Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 1990, 9:34 PM CDT for Kinney County, Texas. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 1990, 9:34 PM CDT (02:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 1990, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kinney County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 41 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2382 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1159 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KSAT 260236
SVRSAT
TXC271-260330-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
934 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN SOUTH TEXAS
...KINNEY
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF BRACKETTVILLE AT 935 PM
THIS EVENING. THE STORM HAD PRODUCED 1 1/2 INCH HAIL NEAR DEL RIO JUST
BEFORE 900 PM THIS EVENING. THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS
AND VERY DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IT WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH.
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM THREATENS...SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A HOME OR
BUILDING AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS. REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
YOU SHOULD ASK THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO RELAY YOUR
SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.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 25, 5:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
TXZ054-260000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 540 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT TONIGHT... AT 535 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES SOUTHWEST AND 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BOATERS ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD KEEP A LOOKOUT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 6:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
TXZ034-035-038-039-054-262400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 605 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EDWARDS KERR BANDERA REAL KINNEY AND UVALDE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM TONIGHT... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR KENDALL COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF IT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. THE VERY WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER SOUTH TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED FUEL FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH SOME POSSIBLY REACHING SEVERE LEVELS AND PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...EDWARDS PLATEAU AND ADJACENT AREAS. AT 600 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUNCTION TO UVALDE TO JUST WEST OF SAN ANTONIO... NORTHWARD TO NEAR JOHNSON CITY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 15 MPH. NO REPORTS OF FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS SO FAR THIS EVENING. SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER BE SIGHTED... IT SHOULD BE REPORTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL DISSEMINATION AND RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 7:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
TXZ034-035-038-039-054-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 705 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EDWARDS KERR BANDERA REAL KINNEY AND UVALDE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM TONIGHT... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR KENDALL COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 700 PM TONIGHT OVER WESTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY...WEST OF THE CITY OF DEL RIO. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE LOCATED IN AN AREA FROM HONDO TO LEAKEY TO JUNCTION. ALL ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 25 MPH. A THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES...AND HEAVY RAIN EXISTS TONIGHT OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY... EDWARDS PLATEAU AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE THREAT AREA ARE URGED TO KEEP AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER ADVISORIESK AND STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 7:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
TXZ054-260200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 710 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT TONIGHT... AT 705 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM 10 MILES WEST TO 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 25 MPH. DO NOT STAY IN A VEHICLE OR MOBILE HOME AS THEY ARE EASILY TOSSED AND ROLLED BY HIGH WINDS. BOATERS ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR NOW. REMEMBER...MOST WEATHER RELATED DEATHS IN SOUTH TEXAS ARE DUE TO LIGHTNING AND FLASH FLOODING. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND PCLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 7:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
TXZ030-034-260230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 740 PM CDT TUE APR 25 1990 ...TORNDAO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR GILLESPIE ...LAMPASAS...MILLS...SAN SABA...BURNET AND LLANO COUNTIES. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA. THIS INCLUDES THE AUSTIN AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR SAN SABA ACROSS MILLS COUNTY TO WEST OF STEPHENVILLE. ALSO WEST OF MENARD AND BRADY. OTHER WIDLY SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WAS OVER THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA WITHIN 50 TO 75 MILES OF AUSTIN. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT NEAR 25 MPH.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 9:33 PM CDT, 1 minute before
TXZ030-034>036-260430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 925 PM CDT WED APR 25 1990 ...TORNDAO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT TILL 3 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR... MILLS...SAN SABA...LAMPASAS...GILLESPIE...LLANO...BURNET AND BLANCO. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE HILL COUNTRY FOR THE ABOVE COUNTIES. WEATHER RADAR SHOWS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN NEAR COMANCHE AND WEST OF BRADY. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FOUND IN A BAND 50 MILES WIDE FROM DEL RIO TO 90 MILES NORTHWEST OF AUSTIN TO FORT WORTH. A FEW SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE LOCATED FROM BRIGGS TO NORTH OF FORT HOOD. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT NEAR 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE INTO THE AUSTIN AREA VERY LATE TONIGHT. EVERYONE IN AND NEAR THE TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREAS SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETINS AND ADVISORIES WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING PERSISTS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 61 min |
| Apr 25, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 64 min |
| Apr 25, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 11:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Real | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 5:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 5:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Hays | 66 min |
| Apr 26, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 6:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Mills | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Mills | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Victoria | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 12:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Victoria | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.