Flash Flood Watch
Issued At: Sunday, 04 Oct 2009, 2:03 PM CDT
Expires At: Sunday, 04 Oct 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CASTELL TO SAN ANTONIO TO JOURDANTON... .THE CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING FROM SAN ANTONIO EASTWARD TO HALLETTSVILLE AS MOVED EASTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. RAINFALL REPORTS AND DOPPLER RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OCCURRED FROM SAN ANTONIO AND NEW BRAUNFELS EASTWARD TO HALLETTSVILLE. THE FOCUS FOR ORGANIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY AND OUR NORTHEAST COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE VICINITY OF A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ATASCOSA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET... CALDWELL...COMAL...DEWITT...FAYETTE...GILLESPIE...GONZALES... GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...LAVACA...LEE...LLANO... TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE WATCH AREA WHICH INCLUDES THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY AND OUR NORTHEAST COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF. THIS WILL INUNDATE CREEKS AND STREAMS. STREET FLOODING ACROSS URBAN AREAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
Areas affected: Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Llano, Travis, Williamson, Wilson