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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

March 7, 1995Comal County, Kendall County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 1995, 12:20 AM CST for Comal County, Kendall County, Texas. It was in force for 55 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 1995, 12:20 AM CST (06:20 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 1995, 1:15 AM CST
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Whole counties

Counties Comal County, TX, Kendall County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 234 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 1995-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 870 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 1995-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
870 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-268 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1012 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KSAT 070623 RRA
SVRSAT
TXC091-259-070715-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
1220 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  115 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH TEXAS
 
   ...COMAL COUNTY...KENDALL COUNTY
 
AT 1220 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS KENDALL COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO COMAL COUNTY IN THE NEXT
30 MINUTES.
 
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND ARE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL.  RESIDENTS OF KENDALL AND COMAL COUNTY SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTENING AND DAMAGING
WINDS FOR THE NEXT HOUR.
 
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY
OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.

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, Mar 6, 10:51 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>194-208-209-070550-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX
1050 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995

...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL TEXAS...

AT 1045 PM SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER
CENTRAL TEXAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR DEL RIO AND WERE MOVING
EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. NO SEVERE STORMS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS TIME
IN CENTRAL TEXAS.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THESE HSTORMS. SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

TSCHIRHART
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 11:30 PM CST, 50 minutes before
TXZ168>173-188>193-204>208-219>224-228>233-246-071200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
1130 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL
6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR MOST AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE WATCH INCLUDES
THE CITIES OF SAN ANTONIO...AUSTIN...BEEVILLE...AND VICTORIA.  A LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED WEST OF SAN ANTONIO DURING THE PAST HOUR AND
IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINS WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MILES
AND HAIL DURING THE PAST HOUR.

PEOPLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CASE WARNING ARE REQUIRED.
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 11:32 PM CST, 48 minutes before
TXZ168>173-188>193-204>208-219>224-228>233-246-071200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
1130 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL
6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR MOST AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE WATCH INCLUDES
THE CITIES OF SAN ANTONIO...AUSTIN...BEEVILLE...AND VICTORIA.  A LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED WEST OF SAN ANTONIO DURING THE PAST HOUR AND
IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINS WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MILES
AND HAIL DURING THE PAST HOUR.

PEOPLE IN AND NE~AR THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CASE WARNING ARE REQUIRED.
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 11:58 PM CST, 22 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>194-208-209-070700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR HEADER WORDING...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX
1158 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM...

AT 1145 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS IN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL TEXAS
UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS... BASTROP...
BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...HAYS...LEE...LLANO...
TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON.  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM HONDO
TO BROWNWOOD AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE
STRONGER STROMS WERE NEAR HONDO AND WILL AFFECT CALDWELL AND HAYS
COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

KNOW YOUR COUNTY AND THE COUNTIES IMMEDIATELY AROUND YOU. WE ISSUE
WARNINGS AT THIS SCALE...EVEN THOUGH THE STORM MAY ONLY AFFECT A SMALL
PORTION OF THE COUNTY AT ANY ONE TIME.

TSCHIRHART
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 11:59 PM CST, 21 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>194-208-209-070700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX
1158 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM...

AT 1145 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS IN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL TEXAS
UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS... BASTROP...
BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...HAYS...LEE...LLANO...
TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON.  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM HONDO
TO BROWNWOOD AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE
STRONGER STROMS WERE NEAR HONDO AND WILL AFFECT CALDWELL AND HAYS
COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

KNOW YOUR COUNTY AND THE COUNTIES IMMEDIATELY AROUND YOU. WE ISSUE
WARNINGS AT THIS SCALE...EVEN THOUGH THE STORM MAY ONLY AFFECT A SMALL
PORTION OF THE COUNTY AT ANY ONE TIME.

TSCHIRHART
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 12:17 AM CST, 3 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>194-208-209-070700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR HEADER WORDING...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX
1158 PM CST MON MAR 6 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM...

AT 1145 PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS IN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL TEXAS
UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS... BASTROP...
BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...HAYS...LEE...LLANO...
TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON.  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM HONDO
TO BROWNWOOD AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE
STRONGER STROMS WERE NEAR HONDO AND WILL AFFECT CALDWELL AND HAYS
COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

KNOW YOUR COUNTY AND THE COUNTIES IMMEDIATELY AROUND YOU. WE ISSUE
WARNINGS AT THIS SCALE...EVEN THOUGH THE STORM MAY ONLY AFFECT A SMALL
PORTION OF THE COUNTY AT ANY ONE TIME.

TSCHIRHART

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 10:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney60 min
Mar 6, 10:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXUvalde, Zavala57 min
Mar 6, 11:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Frio, Medina57 min
Mar 6, 11:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar66 min
Mar 7, 12:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Frio55 min
Mar 7, 1:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGuadalupe58 min
Mar 7, 1:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXCaldwell, Hays55 min
Mar 7, 1:06 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilson69 min
Mar 7, 1:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGonzales64 min
Mar 7, 1:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Travis58 min
Mar 7, 1:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLavaca37 min
Mar 7, 1:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLee62 min
Mar 7, 2:16 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFayette55 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

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.