Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1992, 12:31 AM CDT for Bexar County, Medina County, Texas. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1992, 12:31 AM CDT (05:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1992, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bexar County, TX, Medina County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 3145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2154 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 290533 SVRSAT TXC029-325-290630- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1231 AM CDT MON JUN 29 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN SOUTH TEXAS ...BEXAR COUNTY...MEDINA COUNTY HONDO WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MEDINA COUNTY AND MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. DIME-SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT THE HONDO AIRPORT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REACH SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDS BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES... SOMETIMES BUILDINGS. VERY LARGE HAIL CAN INJURE ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE.
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, Jun 28, 10:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
TXZ054-290430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 1035 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING... AT 1030 PM CDT NO PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING IN VAL VERDE COUNTY. LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT. BOATERS AND FISHERMEN ON LAKE AMISTAD AND SURROUNDING RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 11:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
TXZ030-034>037-290515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1058 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR TRAVIS...GILLESPIE... BLANCO...HAYS...CALDWELL...BASTROP...MILLS AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR MILLS..SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... AT 1052 PM...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 50 MILES WIDE FROM COLLEGE STATION TO BASTROP...SAN MARCOS AND BANDERA. THE BACK EDGE OF THE LINE WAS FROM CAMERON TO GEORGETOWN...LAKE TRAVIS AND FREDERICKSBURG. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BE STRONG WITH 3/8 TO 1/2 INCH HAIL REPORTED IN THE SAN MARCOS AREA BY AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAINS. . THE IMMEDIATE THEAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS SHIFTED SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA8 HOWEVER ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD FIRE LATER TONIGHT. LUNA
Local storm report, Jun 28, 11:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX
1115 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 1992
...PRELIMENARY REPORT FOR SUNDAY JUNE 28TH 1992...
COUNTY TIME CDT EVENT
SAN SABA 440 PM GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT ELM GROVE(HAMMS)
MILLS 507 PM GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT DEMOCRAT(SHERIFF)
SAN SABA 545 PM PUBLIC ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS...SEVERAL
LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN(SHERIFF)
SAN SABA 552 PM GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL 5 MILES WEST OF SAN
SABA(SHERIFF)
LLANO 620 PM GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
AT VALLEY SPRINGS(TV-24)
SAN SABA 620 PM APPARENT TORNADO DESTROYED A BARN NEAR SAN
SABA...SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWNED...HOUSE
DAMAGED(SHERIFF/PUBLIC)
SAN SABA 645 PM LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN AT CHROKEE(RAINFALL OBS)
MILLS 645 PM 3/4 INCH HAIL IN SOUTHERN MILLS(SHERIFF)
SAN SABA 645 PM GOLFBALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL AT VALLEY
SPRINGS...SECOND STORM(SHERIFF)
LLANO 651 PM 1/2 INCH TO GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT CASTELL AND
50 MPH WINDS(TV-36)
LLANO 700 PM ROOF BLOWN OFF OF WATER TREATMENT PLANT ALONG
WITH NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND TREES DOWNED AT
LLANO...ELECTRICITY OUTAGE CITYWIDE(SHERIFF)
LLANO 715 PM 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS...LARGE OAK TREES DOWNED...
TWISTED AND UPROOTED 17 MILES SOUTH OF LLANO(SHERIFF)LLANO 710 PM FUNNEL 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LLANO(SHERIFF)
LLANO 720 PM 60 MPH WINDS...GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL...AROUND
50 TREES DOWNED OR SHEARED OFF(TV-24)
GILLESPIE 750 PM 50 MPH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINS 15 MILES
NORTH OF FREDERICKSBURG(HAMMS)
GILLESPIE 820 PM ONE INCH HAIL AT ECKERT(SHERIFF)
GILLESPIE 855 PM 3 INCH/HOUR RAINFALL RATES AND 1/2 INCH HAIL
(SHERIFF)
BLANCO 910 PM 3/4 INCH HAIL 10 MILES WEST OF JOHNSON CITY
(LOCAL RADIO STATION)
GILLESPIE 920 PM LARGE TREES DOWNED IN FREDERICKSBURG(SHERIFF)
WHSpecial weather statement, Jun 29, 12:05 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
TXZ030-034>037-290615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1203 AM CDT MON JUN 29 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TRAVIS...GILLESPIE... BLANCO...HAYS AND BASTROP COUNTIES... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 2 AM FOR CALDWELL...MILLS AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR MILLS..SAN SABA AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES... AT 1152 PM...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 60 MILES WIDE FROM COLLEGE STATION TO SMITHVILLE...SAN MARCOS...SAN ANTNIO AND HONDO. THE BACK EDGE OF THE LINE WAS FROM CALDELL TO SOUTH OF AUSTIN AND BLANCO. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS...SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN HAYS...CALDWELL AND FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM. . STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE AUSTIN AREA BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT T@HESE WINDS ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SEVERE WEATHER THE STRONG WINDS ARE DUE TO LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERNCE OVER THE AREA. LUNA
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 12:07 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
TXZ054-290530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 1207 AM CDT MON JUN 29 1992 ... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 1205 AM CDT NO PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING IN VAL VERDE COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT. BOATERS AND FISHERMEN ON LAKE AMISTAD AND SURROUNDING RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Jun 29, 12:24 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO, TX
1223 AM CDT MON JUN 29 1992
DATE ALL TIME CDT
28 931PM HAM RADIO OPERATOR KERR CO. WEST OF KERRVILLE NEAR
INGRAM REPORTS 3/4 INCH AND LARGER HAIL AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN.
28 938PM KENDALL CO. GOLF BALL-SIZE HAIL IN COMFORT.
28 1013PM COMAL CO. POWER OUTAGE SPRINGBRANCH AND BULVERDE...GOLF
BALL-SIZE HAIL REPORTS IN BOTH TOWNS.
28 D 1025PM COMAL CO. WIND DAMAGE FM 3159 NEAR CANYON LAKE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco | 60 min |
| Jun 28, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 68 min |
| Jun 28, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall, Kerr | 65 min |
| Jun 28, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall, Kerr | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 2:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kerr | 38 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
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.