Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 16 to 17, 2015

Name: Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 16 to 17, 2015
Start: 2015-06-16T19:00
End: 2015-06-17T22:45
Location: Texas

June 16 to 17, 2015 · NWS EWX · 26 events in 11 counties and zones

Tropical storm Bill moved onshore over Matagorda Island on the morning of June 16th. The center of Bill moved through Lavaca, Fayette, and Lee Counties on the 17th.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.

Tropical storm Bill moved onshore over Matagorda Island on the morning of June 16th. The center of Bill moved through Lavaca, Fayette, and Lee Counties on the 17th. The strongest recorded wind gust was 47 mph near Schulenburg in Fayette County. These winds knocked down trees and power lines there along with some other locations in Fayette County. Winds downed power lines in Lavaca County and blew the roof off an auction barn and onto power lines in Vienna. There were some small tree limbs blown down in DeWitt County. Flash flooding from heavy rain was more widespread in South Central Texas from rainfall ranging from 3.34 inches in Bastrop County to 11.50 inches in Lavaca.

What forecasters said that day

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 16, 5:42 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 5:42 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
642 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

.AVIATION...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR THE TAFS WITH VARIOUS SHIFTS IN
WINDS... CIGS...AND TSRA/SHRA BANDS AS TROPICAL STORM BILL PASSES
JUST EAST OF THE I-35 TAF SITES. BUT IN SIMPLE TERMS...EXPECT MVFR
CIGS WITH TEMPO IFR CIGS AT THE I-35 SITES THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL START OUT FROM THE EAST AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH...THEN
BACK TO SOUTHEAST IN BILL/S COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCULATION. WIND
SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 15G25KT RANGE THROUGH 08Z...THEN SUSTAINED
AT 10-12KT AFTERWARD. SHRA WILL BE COMMON WITH VSBYS DOWN TO
2SM...BUT EXPECT OCCASIONAL TSRA AS WELL. KDRT IS VERY
DIFFERENT...GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...LESSER RAIN
CHANCES...AND SHORTER PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR CIGS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 448 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015/

..HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY...

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...
TROPICAL STORM BILL MADE LANDFALL LATE THIS MORNING NEAR PORT
O CONNOR TEXAS AND CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10
MPH. THE TRACK FOR BILL CONTINUES TO REMAIN CONSISTENT...WITH THE
LATEST FORECAST SHOWING A SLIGHT WESTWARD ADJUSTMENT OVER THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST. BILL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH
THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...THEN
TURN NORTHWARD AS IT MOVES INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH TEXAS. BASED ON
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FOR BILL...WE HAVE NOT MADE ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. WE CONTINUE TO SEE PLENTY OF
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION WITH MORNING SOUNDINGS AT
KDRT AND KCRP SHOWING 1.87" AND 2.36"...RESPECTIVELY. WE/LL
CONTINUE TO SEE PLENTY OF MOISTURE STREAM INTO THE REGION TONIGHT
AS BILL MOVES NORTHWESTWARD. HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING
CONTINUE TO REMAIN THE BIGGEST FORECAST CONCERN...ESPECIALLY GIVEN
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS TEND TO FLARE UP
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AND EVEN THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS. A STOUT SOUTHERLY FLOW AS ADVERTISED BY AVERAGE 20-30KT
WINDS AT 925MB WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY AMPLE MOISTURE TO THE
REGION. THIS MOISTURE ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND RESIDUAL
TROUGHING IN THE MID-LEVELS WILL CONTINUE A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN
AND CONTINUED FLOODING CONCERNS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WITH
THIS IN MIND...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON THURSDAY. WE/LL CONTINUE TO MENTION RAINFALL EVENT AMOUNTS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE
ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281.

LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...
THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW AN INVERTED MID-LEVEL
TROUGH AXIS LOCATED NEAR THE RIO GRANDE...SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU
AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WE/LL CONTINUE TO
FORECAST AT LEAST ISOLATED TO POSSIBLY SCATTERED CONVECTION
ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES IN
THE 20-30% RANGE FOR MOST AREAS. THE MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE WITH
REGARDS TO THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH THE GFS HOLDING ON TO MORE TROUGHING...WHILE THE ECMWF
SHOWS STRONGER MID-LEVEL RIDGING ACROSS THE REGION. FOR NOW...WE/LL
GENERALLY NOT DEVIATE FROM THE CURRENT FORECAST...WHICH CALLS FOR
LOW CHANCES FOR MAINLY DIURNAL CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              73  84  72  87  73 / 100  90  70  60  30
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  74  85  73  86  72 / 100 100  70  60  30
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     74  86  73  87  73 /  90  90  70  60  30
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            72  82  72  85  71 /  90  80  60  60  30
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           74  92  74  90  74 /  50  40  30  20  30
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        73  82  72  85  72 / 100  90  70  60  30
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             74  88  73  87  72 /  60  60  70  50  30
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        73  84  72  86  72 / 100  90  70  60  30
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   76  85  74  87  74 / 100 100  60  50  20
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       75  87  74  87  74 /  80  80  70  60  30
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           75  88  74  87  74 /  80  80  70  60  30

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES: ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...
CALDWELL...COMAL...DE WITT...FAYETTE...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...
GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...
MEDINA...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...WILSON.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: DE WITT...
FAYETTE...GONZALES...LAVACA.

&&

MESOSCALE/AVIATION...26
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...24
PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...TREADWAY

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 5:17 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
617 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-172345-
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-
617 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR LAVACA...DEWITT...
GONZALES...AND FAYETTE COUNTIES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR COUNTIES
ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MOUNTAIN HOME TO HONDO TO JOURDANTON.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR
LAVACA...FAYETTE AND LEE COUNTIES.

THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO
TRACK TO THE NORTH. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTER OF
BILL...WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO HIGH IMPACT FLASH
FLOODING TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT...ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 77.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES COULD BE
POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF U.S. 281 WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
ISOLATED POCKETS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF A
GEORGETOWN TO CUERO LINE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
THROUGH 1 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO HIGH
IMPACT FLASH FLOODING ALONG WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF SOME
RIVERS AND CREEKS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT RAINFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO.

The radar

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Event by event

20 flash flood, 3 tropical storm, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Fayette

When: June 16, 7:00 PM CST to June 17, 8:59 PM CST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical storm Bill moved onshore over Matagorda Island on the morning of June 16th. The center of Bill moved through Lavaca, Fayette, and Lee Counties on the 17th. The strongest recorded wind gust was 47 mph near Schulenburg in Fayette County. These winds knocked down trees and power lines there along with some other locations in Fayette County. Winds downed power lines in Lavaca County and blew the roof off an auction barn and onto power lines in Vienna. There were some small tree limbs blown down in DeWitt County. Flash flooding from heavy rain was more widespread in South Central Texas. Rainfall totals ranged from 3.34 inches in Bastrop County to 11.50 inches in Lavaca.

Tropical Storm, Lavaca

When: June 16, 7:00 PM CST to June 17, 8:59 PM CST
Where: Lavaca forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 29.384, -96.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical storm Bill moved onshore over Matagorda Island on the morning of June 16th. The center of Bill moved through Lavaca, Fayette, and Lee Counties on the 17th. The strongest recorded wind gust was 47 mph near Schulenburg in Fayette County. These winds knocked down trees and power lines there along with some other locations in Fayette County. Winds downed power lines in Lavaca County and blew the roof off an auction barn and onto power lines in Vienna. There were some small tree limbs blown down in DeWitt County. Flash flooding from heavy rain was more widespread in South Central Texas. Rainfall totals ranged from 3.34 inches in Bastrop County to 11.50 inches in Lavaca.

Tropical Storm, Lee

When: June 16, 7:00 PM CST to June 17, 8:59 PM CST
Where: Lee forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.311, -96.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical storm Bill moved onshore over Matagorda Island on the morning of June 16th. The center of Bill moved through Lavaca, Fayette, and Lee Counties on the 17th. The strongest recorded wind gust was 47 mph near Schulenburg in Fayette County. These winds knocked down trees and power lines there along with some other locations in Fayette County. Winds downed power lines in Lavaca County and blew the roof off an auction barn and onto power lines in Vienna. There were some small tree limbs blown down in DeWitt County. Flash flooding from heavy rain was more widespread in South Central Texas. Rainfall totals ranged from 3.34 inches in Bastrop County to 11.50 inches in Lavaca.

Flash Flood, Fayette

When: June 16, 9:47 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Muldoon to 2.91 mi SW of Flatonia
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 29.820, -97.070

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing numerous low water crossings in southern Fayette County.

Flash Flood, Bastrop

When: June 17, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Bastrop County, 5.69 mi NNW of Smithville Muni Arpt to 5.43 mi NNW of Smithville Muni Arpt
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 30.100, -97.220

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing Park Rd. at Alum Creek east of Bastrop State Park.

Flash Flood, Travis

When: June 17, 2:49 AM CST
Where: Travis County, 0.69 mi N of Waters Rock to 1.13 mi N of Waters Rock
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 30.430, -97.700

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing low water crossings on McNeil Dr. in north Austin.

Flash Flood, Lavaca

When: June 17, 9:35 AM CST to 10:55 AM CST
Where: Lavaca County, 1.38 mi N of Speaks to 4.92 mi SSW of Speaks
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 29.270, -96.720

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding. The Navidad River topped the bridge on FM14 just west of FM530. FM530 was closed west of CR2437 and FM111 was closed east of Hwy77 due to water over the road.

Flash Flood, De Witt

When: June 17, 10:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
Where: De Witt County, 1.05 mi E of Lower Meyersville to 0.98 mi SE of Thomaston
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 28.929, -97.283

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding. Several roads were closed in the county including FM418, Mission Valley-Myersville Rd, and Hwy87.

Flash Flood, De Witt

When: June 17, 10:35 AM CST to 11:15 AM CST
Where: De Witt County, 4.17 mi ESE of Petersville to 7.49 mi ESE of Petersville
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 29.290, -97.160

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing AltHwy77 northeast of Yoakum.

Flash Flood, De Witt

When: June 17, 12:00 PM CST to 2:45 PM CST
Where: De Witt County, 3.5 mi E of Terryville to 7.13 mi SSE of Terryville
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 29.177, -97.012

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing three lanes of US77 northeast of Fordtran.

Flash Flood, Travis

When: June 17, 2:56 PM CST to 3:06 PM CST
Where: Travis County, 1.83 mi NE of Sprinkle to 1.46 mi NE of Sprinkle
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 30.370, -97.610

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding. Cars were stalled in water on FM734 at Harris Branch Pkwy. and there was three feet of water over Cameron Rd. near Parmer. These were both in the vicinity of Harris Branch.

Flash Flood, Travis

When: June 17, 3:48 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
Where: Travis County, 1.92 mi WSW of Sprinkle to 2.25 mi WSW of Sprinkle
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 30.340, -97.660

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing Tuscany Way was closed near Exchange Dr. in northeast Austin.

Flash Flood, Comal

When: June 17, 4:18 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where: Comal County, 3.01 mi SSE of Sattler to 1.76 mi S of Sattler
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 29.790, -98.150

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing River Rd. northwest of Gruene and Hueco Springs Rd. to the west.

Flash Flood, Williamson

When: June 17, 5:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, 3.64 mi NW of Georgetown Muni Arpt to 3.73 mi NW of Georgetown Muni Arpt
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 30.720, -97.720

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding sending Berry Creek over the road near Sun City.

Flash Flood, Guadalupe

When: June 17, 5:10 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where: Guadalupe County, Cibolo Kardys Arpt to 0.35 mi SSE of Cibolo Kardys Arpt
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 29.570, -98.250

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding. East Dietz Creek flooded W. Borgfeld Rd. at Dietz Rd. in the Schertz/Cibolo area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: June 17, 5:16 PM CST
Where: Bexar County, 6.25 mi N of Sat Twin Oaks Arpt
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $500
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 29.660, -98.480

Thunderstorms associated with Tropical storm Bill produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that blew down large tree branches in the Stone Oak area of San Antonio.

Flash Flood, Bexar

When: June 17, 5:36 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Bexar County, 2.77 mi ESE of Wetmore to 2.53 mi ESE of Wetmore
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Local Official
Coordinates: 29.550, -98.380

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing Leonhardt Rd. at Weidner Rd. in northeast San Antonio.

Flash Flood, Bexar

When: June 17, 5:45 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Bexar County, Balcones Hgts to 0.27 mi SW of Balcones Hgts
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 29.480, -98.550

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding requiring a high water rescue on Overbrook Dr. in northwest San Antonio.

Flash Flood, Bexar

When: June 17, 5:57 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Bexar County, 2.77 mi WNW of Fratt to 2.85 mi WNW of Fratt
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Local Official
Coordinates: 29.540, -98.610

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing Lockhill Rd. at Babcock Rd. in northwest San Antonio.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: June 17, 6:06 PM CST
Where: Bexar County, 2.4 mi NNW of St Hedwig
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 29.450, -98.220

Thunderstorms associated with Tropical storm Bill produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that heavily damaged a metal barn in St. Hedwig.

Flash Flood, Bexar

When: June 17, 6:07 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Bexar County, 0.12 mi ENE of Wetmore to 0.35 mi ENE of Wetmore
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 29.571, -98.418

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing Briarcrest St. in north San Antonio.

Flash Flood, Bexar

When: June 17, 6:12 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Bexar County, 0.38 mi SSE of Castle Hills to 0.48 mi SSE of Castle Hills
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 29.475, -98.517

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing Fresno at the I-10 Frontage Rd. along Martinez Creek in northwest San Antonio.

Flash Flood, Williamson

When: June 17, 6:32 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, 1.5 mi SSW of Leander to 2.26 mi E of Leander
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 30.560, -97.860

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing several roads in Leander.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bexar

When: June 17, 6:49 PM CST
Where: Bexar County, Sat Twin Oaks Arpt
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $500
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 29.570, -98.470

Thunderstorms associated with Tropical storm Bill produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that blew down some three inch diameter tree limbs in northern San Antonio.

Flash Flood, Bexar

When: June 17, 7:01 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Bexar County, 1.39 mi ESE of Longhorn to 1.24 mi ESE of Longhorn
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Local Official
Coordinates: 29.510, -98.410

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing Vicar Dr. at Perrin Beitel Rd. in northeast San Antonio.

Flash Flood, Gillespie

When: June 17, 8:59 PM CST to 10:45 PM CST
Where: Gillespie County, 3.84 mi ENE of Tivydale to 4.72 mi ENE of Tivydale
Cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 30.250, -99.090

Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing low water crossings on FM2093 along the Pedernales River near Tivydale.

What these are

Tropical Storm: A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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: 591120, 591121, 591122, 591097, 591098, 591101, 591111, 591112, 591116, 591103, 591113, 591119, 591114, 591104, 591105, 590662, 591115, 591106, 591107, 590663, 591117, 591108, 591109, 590665, 591118, 591110.