Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 1994, 7:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 1994, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 1994, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bandera County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Medina County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KSAT 240015 SVREWX TXC019-029-259-265-325-240115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 713 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIESS... IN SOUTH TEXAS ...BANDERA COUNTY...WESTERN BEXAR COUNTY ...SOUTHERN KENDALL COUNTY...SOUTHERN KERR COUNTY...MEDINA COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED FROM SOUTH OF KERVILLE TO BOERNE TO BERGHEIM. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH TOWARDS THE CITIES OF BANDERA PIPE CREEK AND LEON SPRINGS...AND HIGHWAYS 16 AND 173. THE STORM SOUTH OF KERRVILLE PRODUCED A TORNADO IN THE CITY OF KERRVILLE. 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. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE AS MUCH DAMAGE AS A TORNADO. & WWUS09KMKC .
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 23, 5:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-173-192-191-232330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 531 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS... AT 528 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SOUTHEAST OF SAN SABA...WEST OF FREDRICKSBURG...BETWEEN DRIPPING SPRINGS AND SAN MARCOS AND NEAR GEORGETOWN. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN SAN SABA...SOUTHERN BURNET...GILLESPIE...WILLIAMSON AND HAYS COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. PEEK
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-173-192-191-232330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 531 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS... AT 528 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SOUTHEAST OF SAN SABA...WEST OF FREDRICKSBURG...BETWEEN DRIPPING SPRINGS AND SAN MARCOS AND NEAR GEORGETOWN. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN SAN SABA...SOUTHERN BURNET...GILLESPIE...WILLIAMSON AND HAYS COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. PEEK
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
TXZ183-240000- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 600 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 555 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LANGTRY TO THE NORTH EAST COUNTY LINE. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTH AT 20 MPH. IN THE PAST HOUR THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DEL RIO HAD RECORDED GUSTS OF 54 MPH...ROUGH CANYON RECOREDED 76 MPH. THERE HAS BEEN SOM ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF DEL RIO BOATERS AND FISHERMAN ON LAKE AMISTAD AND SURROUNDING RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
TXZ183-240000- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 600 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 555 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LANGTRY TO THE NORTH EAST COUNTY LINE. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTH AT 20 MPH. IN THE PAST HOUR THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DEL RIO HAD RECORDED GUSTS OF 54 MPH...ROUGH CANYON RECOREDED 76 MPH. THERE HAS BEEN SOM ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF DEL RIO BOATERS AND FISHERMAN ON LAKE AMISTAD AND SURROUNDING RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. WWUS35KMSP .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:34 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
TXZ156-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-240030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 634 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND PART OF SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS... AT 629 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MAINLY WEST OF A LINE KILLEEN TO AUSTIN TO WEST OF SAN MARCOS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING THROUGH AUSTIN AREA AND WILL PRODUCE DAGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WIND HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. PEOPLE IN LAMPASAS...LLANO...BLANCO...WILLIAMSON...HAYS AND BURNET COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. PEEK WWCN11CWXE .
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:36 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
TXZ156-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-240030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 634 PM CDT THU JUN 23 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND PART OF SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS... AT 629 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MAINLY WEST OF A LINE KILLEEN TO AUSTIN TO WEST OF SAN MARCOS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING THROUGH AUSTIN AREA AND WILL PRODUCE DAGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WIND HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. PEOPLE IN LAMPASAS...LLANO...BLANCO...WILLIAMSON...HAYS AND BURNET COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. PEEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kerr | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 66 min |
| Jun 23, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Williamson | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 58 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.