Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 12 at 1:52PM CDT until April 12 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 12, 2026 - 11:52am
Expires:
April 12, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
FFWEWX
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Fayette County in south central Texas...
Eastern Gonzales County in south central Texas...
Northwestern Lavaca County in south central Texas...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 152 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
4 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Schulenburg, Flatonia, Moulton, Engle, Komensky, Moravia, High
Hill, Newtonville and Dubina.
The Highway 77 underpass near Schulenburg has nearly 3 feet of water
under it and is closed. 6.53 inches of rain has fallen in Moulton in
the past 3 hours.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 5:15 PM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:15 PM CDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Fayette, TX; Gonzales, TX; Lavaca, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Sender: