Troy Kimmel Weather

Forecasting Austin and South Central Texas Weather Since 1984

TK’s Special Briefings… (1235pm CT-Wed/13May2015)

…. Authority NWS/Austin-San Antonio ….

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
NORTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
CENTRAL COMAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
SOUTH CENTRAL BURNET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
EAST CENTRAL KENDALL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
EASTERN BLANCO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 1228 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND
WITH SATURATED SOILS… ALL RAIN WILL FILL LOW LYING AREAS QUICKLY
AND RESULT IN ELEVATED RISES IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND CREEKS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
AUSTIN…ROUND ROCK…NEW BRAUNFELS…CEDAR PARK…PFLUGERVILLE…
SAN MARCOS…LOCKHART…ELGIN…WIMBERLEY…DRIPPING SPRINGS…
WINDEMERE…TANGLEWOOD FOREST…AUSTIN BERGSTROM INT AP…CANYON
LAKE DAM…ANDERSON MILL…KYLE…LEANDER…LAKEWAY…BUDA AND LAGO
VISTA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME LOW LYING ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED
AS BEING INUNDATED WITH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.