Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 1993, 1:04 PM CDT for Bandera County, Texas. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 1993, 1:04 PM CDT (18:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 1993, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bandera County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1479 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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, May 5, 7:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
TXZ035-036-037-051415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 720 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 AT 715 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE SOUTH AND EAST OF SAN ANTONIO...AND FROM HALLETTSVILLE NORTHEAST THROUGH LA GRANGE TO COLLEGE STATION. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS OVER SOUTH TEXAS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE EAST AND SOUTH OF AUSTIN MAY EXPERIENCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THIS MORNING BY SLOWING DOWN AND ALLOWING PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE CAR AHEAD TO STOP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. HOHMANN
Special weather statement, May 5, 7:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
TXZ035-036-037-051415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 720 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 AT 715 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE SOUTH AND EAST OF SAN ANTONIO...AND FROM HALLETTSVILLE NORTHEAST THROUGH LA GRANGE TO COLLEGE STATION. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS OVER SOUTH TEXAS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE EAST AND SOUTH OF AUSTIN MAY EXPERIENCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THIS MORNING BY SLOWING DOWN AND ALLOWING PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE CAR AHEAD TO STOP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHpER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. HOHMANN
Special weather statement, May 5, 7:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
TXZ039-040-051400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 740 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 AT 740 AM CDT...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN BEXAR COUNTY EXTENDING NORTHEAST INTO GUADALUPE COUNTY. THE AREA WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST EAST OF SAN ANTONIO. AT THE WEATHER OFFICE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY...HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING WITH NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING NEAR AND WITHIN THE CITY MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL FILL RAPIDLY AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED CROSSING. THIS LOOKS TO BE THE LAST OF THE REAL ADVERSE WEATHER WITH ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS INDICATED FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, May 5, 7:40 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
TXZ039-040-051400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 740 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 AT 740 AM CDT...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN BEXAR COUNTY EXTENDING NORTHEAST INTO GUADALUPE COUNTY. THE AREA WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST EAST OF SAN ANTONIO. AT THE WEATHER OFFICE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY...HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING WITH NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING NEAR AND WITHIN THE CITY MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL FILL RAPIDLY AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED CROSSING. THIS LOOKS TO BE THE LAST OF THE REAL ADVERSE WEATHER WITH ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS INDICATED FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, May 5, 9:19 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
TXZ034-035-036-037-051515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 919 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 4 PM FOR TRAVIS ... HAYS...CALDWELL...BASTROP...LEE...BURLESON...AND FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 915 AM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM SAN MARCOS AND LULING TO FLATONIA AND ROSANKY...AND FROM ROSANKY TO COLLEGE STATION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF HAIL...DANGEROUS FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...EPSECIALLY IN AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF AUSTIN SHOULD STAY ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR A WARNING BE ISSUED. HOHMANN
Special weather statement, May 5, 9:20 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
TXZ034-035-036-037-051515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 919 AM CDT WED MAY 5 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 4 PM FOR TRAVIS ... HAYS...CALDWELL...BASTROP...LEE...BURLESON...AND FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 915 AM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM SAN MARCOS AND LULING TO FLATONIA AND ROSANKY...AND FROM ROSANKY TO COLLEGE STATION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF HAIL...DANGEROUS FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...EPSECIALLY IN AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF $AUSTIN SHOULD STAY ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR A WARNING BE ISSUED. HOHMANN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 5:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Zavala | 90 min |
| May 5, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 90 min |
| May 5, 7:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Jackson | 58 min |
| May 5, 11:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 3 hr |
| May 5, 11:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| May 5, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 34 min |
| May 5, 2:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 4 hr |
| May 5, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Uvalde | 60 min |
| May 5, 3:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 3 hr |
| May 5, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Victoria | 63 min |
| May 5, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 59 min |
| May 5, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Victoria | 68 min |
| May 5, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Victoria | 2 hr |
| May 5, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | La Salle | 67 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.