Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX
337 PM CST MON MAR 16 1987

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM
CST...

AT 335 PM CST RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 25 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO TO 75 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO. THESE
STORMS WERE BUILDING RAPIDLY AND MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

BOATERS ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS LAKE AMISTAD.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PEOPLE IN VAL VERDE COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
403 PM CST MON MAR 16 1987

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU...

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY IN WEST TEXAS MOVES INTO
CENTRAL TEXAS.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM IN THE VERY MOIST
AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE NECESSARY WEATHER
CONDITIONS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE HILL
COUNTRY SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR DEL RIO.  THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30 MILES AN HOUR.  AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...A VERY REAL
THREAT OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND PERHAPS EVEN TORNADOES EXISTS.

RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE ASKED TO KEEP TUNED TO A SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION...AND BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF
SEVERE WEATHER IS REPORTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.  IT IS VERY POSSIBLE
THAT THE TORNADO WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED EASTWARD THIS EVENING ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE SAN ANTONIO AREA.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND VERY
DEADLY AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.  LOW WATER CROSSINGS AS WELL AS POORLY
DRAINED STREETS AND HIGHWAYS MAY FLOOD.  MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA
CAUTION IN AND NEAR HEAVY RAINFALL.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
507 PM CST MON MAR 16 1987

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU...

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED AT 500 PM THIS AFTERNOON
BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN AN AREA WEST OF A LINE FROM DEL
RIO TO JUNCTION.  MARBLE SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED AT COMSTOCK IN VAL
VERDE COUNTY JUST BEFORE 500 PM AS THE STORMS MOVED ACROSS.  VERY HEAVY
RAIN WAS ALSO INDICATED IN THE STORMS IN VAL VERDE COUNTY.  THE ACTIVITY
WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 30 MILES AN HOUR.

LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS THESE
VERY INTENSE STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EASTWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS TONIGHT.  VERY FREQUENT...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN
ARE ALSO EXPECTED.  FLOODING AND LIGHTNING ARE THE TWO MAJOR CAUSES OF
WEATHER RELATED DEATHS IN SOUTH TEXAS.
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IF SEVERE WEATHER IS REPORTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED...RESIDENTS IN THE
THREATENED COUNTY SEEK FOR SHELTER IN A WELL BUILT HOME OR STURDY
BUILDING.  MOVE INTO THE CENTER PORTION OF THE BUILDING ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS4.

IF A TORNADO THREATENS...CROUCH LOW ON THE FLOOR...PROTECTING THE HEAD
WITH HANDS AND ARMS.  ABOVE ALL ELSE...DO NOT REMAIN IN A VEHICLE.  THEY
ARE HIGH PROFILED AND VERY SUBJECT TO BEING OVERTURNED AND CRUSHED IN
HIGH WINDS.

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX
730 PM CST MON MAR 16 1987

540 PM CST...HOOK ECHO INDICATED ON LAUGHLIN AFB RADAR. RIGHT MOVING
STORM WITH UNCONFIRM REPORT OF TORNADO BY PUBLIC. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
10 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO.

545 PM CST...AIRFORCE PILOT REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD 3 MILES WEST OF DEL
MOVING EAST AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AN HOUR. .

551 PM CST...ROTATING WALL CLOUD SIGHTED 1 MILE WEST OF NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BY NWS PERSONNEL.

608 PM CST...11/2 INCH HAIL AT LAKE AMISTAD. SOFTBALL HAIL ACROSS
NORTH SECTIONS OF DEL RIO AND NEAR LAUGHLIN AFB.  EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
REPORTED.

612 PM CST...TORNADO NORTHWEST OF LAUGHLIN AFB REPORTED BY TOWER                PERSONNEL.PERSONNEL. NO DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS TIME.