Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 1988, 5:30 PM CDT for La Salle County, Texas. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 1988, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 1988, 6:20 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County La Salle County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 5:51 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 63 | La Salle, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 3:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 29, 4:35 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 435 PM CDT FRI APR 29 1988 AT 420 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 20 MPH. IT SHOULD PASS THROUGH DEL RIO IN THE NEXT HOUR. WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH AND HAIL OF A HALF INCH OF LESS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. PERSONS WHO CAN SHELTER THEIR VEHICLES OR OTHER ITEMS LIKELY TO BE DAMAGED BY HAIL SHOULD DO SO NOW. SMALL PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED FROM THE MALL AREA OF NORTH DEL RIO IN THE LAST FIFTEEN MINUTES. THIS IS FROM A SMALLER THUNDERSTORM THAT IS OUT IN FRONT OF THE MAIN BAND. AT 420 PM A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WAS LYING FROM JUNCTION SOUTHWEST THROUGH VAL VERDE COUNTY INTO THE AMISTAD RESERVOIR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS ARE ALL MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THE RAINS SHOULD NOT LAST OVER HALF AN HOUR AND DRAINAGE PROBLEMS IN THE THE CITY OF DEL RIO ARE NOT NOW ANTICIPATED. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 4:44 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 445 PM CDT FRI APR 29 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH 1100 PM THIS EVENING... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT INDICATED AN AREA OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS FORMING OVER THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE HILL COUNTRY AT 440 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE AREA WAS LOCATED FROM JUNCTION TO DEL RIO TO LAREDO AND BACK TO JUNCTION. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. PEA SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE PAST 15 MINUTES IN THE CITY OF DEL RIO. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS...BUT LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE CALLED TO THE CLOSEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY WILL ALERT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WEATHER THREAT AND THEN PASS THE INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR WARNING DISSIMINATION. EVERYONE IN THE WATCH AREA IS URGED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR A SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION THROUGH TONIGHT.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:08 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 508 PM CDT FRI APR 29 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH 1100 PM THIS EVENING... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME VERY INTENSE...HAVE FORMED IN A LINE FROM NEAR JUNCTION TO DEL RIO AND ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN COTULLA...EAGLE PASS AND LAREDO. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. PEA SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED AT 500 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT CRYSTAL CITY AS THE STORMS MOVED ACROSS THE CITY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE STORMS. VERY FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST SHELTER FROM SEVERE STORMS IS FOUND IN THE INTERIOR OF THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STRONG HOME OR OFFICE BUILDING. IT IS BEST TO KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS...DOORS AND AREAS WITH GLASS. E,VERYONE IN THE WATCH AREA IS URGED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR A SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION THROUGH TONIGHT.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:11 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 505 PM CDT FRI APR 29 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TRAVIS WILLIAMSON BASTROP CALDWELL AND COUNTIES WESTWARD OVER THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 1100 PM. WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUE TO DEVELOPE FROM NORTHEAST OF SAN ANGELO SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE JUNCTION AREA TO EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE DEL RIO AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT NEAR 25/ MPH. EVERYONE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA IS URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND OR WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 8:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Real | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Karnes, Wilson | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 47 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1988Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1988
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.