weather.gov     
National Weather Service

Watches, Warnings & Advisories
NWS Homepage

7 products issued by NWS for:

Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
922 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL CONTINUES OVERNIGHT FOR THE EASTERN
HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

.ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...AN AREA THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE ABUNDANT
TROPICAL MOISTURE AND SATURATED SOILS IN PLACE. THIS DISTURBANCE
WILL CAUSE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY AND HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE FLOOD POTENTIAL IS
HIGHEST ALONG AND EAST OF A LLANO TO COMFORT TO JOURDANTON
LINE...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY
MORNING. EXPECT SPOTTY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE GENERALLY EAST OF
I-35 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

TXC013-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-149-171-177-187-209-255-259-
285-287-299-453-491-493-261300-
/O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130526T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATASCOSA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT-
FAYETTE-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES-KENDALL-LAVACA-
LEE-LLANO-TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLEASANTON...BASTROP...SAN ANTONIO...
BLANCO...BURNET...LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...CUERO...LA GRANGE...
FREDERICKSBURG...GONZALES...SEGUIN...SAN MARCOS...KARNES CITY...
BOERNE...HALLETTSVILLE...GIDDINGS...LLANO...AUSTIN...GEORGETOWN...
FLORESVILLE
922 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ATASCOSA...
  BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...COMAL...
  DEWITT...FAYETTE...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...
  KARNES...KENDALL...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON
  AND WILSON.

* UNTIL 8 AM CDT SUNDAY

* EXPECTED HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT.

* DUE TO SATURATED SOILS...ANY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT DEVELOP WILL
  QUICKLY PRODUCE RUNOFF AND A FLASH FLOOD THREAT. RIVER RISES
  HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN SOME LOCATIONS AND WILL BE PRONE TO
  ADDITIONAL RAPID RISES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT
YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE
READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.

&&

$$








Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
850 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

TXZ171>173-188>194-205>209-220>225-260400-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-
BASTROP-LEE-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-ATASCOSA-
WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...
FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...
BASTROP...GIDDINGS...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...
LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...
GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE
850 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.NOW...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THROUGH 11 PM...ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED...MOVING
SLOWLY NORTHWARD AT 20 MPH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE
EASTERN HILL COUNTRY. SPOTTY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ONE TENTH
INCH OR LESS. REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL
POSSIBLE TOWARD MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ISOLATED 6 INCHES.

$$







Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
809 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

  LEON CREEK AT LEON CK IH-35 AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  MEDINA RIVER AT MEDINA RIVER NR SAN ANTONIO AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  SALADO CREEK AT SALADO CREEK AT LOOP 13 AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR ELMENDORF AFFECTING BEXAR AND WILSON COUNTIES
  SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR FALLS CITY AFFECTING KARNES COUNTY


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY.

DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS.

IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC029-261909-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130527T1001Z/
/SAAT2.3.ER.130525T1850Z.130526T0600Z.130526T2201Z.NO/
809 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE MEDINA RIVER AT MEDINA RIVER NR SAN ANTONIO.
* AT  7:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.25 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 33.5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.


$$



Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
809 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

  LEON CREEK AT LEON CK IH-35 AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  MEDINA RIVER AT MEDINA RIVER NR SAN ANTONIO AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  SALADO CREEK AT SALADO CREEK AT LOOP 13 AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR ELMENDORF AFFECTING BEXAR AND WILSON COUNTIES
  SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR FALLS CITY AFFECTING KARNES COUNTY


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY.

DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS.

IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC029-260712-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130526T0712Z/
/LKST2.3.ER.130525T1441Z.130525T1830Z.130526T0112Z.NR/
809 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE LEON CREEK AT LEON CK IH-35.
* AT  7:46 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING INUNDATES NUMEROUS HOMES IN CAMARGO
  PARK ABOVE KELLY AFB AND BETWEEN KELLY AND IH-35.  SEVERAL HORSE BARNS ARE
  FLOODED.  THE JET ENGINE TEST FACILITY AT KELLY AFB IS THREATENED. ROADS...
  STREETS AND LOW BRIDGES ARE POTENTIALLY DEADLY.

$$



Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
809 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

  LEON CREEK AT LEON CK IH-35 AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  MEDINA RIVER AT MEDINA RIVER NR SAN ANTONIO AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  SALADO CREEK AT SALADO CREEK AT LOOP 13 AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR ELMENDORF AFFECTING BEXAR AND WILSON COUNTIES
  SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR FALLS CITY AFFECTING KARNES COUNTY


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY.

DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS.

IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC029-261909-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130527T0335Z/
/SACT2.3.ER.130525T1911Z.130526T0600Z.130526T1535Z.NO/
809 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SALADO CREEK AT SALADO CREEK AT LOOP 13.
* AT  7:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.76 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEARING ITS CREST AND WILL BEGIN TO FALL
  THIS EVENING FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE MORNING.


$$



Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
809 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

  LEON CREEK AT LEON CK IH-35 AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  MEDINA RIVER AT MEDINA RIVER NR SAN ANTONIO AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  SALADO CREEK AT SALADO CREEK AT LOOP 13 AFFECTING BEXAR COUNTY
  SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR ELMENDORF AFFECTING BEXAR AND WILSON COUNTIES
  SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR FALLS CITY AFFECTING KARNES COUNTY


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY.

DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS.

IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC029-493-261909-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130527T1839Z/
/ELMT2.3.ER.130525T1749Z.130526T1200Z.130527T0639Z.NO/
809 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR ELMENDORF.
* AT  7:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 48.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 57.6 FEET BY TOMORROW
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 60.0 FEET...DOWNSTREAM IN WILSON COUNTY PEOPLE CUT OFF BY NUMEROUS
  FLOODED FARM TO MARKET ROADS.  NUMEROUS HOMES ARE FLOODED IN WILSON COUNTY AS
  WELL.

$$



Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
415 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-261200-
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-
415 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. MOST OF THE RAINFALL
TONIGHT WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. AS THE UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK EAST...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL...
GENERALLY EAST OF LLANO TO COMFORT TO JOURDANTON LINE THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. ANY RAINFALL IN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL ON SATURDAY WILL CAUSE MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS. ADDITIONAL
SPOTTY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST OF I-35 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...
AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK EAST...RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$








U.S. Dept. of Commerce
NOAA National Weather Service
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
E-mail: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Page last modified: May 16, 2007
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: for Safety, for Work, for Fun - FOR LIFE