Weather & flood alerts

public · no account needed

txmesh watches official government feeds and, when dangerous weather or river flooding hits a mesh's area, sends a short warning to that mesh over the radio. This page shows exactly what we watch, what sets off an alert, and where the data comes from. Members can also ask the mesh anytime with !nws (active weather alerts) and !flood (river gauge status).

⚠ This is a community best-effort service, not an emergency system. It relies on public NOAA/NWS feeds and can be delayed, incomplete, or offline. It is not a substitute for official warnings, a weather radio, or the guidance of local emergency officials. If you are in danger, act on official sources and common sense first. When in doubt: get to higher ground, take shelter, and never drive into water.

🌩 Weather alert triggers · NWS warnings matched to each mesh's counties

tornado

Tornado Warning / Emergency. A firm, friendly instruction to shelter immediately.

TORNADO WARNING Travis. Take shelter NOW: lowest floor, interior room, away from windows. Stay put till it clears. You've got this.

severe

Severe Thunderstorm Warning. Damaging wind and hail.

SEVERE STORM WARNING Hays. Damaging wind & hail. Get indoors, away from windows, and bring in loose items. -NWS

flash flood

Flash Flood Warning / Emergency. Fast-rising water.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING Travis. Move to higher ground now. Never drive through water: Turn Around, Don't Drown. -NWS

🌊 River-flood triggers · NOAA gauges at minor flood or worse, observed or forecast

minor

Minor flood. Low water crossings start going under.

FLOOD WARNING: Onion Creek at US 183 at minor flood. Low water crossings covered. Turn Around Don't Drown, do not drive through. -NWS

moderate

Moderate flood. Roads flooding.

FLOOD WARNING: Blanco at Wimberley at moderate flood. Roads flooding, avoid low crossings. Turn Around Don't Drown. -NWS

major

Major flood / emergency. Life-threatening.

FLOOD EMERGENCY: Guadalupe at Hunt at MAJOR flood & rising. Get to higher ground NOW. Never drive into water. Turn Around Don't Drown. -NWS

Weather & flood alerts

🌩 Weather alert triggers · NWS warnings matched to each mesh's counties

🌊 River-flood triggers · NOAA gauges at minor flood or worse, observed or forecast

📡 Data sources · every alert traces to a free, official NOAA feed · not affiliated with NOAA/NWS or any government agency

🗺 Coverage by mesh · counties and river gauges each mesh watches, and the channel its alerts go to · river-gauge coverage is Central Texas only for now