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34. The various weather "products" (as they call this) criteria for issuance

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 06:42 PM

Jul 6

may vary from locale to locale for what would trigger the issuance of a Watch, Warning, or Emergency. Was trying to dig around to find if they have their criteria published somewhere but the AI mess on the search engines is thwarting that and since I'm not familiar with how that NWS site is set up (the one for Philly is a bit different), I haven't found it yet.

Right now the NWS Austin/San Antonio NWS office has a FFW up for specified locations -

698
WGUS54 KEWX 062101
FFWEWX
TXC265-070030-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0071.250706T2101Z-250707T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
401 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Kerr County in south central Texas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 401 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ingram, Hunt, Waltonia and Mountain Home.

North fork Guadalupe tributaries may see a quick rise that could
result in a 2 to 3 foot rise in the river around Hunt. A flood
warning for minor flooding around Hunt will be issued shortly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 2997 9946 3017 9947 3018 9941 3016 9930
3013 9930 3013 9927 3008 9922 3004 9925

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

MO

The above one notes an "EAS ACTIVATION" so that would go out over the NOAA weather radios, phones, TV, radio, etc.

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'This came at night': Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 6 OP

one suspects this area has a long history of such flood events. flood warning got it right nt msongs Jul 6 #1

When you have that flat land BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #2

I lived in East Texas for a short while many years ago. 70sEraVet Jul 6 #11

Yeah... these "Once In 100 years", floods are happening in like, once every 3 years or less... IthinkThereforeIAM Jul 6 #38

its teh flash flood capital of the country moonshinegnomie Jul 6 #16

Texas needs major flood diversion tunnels. BidenRocks Jul 6 #19

So why the HELL do they have large camp sites there? Bengus81 Jul 6 #23

good question moonshinegnomie Jul 6 #33

Of course Texas will be lying DENVERPOPS Jul 6 #36

"it came at night" aeromanKC Jul 6 #3

There ARE "Early Warning Systems" - the NWS has the "Flash Flood Emergency" BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #5

Here in mountainous East TN Farmer-Rick Jul 6 #9

I know that many of those were originally "air raid sirens" BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #10

Test them on Mondays at noon--when the weather doesn't look threatening? Bengus81 Jul 6 #25

I remember during the post-wildfire discussions about Maui BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #28

NWS issued a Flas Flood Watch last avebury Jul 6 #30

The various weather "products" (as they call this) criteria for issuance BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #34

It was a literal 3 am phonecall Prairie Gates Jul 6 #4

Someone needs to tell these Texas dumfucks 'night' happens half of the time. Mawspam2 Jul 6 #6

It's "dumbfucks," not "dumfucks." Paladin Jul 6 #13

gee poozwah Jul 6 #22

Whatever makes you happy. (nt) Paladin Jul 6 #24

Maybe they need something like the "Arkansas Department of Emergency Management" here in Arkansas. LiberalArkie Jul 6 #7

They should have had a 24 hour emergency dispatch and at least one deputy on duty. bluedigger Jul 6 #8

Another Texas disaster beyond even Uvalde level. NBachers Jul 6 #12

texas officials are lying moonshinegnomie Jul 6 #14

All of this + no serious warning system - TBF Jul 6 #39

Mother Nature is so inconsiderate. nt BootinUp Jul 6 #15

It's almost as though cutting funds for weather tracking sakabatou Jul 6 #17

It came at night... skennis1 Jul 6 #18

But only in RED states. nt Jit423 Jul 6 #29

And, of course, no one expects you MAGAts to work late AverageOldGuy Jul 6 #20

The guys would would have made the decision to alert people while they were awake weren't there Warpy Jul 6 #21

So the video that's going around is fake or not this flood? BadgerKid Jul 6 #26

If Trump keeps on cutting FEMA maybe the red states will finally learn what decent government does? nt Jit423 Jul 6 #27

It's their Fucking job Not to "get caught off guard".. Cha Jul 6 #31

How many more will Die from Cha Jul 6 #32

"At night" howardmappel Jul 6 #35

Wait, their excuse is that it 'came at night'?? OldBaldy1701E Jul 6 #37

The "church moms" as I call them here in Houston - TBF Jul 10 #41

"It came at night" is the excuse these dumb bastards are using? Javaman Jul 7 #40

Yes, who would have thought that a rainstorm could "come at night"? No excuse for those concerned and that camp artemisia1 Jul 11 #42