Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 1992, 11:09 PM CDT for Mills County, Texas. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 1992, 11:09 PM CDT (04:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1992, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Mills County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Stephenville/Cla, TX (KSEP), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1647 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1154 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 9.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAUS 260411 TORAUS TXC333-260500- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1109 PM CDT THU JUN 25 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...EASTERN MILLS COUNTY AT 1105 PM...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO OVER EXTREME EASTERN MILLS COUNTY...JUST NORTH OF CENTER CITY AND STAR. THAT STORM LIKELY CONTAINS VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IT WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 25 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 25, 7:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
TXZ030-034-035-260230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 730 PM CDT THUR JUN 25 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTILL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR PARTS OF WEST AND CENTRAL TEXAS...IT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...MILLS ...LAMPASAS...LLANO...SAN SABA AND BURNET... AT 725 PM AUSTIN RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR JUNCTION...BETWEEN SAN ANGELO AND ABILENE AND NORTHEAST OF BROWNWOOD. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LAVTER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PJL
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 8:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
TXZ030-034-035-260330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 840 PM CDT THUR JUN 25 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTILL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR PARTS OF WEST AND CENTRAL TEXAS...IT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...MILLS ...LAMPASAS...LLANO...SAN SABA AND BURNET... AT 835 PM AUSTIN RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A BROWNWOOD- WACO LINE. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ONE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED WEST OF SAN SABA SHOWING NO MOVEMENT. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATrHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PJL
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 9:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
TXZ030-034-035-036-037-260330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 920 PM CDT THUR JUN 25 1992 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES IN EFFECT UNTILL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR A LARGE SECTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS...NOW INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... LAMPASAS...BURLESON...BURNET...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...MILAM...MILLS... SAN SABA AND LLANO. AT 915 PM AUSTIN RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A BROWNWOOD- WACO LINE. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A SHOWER WAS LOCATED WEST OF LLANO MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PJL
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 9:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
TXZ030-034-035-036-037-260330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 920 PM CDT THUR JUN 25 1992 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES IN EFFECT UNTILL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR A LARGE SECTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS...NOW INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... LAMPASAS...BURLESON...BURNET...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...MILAM...MILLS... SAN SABA AND LLANO. AT 915 PM AUSTIN RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A BROWNWOOD- WACO LINE. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A SHOWER WAS LOCATED WEST OF LLANO MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PJL
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 9:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
TXZ030-034-035-036-037-260400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 955 PM CDT THU JUN 25 1992 ...A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER NORTHCENTRAL TEXAS...MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD AT 25 MPH... AT 950 PM...RADAR SHOWED VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA BETWEEN ABILENE AND WACO. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WERE 85 MILES NORTH OF AUSTIN. PERSONS IN LAMPASAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE STORMS TO ARRIVE AROUND 11 PM. VERY LARGE HAIL HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE STORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THEIR PASSAGE. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING TRAVIS AND A LL COUNTIES TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST. JVD
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 11:01 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
TXZ030-034-035-036-037-260500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1055 PM CDT THU JUN 25 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS 65 MILES NORTH OF AUSTIN...MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 25 MPH... JUST BEFORE 11 PM...RADAR SHOWED THE MOST INTENSE STORMS TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN ADAMSVILLE AND FORT HOOD...ALSO JUST EAST OF PRIDDY AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF BROWNWOOD. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF VERY LARGE HAIL...NEAR 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING...WITH 66 STROKES IN THE LAST 15 MINUTE PERIOD... CONTINUE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 1 AM. JVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lampasas | 68 min |
| Jun 26, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet | 45 min |
Nearby
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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.