Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at May 27, 1994, 10:53 AM CDT for Zavala County, Texas. It was in force for 67 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 1994, 10:53 AM CDT (15:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 1994, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Zavala County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 2387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 271558 TORSAT TXC507-271700- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1053 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... IN SOUTH TEXAS ...ZAVALA COUNTY AT 1050 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF LA PRYOR ALONG THE MAVERICK- ZAVALA COUNTY LINE. GOLF-BALL SIZED HAIL HAS JUST BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM NEAR THIS LOCATION. EARLIER... SOFTBALL-SIZED HAIL WAS OBSERVED IN BRACKETTVILLE. THIS STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 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. PEOPLE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES. GO TO YOUR BASEMENT...THE CENTER OF BUILDINGS...COVER YOUR HEAD. DO NOT GO NEAR DOORS OR WINDOWS. GET OUT OF MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. GET INTO A STURDY BUILDING. 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. &
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, May 27, 8:35 AM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-192-271545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 837 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 1994 ...AN AREA OF RAIN WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST INTO HILL COUNTRY OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 830 AM CDT RAIN MIXED WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM RICHLAND SPRINGS AND SAN SABA DOWN TO HARPER AND JUNCTION. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EASTERN MASON COUNTY...NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE LLANO RIVER. ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. BOATERS ON LAKES IN THE HILL COUNTRY SHOULD MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH THEIR LOCATION. DUE TO THE FAIRLY RAPID MOVEMENT...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. WITHROW
Special weather statement, May 27, 8:37 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-192-271545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 837 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 1994 ...AN AREA OF RAIN WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST INTO HILL COUNTRY OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 830 AM CDT RAIN MIXED WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM RICHLAND SPRINGS AND SAN SABA DOWN TO HARPER AND JUNCTION. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN EASTERN MASON COUNTY...NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE LLANO RIVER. ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. BOATERS ON LAKES IN THE HILL COUNTRY SHOULD MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH THEIR LOCATION. DUE TO THE FAIRLY RAPID MOVEMENT...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. WITHROW
Special weather statement, May 27, 8:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
TXZ183-271500- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 900 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... AT 855 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEL RIO. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST 25 MPH. HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STtORMS.. BOATERS AND FISHERMAN ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THESE STORMS AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR DETAILS AS THEY DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, May 27, 9:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
TXZ183-271500- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 900 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... AT 855 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEL RIO. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST 25 MPH. HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.. BOATERS AND FISHERMAN ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THESE STORMS AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR DETAILS AS THEY DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, May 27, 10:33 AM CDT, 20 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-193-208-194-209-174- 271630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1035 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FOR TRAVIS AND ALL NEARBY COUNTIES INCLUDING THE HILL COUNTRY... AT 1030 AM CDT AN AREA OF LIGHT RAIN WITH IMBEDDED THUNDERSHOWERS WAS FROM LAMPASAS AND KILLEEN DOWN TO AUSTIN. THE STRONGER THUNDERSHOWERS WERE NORTH OF BERTRAM AND WEST OF ROUND ROCK. THE RAIN AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THEY HAD DECREASED IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 10 AND 1030 AM CDT. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. WITHROW
Special weather statement, May 27, 10:35 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
TXZ142-155-156-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-193-208-194-209-174- 271630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1035 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FOR TRAVIS AND ALL NEARBY COUNTIES INCLUDING THE HILL COUNTRY... AT 1030 AM CDT AN AREA OF LIGHT RAIN WITH IMBEDDED THUNDERSHOWERS WAS FROM LAMPASAS AND KILLEEN DOWN TO AUSTIN. THE STRONGER THUNDERSHOWERS WERE NORTH OF BERTRAM AND WEST OF ROUND ROCK. THE RAIN AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THEY HAD DECREASED IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 10 AND 1030 AM CDT. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. WITHROW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 48 min |
| May 27, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 50 min |
| May 27, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 66 min |
| May 27, 9:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 57 min |
| May 27, 9:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 61 min |
| May 27, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Maverick | 68 min |
| May 27, 11:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Zavala | 62 min |
| May 27, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Webb | 63 min |
| May 27, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | La Salle | 62 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.