Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 1995, 2:36 AM CDT for Karnes County, Texas. It was in force for 69 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 1995, 2:36 AM CDT (07:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 1995, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Karnes County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 2273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 110737 RRA SVRSAT TXC123-255-285-110845- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 236 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...DEWITT COUNTY...KARNES COUNTY...LAVACA COUNTY A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL ENTER THE WARNED AREA SHORTLY. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND DIME TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 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. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FRE<QUENT 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, Jun 11, 12:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 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, 2 hours 14 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, 1:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
TXZ172-173-187-189>194-202>208-217>219-228-110715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 109 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 105 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM GEORGETOWN TO AUSTIN TO SAN ANTONIO TO CARRIZO SPRINGS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. DIME TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN GILLESPIE COUNTY AND DIME SIZE HAIL 10 MILES WEST OF LLANO. 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, 1:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
TXZ172-173-187-189>194-202>208-217>219-228-110715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 109 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 105 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM GEORGETOWN TO AUSTIN TO SAN ANTONIO TO CARRIZO SPRINGS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. DIME TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN GILLESPIE COUNTY AND DIME SIZE HAIL 10 MILES WEST OF LLANO. 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, 2:31 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
TXZ173-191>194-204>209-217>225-228>230-239-110830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 231 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 230 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM LAGRANGE TO SAN ANTONIO TO COTULLA TO NORTHWEST OF LAREDO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. 60 MILE AN HOUR WINDS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH FRIO...LASALLE AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES. 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, 2:36 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
TXZ173-191>194-204>209-217>225-228>230-239-110830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 231 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 230 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM LAGRANGE TO SAN ANTONIO TO COTULLA TO NORTHWEST OF LAREDO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. 60 MILE AN HOUR WINDS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH FRIO...LASALLE AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...HAIL... AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE A:REA. 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 56 min |
| Jun 10, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Llano | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 56 min |
| Jun 11, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis | 56 min |
| Jun 11, 1:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Guadalupe | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 1:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette, Gonzales | 58 min |
| Jun 11, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, La Salle | 69 min |
| Jun 11, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Wilson | 69 min |
| Jun 11, 2:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lee | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 2:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 58 min |
| Jun 11, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 68 min |
| Jun 11, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 69 min |
| Jun 11, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Goliad, Victoria | 56 min |
| Jun 11, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Calhoun | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 4:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Goliad, Victoria | 117 min |
| Jun 11, 4:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Calhoun | 117 min |
| Jun 11, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Webb | 65 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.