Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 1994, 12:54 AM CST for Bexar County, Texas. It was in force for 36 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 1994, 12:54 AM CST (06:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 1994, 1:30 AM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bexar County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 2687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -254 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 829 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 270655 TORSAT TXC029-270730- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1254 AM CST SUN MAR 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN SOUTH TEXAS ...BEXAR COUNTY TORNADO INDICATED BY RADAR WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL BEXAR COUNTY ON THR NORTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO .THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 125 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PAT H 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.
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, Mar 26, 9:53 PM CST, 3 hours 1 minute before
TXZ174-195-270500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 950 PM CST SAT MAR 26 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR BURLESON AND MILAM COUNTIES... AT 945 PM...NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS OCCURRING IN EITHER MILAM OR BURLESON COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY AS THEY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD. LEACH
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 10:08 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
TXZ183>187-189-202>205-270515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1010 PM CST SAT MAR 26 1994 AT 1005 PM CST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND DEL RIO. MARBLE-SIZE HAIL FELL AT LAKE AMISTAD NORTH OF DEL RIO DURING THE PAST HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AND WERE LOCATED ACROSS EDWARDxS...REAL...NORTHERN KINNEY AND NORTHERN UVALDE COUNTIES...MOVING INTO BANDERA AND KERR COUNTIES. LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAINS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 10:43 PM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
TXZ184>189-202>207-270545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1043 PM CST SAT MAR 26 1994 AT 1040 PM CST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND DEL RIO. MARBLE-SIZE HAIL FELL AT LAKE AMISTAD NORTH OF DEL RIO LAST HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AROUND 15 MPH AND WERE LOCATED ACROSS EDWARDS...REAL...BANDERA...KERR...KENDALL...NORTHERN KINNEY AND NORTHERN UVALDE COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM NORTHEASTERN KINNEY TO NORTHERN UVALDE AND SOUTHERN REAL COUNTIES. LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF BUT VERY HEAVY RAINS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 10:47 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
TXZ171-188-190-191-270600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1045 PM CST SAT MAR 26 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING GILLESPIE AND BLANCO COUNTIES... AT 1040 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF HONDO... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THEY WILL MOVE INTO WEST GILLESPIE COUNTY BY 1130 PM. THESE STORMS ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING. IF YOU LIVE IN THIS AREA...YOU ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION ...RADIO OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TSCHIRHART
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 10:47 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
TXZ183-270600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 1050 PM CST SAT MAR 26 1994 AT 1045 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 20 MILES WEST OF DEL RIO TO THE CITY OF DEL RIO. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. THE OTHER THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER HAD MOVED EAST OUT OF THE COUNTY. THE ACTIVITY JUST WEST OF DEL RIO WAS BUILDING RAPIDLY AND MOVING TOWARDS LAKE AMISTAD AND THE CITY OF DEL RIO...SO...REMEMBER SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON THE WEATHER AND PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE CHECKED. BOATERS AND FISHERMEN ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE OUT ON THE WEATHER AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF LIGHTNING IS SEEN...THUNDER IS HEARD OR WINDS BEGIN INCREASING. STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 11:55 PM CST, 59 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-171>174-188-190>195-208-209-270700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1145 PM CST SAT MAR 26 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY... AT 1140...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM HONDO TO LLANO TO GEORGETOWN TO SAN ANTONIO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR BOERNE AND BLANCO. STORM INTENSITIES HAVE DECREASED OVER THE LAST HOUR. LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA AFFECTED BY THIS WEATHER...KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES. TSCHIRHART
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 1:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 1:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 43 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.