGS SLOWLY LIFT TO VFR LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...EXCEPT IFR/MVFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE IN SHRA/TSRA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. IFR/MVFR CIGS WILL REDEVELOP OVER MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING. S TO SE WINDS OF 5 TO 15 KTS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 335 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013/ SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... MODEL SOLUTIONS VARY ON MOVEMENT OF UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN MEXICO TODAY WITH THE EUROPEAN HIGH RESOLUTION SHOWING A SLOWER MOVEMENT THAN THE GFS WHICH RACES THE LOW NEAR SJT BY 18Z AND TO NEAR LBB BY 00Z. CURRENT IR/WV IMAGERY SHOWS LITTLE OR NO NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER LOW DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS...SO WILL TEND TOWARD THE SLOWER EURO. THAT BEING SAID...MUCH OF THE UPSLOPING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY WITH A GOOD MOIST DIVERGENT (SPEED) PATTERN ALOFT AND LLJ (LOW LEVEL JET) IN A RICH (GREATER THAN 2 INCHES) PW ENVIRONMENT. WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR THAT PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS GENERALLY WEST OF A MOUNTAIN HOME TO HONDO LINE. THE WATCH AREA COULD SEE 2-4 INCH RAIN AMOUNTS WITH ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AS UPSLOPING SHOWERS AND STORMS TRAIN NORTH OVER THE SAME AREAS IN A HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER ENVIRONMENT...CONDUCIVE TO EFFICIENT RAINFALL RATES. EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA WILL LIKELY SEE A TAPERING OFF OF THE ACTIVITY AS A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF... ALLOWING FOR SOME DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT INTO OUR EASTERN SECTIONS. HIGHS TODAY WILL ONLY REACH INTO THE LOW 80S OVER RAIN COOLED AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU TO THE MID 90S OVER THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR. TONIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW PULLS NORTH INTO NORTHWEST TEXAS. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 70 HILLS...LOW TO MID 70S ELSEWHERE. SOME WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER RIDGE PATTERN WILL REMAIN SATURDAY AND WITH CONTINUED MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE...WILL GO WITH SOME WIDELY SCATTERED DIURNALLY DRIVEN MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ESCARPMENT. HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE UPPER 80S HILLS TO LOW TO MID 90S ELSEWHERE. LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY A DRYING PERIOD WILL BEGIN AS A BROAD UPPER RIDGE ENVELOPES MUCH OF TEXAS. THIS UPPER RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN ITS GRIP ON THE REGION THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH NO SIGNIFICANT RAINS EXPECTED. SILENT 10 PERCENT POPS WERE ADDED TO THE GRIDS OVER OUR EASTERN CWA TO INDICATE POSSIBLE ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS FROM POTENTIAL SEA BREEZE OR COASTAL CONVERGENCE DURING THE AFTERNOONS. DID NOT MENTION IN TEXT FORECASTS DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE. HIGHS NEXT WEEK WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM NEAR 90 HILLS TO THE LOW TO MID 90S ELSEWHERE. LOWS UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 HILLS...LOW TO MID 70S ELSEWHERE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 95 75 96 74 95 / 20 20 20 10 - AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 94 73 95 72 94 / 20 20 20 10 - NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 92 72 93 72 93 / 30 20 10 10 - BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 91 72 93 72 93 / 20 30 20 10 - DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 87 74 94 76 96 / 80 50 10 - - GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 94 73 94 73 94 / 20 20 20 10 - HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 90 72 93 73 94 / 60 40 20 10 - SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 91 73 92 72 92 / 20 20 20 10 - LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 95 76 95 75 94 / 10 10 10 - 10 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 91 74 92 74 93 / 40 20 20 10 - STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 89 73 91 72 92 / 40 20 10 10 - && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BANDERA...EDWARDS...KERR...KINNEY...MEDINA...REAL...UVALDE...VAL VERDE. && MESOSCALE/AVIATION...04 SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...02
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 421 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-151000- 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- 421 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THROUGH 7 PM TODAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MOUNTAIN HOME TO HONDO TO DEL RIO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS FLOODING WILL IMPACT STREAMS...ARROYOS AND ROADS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:49 UTC.
4 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A brief tornado produced some tree and roof damage. Winds were estimated to be 85 mph at the peak of the tornado.
In the 36 hours ending at 7 AM on June 15 as much as 16.65 inches of rain fell around Eagle Pass. The first report of flash flooding was at 10:30 AM on June 14 when Highway 277 from Eagle Pass to Quemado was closed and water was reported to be entering some homes in Eagle Pass. A short time later El Indo Hwy was closed at Memo Robinson Dr. As heavy rain continued overnight, there were multiple swift water rescues in Eagle Pass. At 5:08 AM on June 15 the Deer Run, Elm Creek, and La Herrdura subdivisions were evacuated by law enforcement officials. In all 564 homes were impacted across the city of Eagle Pass and Maverick County, including 140 homes that were destroyed, the majority of which where in Maverick County just outside of the Eagle Pass city limits. In addition, 143 homes had major damage and 180 homes had minor damage.
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in Kinney County with CoCoRAHS observers reporting 8.25 inches in Spofford and up to 8.05 inches in Brackettville. This rain led to flash flooding in Brackettville, Spofford, and Alamo Village. Many roads were reported closed including FM1572, FM1693, FM1908, and RM674. Barricades were placed on Fulton and Beaumont Sts. in Brackettville. Las Moras Creek overflowed in the Fort Clark Springs community.
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding in Carrizo Springs. Several vehicles were stuck in high water at San Pedro Ave. and 3rd St.
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding in Crystal City. A vehicle was stranded by high water at Refugio St. In addition, Wagoner Rd. on the southeast side of town was closed.
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: 461893, 460779, 460913, 460920, 460925.