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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 11, 1995Kendall County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 1995, 12:44 AM CDT for Kendall County, Texas. It was in force for 61 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 1995, 12:44 AM CDT (05:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 1995, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Kendall County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 215 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 1995-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3268 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 1995-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 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
3268 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 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 110545 RRA
SVRSAT
TXC029-259-325-110645-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1244 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  145 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
 
   ...BEXAR COUNTY...KENDALL COUNTY...MEDINA COUNTY
 
AT 1240 AM CDT..DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING INTO NORTHWEST KENDALL COUNTY. THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST BEXAR AND NORTHWEST MEDINA COUNTIES IN THE
NEXT FEW MINUTES.  THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS HAD A HISTORY
OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND SOME LARGE HAIL. THIS LINE
OF STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
 
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.

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 10, 7:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
TXZ171>173-188-190>192-110100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
705 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR BURNET AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 705 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NO STORMS WITHIN THIS AREA.
HOWEVER THERE ARE STRONG STORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN REACHES OF
THE HILL COUNTRY.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES
AN HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 7:13 PM CDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
TXZ171>173-188-190>192-110100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
705 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR BURNET AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 705 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NO STORMS WITHIN THIS AREA.
HOWEVER THERE ARE STRONG STORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN REACHES OF
THE HILL COUNTRY.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES
AN HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 10:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-110530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1042 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 5 AM CDT...

AT 1030 PM CDT...A STRONG GUST FRONT WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH
THROUGH KINNEY AND EDWARDS COUNTY.  THE GUST FRONT PRECEEDED A LINE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS... AND
DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WHICH EXTENDED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
REACHES OF THE HILL COUNTRY FROM NORTH OF DEL RIO EASTWARD TO
ROCKSPRINGS TO MASON.

ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY...THE SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS
ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 AM CDT FOR THE HILL
COUNTRY.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT THE
DAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS AND ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT NEAR
15 MPH.  THE STORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LATE-SEASON COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE HILL COUNTRY OVERNIGHT
AND INTO SOUTH TEXAS DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.

STAYED TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 10:44 PM CDT, 2 hours before
TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-110530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1042 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 5 AM CDT...

AT 1030 PM CDT...A STRONG GUST FRONT WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH
THROUGH KINNEY AND EDWARDS COUNTY.  THE GUST FRONT PRECEEDED A LINE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS... AND
DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WHICH EXTENDED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
REACHES OF THE HILL COUNTRY FROM NORTH OF DEL RIO EASTWARD TO
ROCKSPRINGS TO MASON.

ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY...THE SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS
ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 AM CDT FOR THE HILL
COUNTRY.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT THE
DAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS AND ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT NEAR
15 MPH.  THE STORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LATE-SEASON COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE HILL COUNTRY OVERNIGHT
AND INTO SOUTH TEXAS DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.

STAYED TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:12 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
TXZ171>173-184>192-202>206-218-110615-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1212 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MUCH OF CENTRAL TEXAS...

AT 1210 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE FROM STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTH OF BURNET TO FREDERICKSBURG
TO UVALDE TO EAGLE PASS. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES
AN HOUR AND SHOULD MOVE INTO THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN
AREAS IN 1 TO 2 HOURS.

THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF
THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:22 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
TXZ171>173-184>192-202>206-218-110615-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1212 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MUCH OF CENTRAL TEXAS...

AT 1210 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE FROM STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTH OF BURNET TO FREDERICKSBURG
TO UVALDE TO EAGLE PASS. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES
AN HOUR AND SHOULD MOVE INTO THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN
AREAS IN 1 TO 2 HOURS.

THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.
PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF
THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde56 min
Jun 10, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano58 min
Jun 10, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGillespie62 min
Jun 11, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco61 min
Jun 11, 12:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXUvalde56 min
Jun 11, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar, Medina61 min
Jun 11, 1:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXHays, Travis56 min
Jun 11, 1:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera4 hr
Jun 11, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar66 min
Jun 11, 1:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal64 min
Jun 11, 1:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXCaldwell, Guadalupe59 min
Jun 11, 1:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBexar2 hr
Jun 11, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFayette, Gonzales58 min
Jun 11, 2:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFrio, La Salle69 min
Jun 11, 2:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilson69 min
Jun 11, 2:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLee54 min
Jun 11, 2:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXZavala58 min
Jun 11, 2:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa68 min
Jun 11, 2:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDeWitt, Lavaca69 min
Jun 11, 2:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKarnes69 min
Jun 11, 3:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGoliad, Victoria56 min
Jun 11, 4:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXCalhoun65 min
Jun 11, 4:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXGoliad, Victoria117 min
Jun 11, 4:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXCalhoun117 min
Jun 11, 4:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWebb65 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.