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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

March 7, 1995Guadalupe County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 1995, 1:02 AM CST for Guadalupe County, Texas. It was in force for 58 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 1995, 1:02 AM CST (07:02 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 1995, 2:00 AM CST
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Guadalupe County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 1995-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1220 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 1995-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1220 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-228 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KSAT 070705 RRA
SVRSAT
TXC187-070800-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
102 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  200 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTH TEXAS
 
   ...GUADALUPE COUNTY
 
AT 100 AM CST NATIOANL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO GUADALUPE COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING TOWARD
THE EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MILES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE HAIL
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CANN 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.

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, 11:30 PM CST, 1 hour 32 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, 1 hour 30 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, 1 hour 4 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, 1 hour 3 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, 45 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 7, 12:53 AM CST, 9 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>194-208-209-070155-

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

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MARCH ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM...

AT 1250 AM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM JUST NORTH OF SAN ANTONIO TO
BLANCO AND FROM MASON TO PRIDDY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AND
NORTHEAST AT 27 MILES PER HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY CROSS THE HILL COUNTRY. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WERE OVER BLANCO...SOUTHWEST OF LAMPASAS AND JUST SOUTHEAST OF
PRIDDY.

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

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, 12:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal, Kendall55 min
Mar 7, 12:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Frio55 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.