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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri Jul 05 2002 - 12:05:41 EDT
Unbelievable rain totals continue as San Antonio (78201) and surrounding
area. President Bush has declared 10 counties in Texas disaster
areas. Thousands of homes have been evacuated and the rain continues to fall!
Major media outlets are now carrying stories and photos about the flooding,
several here:
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/
Including:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WEATHER/07/04/texas.floods.ap/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WEATHER/07/05/texas.flooding/index.html
Also:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/775347.asp
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2002/2002-07-04-texas-flood.htm
LOCAL COVERAGE (KMOL):
http://www.kmol.com/
Catastrophic Flooding Alert
"Catastrophic flooding is developing on the Guadalupe River below Canyon
Dam. River levels will approach those of the 1972 floods. 6 to 8 inches of
rain has fallen in the last 24 hours between Canyon Lake and New Braunfels
- most of that since midnight. Persons who were flooded in 1972 should
prepare for flooding.
Catastrophic flooding is developing on the Medina River and the San Antonio
River from Elmendorf downstream. Inflow into Medina Lake will continue at
very high levels throughout the day. Additional flooding is expected from
Bandera downstream to Medina Lake.
Two to five inches of additional rainfall is possible across the entire
area today. Flooding is expected to increase in area and severity through
the day."
Medina, San Antonio Rivers To Have Record-Setting Flows
More Central Texas downpours have added to floodwaters surging downstream
toward the Gulf of Mexico as the second of the region's two major dams
topped its capacity.
Big Flood 2002: Water Flow up over spillway; residents below brace for floods
For days, deadly flooding has ravaged the Hill Country, and now communities
downstream are feeling the pain. With thousands of homes evacuated, heavy
rains and flash flood warnings continued Friday...
LOCAL COVERAGE (KSAT):
http://www.clickonsa.com/
"The already-swollen Guadalupe River grew into a raging waterfall early
Friday as a massive amount of water from the Canyon Dam spillway poured
into the river. The huge wall of water already started taking its toll on
property. KSAT 12 News showed dramatic video of an entire river home that
was built on stilts floating on the raging river on Common Street in New
Braunfels while a group of residents watched in amazement. The homeowner
reportedly took shelter at a hotel on Thursday. Other Stories:
Watch House Float On River Video
Federal Disaster Declaration List
River, Lake Levels "
AP NEWS: Texans Brace for Flooding (Associated Press)
"What started as a trickle of water spilling through a dam on a lake swollen
from five days of storms has grown into a raging waterfall, threatening to
flood homes and businesses in south Texas.
To the West, the Medina River reached 23 feet above flood stage at Bandera
on Thursday before water began to recede. The downriver communities of
LaCoste and Somerset were expected to reach 20 feet above flood stage late
Friday, and perhaps even higher if rains persist."
For the full story, go to:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020705/ap_on_re_us/texas_floods_24
WEATHERBUG STATION REPORTS:
AWS Boern Station reports 26.45" of rain for July:
http://megawx.aws.com/kmol/wx.asp?id=BOERN
AWS Eleanor Kolitz Academy Station reports 16.67" of rain for July:
http://www.aws.com/kmol/wx.asp?id=SANAO
RADAR-ESTIMATED PRECIP SHOTS:
The AccuWeather Doppler Estimated Precipitation Composite shows 6-10" of
rain near San Antonio in the last 24 hours:
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/mosaic_radar.asp?nav=meteo&nxtype=24HR&type=still&getarea=SC&btnget=1&partner=6037
The weekly total shows well over 24" (off the chart) in the last week
(mostly in the last 5
days):
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/mosaic_radar.asp?nav=meteo&nxtype=7d&type=still&getarea=SC&btnget=1&partner=6037
The 30-day total tells the story best: 40 - 48" in the last 30 days (mostly
in the last 5
days):
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/mosaic_radar.asp?nav=meteo&nxtype=30d&type=still&getarea=SC&btnget=1&partner=6037
If you check the June rainfall for San Antonio, you can see they had no
measureable rainfall until the last day of the month, which was this start
of this flood. In fact they were conserving water and under drought
conditions:
http://www.accuweather.com/adcbin/climo_local?month=jun&metric=0&record=&year=&partner=6037&location=SAT
The National Weather Service Central Texas NEXRAD Estimated Precipitation
graphic shows Over 32.3"* of rain near San Antonio since June 26, primarily
in the last 4 days:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.80stp/si.kgrk.shtml
The San Antonio Radar shows 33.1"* rain in the last 4 days:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.80stp/si.kewx.shtml
*Total From AccuWeather Premium Storm Total Map & 3-Hour Precip Animation
http://www.accuweather.com/adcbin/premium?partner=6037
ROAD REPORTS:
134 Roads in the San Antonio area are listed with Flood conditions and
detours/delays:
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/hcr/flood.htm
RIVER REPORTS:
USGS reports record streamflows across state:
http://water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/dailyMainW?state=tx&map_type=real
NWS Reports two locations over 10 feet above flood stage, 2 at 5-10 feet above:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/river_flooding/graphicsum.jpg
The NUECES RIVER at MATHIS rose over 15 feet in the last 24 hours:
Specific Reports:
http://www.clickonsa.com/weather/riversandreservoirs/
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/tx/hydro.html
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/tx/nwis/current?type=flow
NWS FLOOD SUMMARY: "Continued catastrophic flooding in parts of central and
southern Texas."
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/fln/fln_sum.shtml
FLOOD ADVSORIES:
http://hydrology.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/WFOs/FLOOD/index.shtml
http://www.uswx.com/us/wx/TX/
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