FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
459 AM CDT WED SEP 8 2010
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...
SAN ANTONIO RIVER
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.
&&
459 AM CDT WED SEP 8 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER NEAR ELMENDORF.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 38.9 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 39.0 FEET...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING DAMAGES CROPS AND FLOODS
PASTURELAND BELOW SAN ANTONIO TO BELOW FLORESVILLE.  SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW
BRIDGES...IRRIGATION PUMPS...OIL FIELD PUMP JACKS AND TANK BATTERIES FLOOD.
LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF IN LOW AREAS.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 39.0 FEET ON OCT 11
1984.

&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   WED   THU   FRI   SAT   SUN
ELMENDORF         33   35   33.9   WED 04 AM  33.2  34.5  14.0  12.0  12.0
$$

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
518 AM CDT WED SEP 8 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BANDERA COUNTY...
NORTHERN BEXAR COUNTY...
SOUTH CENTRAL BLANCO COUNTY...
COMAL COUNTY...
NORTHWESTERN FRIO COUNTY...
WEST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTY...
SOUTHERN KENDALL COUNTY...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KERR COUNTY...
MEDINA COUNTY...
* UNTIL 815 AM CDT.
* AT 512 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT
RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE FLASH FLOODING FROM
A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE
SAN ANTONIO METRO AREA.
BY 6 AM...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM
NEAR HONDO TO HELOTES...PIPE CREEK...AND BOERNE...WHERE 3-HOUR
TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF COMAL AND NORTHERN
BEXAR COUNTIES THROUGH 7 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IT IS HARD TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. IF FLOOD
WATERS RISE ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
&&
LAT...LON 2949 9941 3012 9843 2969 9791 2898 9941

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
241 AM CDT WED SEP 8 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL
COUNTRY THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERMINE OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS CONTINUES
TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND I-35 CORRIDOR AS DEEP
TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES FEED A TRAINING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR THE I35 CORRIDOR. ADDITIONAL AVERAGE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS MORNING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH TOTALS OF 6
INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE OVER
AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 TO 15
INCHES SO FAR. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR GENERALLY
NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLEASANTON...BANDERA...BASTROP...
SAN ANTONIO...BLANCO...BURNET...LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...
CUERO...CARRIZO SPRINGS...LA GRANGE...PEARSALL...FREDERICKSBURG...
GONZALES...SEGUIN...SAN MARCOS...KARNES CITY...BOERNE...
KERRVILLE...HALLETTSVILLE...GIDDINGS...LLANO...HONDO...LEAKEY...
AUSTIN...UVALDE...GEORGETOWN...FLORESVILLE...CRYSTAL CITY
241 AM CDT WED SEP 8 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ATASCOSA...
BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...
COMAL...DEWITT...DIMMIT...FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...
GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...
LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...
WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERMINE OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS CONTINUES
TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND I-35 CORRIDOR AS DEEP
TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES FEED A TRAINING LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR THE I35 CORIDOOR.
ADDITIONAL AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS MORNING OF 2 TO
4 INCHES...WITH TOTALS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE. THIS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE OVER AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED
ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 TO 15 INCHES SO FAR. THE HIGHEST
TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR GENERALLY NEAR AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 35. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.
* THE CUMULATIVE HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
RISES IN AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS...WITH THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR
RIVER RISES EXPECTED TODAY.
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.
&&