Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 12, 1995, 9:44 PM CST for Uvalde County, Texas. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 1995, 9:44 PM CST (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 1995, 10:30 PM CST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Uvalde County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 1127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1462 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSAT 130346 RRA SVRSAT TXC463-130430- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 944 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH TEXAS ...UVALDE COUNTY AT 945 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN UVALDE COUNTY MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 25 MPH. 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. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...TAtKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE AS MUCH DAMAGE AS A TORNADO.
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 12, 7:39 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
TXZ155-171>173-188-190>192-194-209-130400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 735 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2 AM FOR TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...HAYS...BURNET... BLANCO...SAN SABA...LLANO AND GILLESPIE... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR LEE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY... AT 735 PM LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR CAMERON TO 10 MILES EAST OF GIDDINGS TO NEAR COLUMBUS. OTHER LIGHT SHOWERS WERE FROM MARBLE FALLS TO NEAR SAN MARCOS. THE SHOWERS WERE ALL MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE WEST OF A LINE FROM BROWNWOOD TO BRADY TO UVALDE. AS THOSE STORMS MOVE EAST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE STORMS MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. LEACH
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 8:48 PM CST, 56 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-194-209-130445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 848 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...HAYS... BURNET...BLANCO...LLANO...SAN SABA AND GILLIESPIE COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY FOR LEE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 840 PM A LARGE AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS WEST OF A LINE FROM RICHLAND SPRINGS TO KERRVILLE. THE AREA WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AS THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY BY 915 PM. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM CAMERON TO GIDDINGS TO SCHULENBURG AND FROM LOCKHART TO LULING. LIGHT SHOWERS WERE SCATTERED OVER WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES. LEACH
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 9:29 PM CST, 15 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-194-209-130500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 930 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...HAYS... BURNET...BLANCO...LLANO...SAN SABA AND GILLIESPIE COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW INCLUDES TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...HAYS...BLANCO... BURNET...SAN SABA...LLANO...GILLESPIE...LEE...BASTROP...CALDWELL AND FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 925 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM NORTHERN SAN SABA COUNTY NEAR RICHLAND SPRINGS TO MASON TO HARPER IN WESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE AREA OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING THROUGH GILLESPIE...LLANO AND SAN SABA COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM. LEACH
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 9:30 PM CST, 14 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-194-209-130500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 930 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...HAYS... BURNET...BLANCO...LLANO...SAN SABA AND GILLIESPIE COUNTIES... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW INCLUDES TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON...HAYS...BLANCO... BURNET...SAN SABA...LLANO...GILLESPIE...LEE...BASTROP...CALDWELL AND FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 925 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM NORTHERN SAN SABA COUNTY NEAR RICHLAND SPRINGS TO MASON TO HARPER IN WESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE AREA OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING THROUGH GILLESPIE...LLANO AND SAN SABA COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM. LEACH
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 9:40 PM CST, 4 minutes before
TXZ183-130445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 940 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM CST MONDAY MORNING... AT 935 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT SAN ANGELO INDICATED NO PRECIPITATION IN VAL VERDE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS REPORTED EARLIER HAD MOVED EAST OF VAL VERDE COUNTY. BOATERS AND FISHERMEN ON LAKE AMISTAD AND SURROUNDING RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. REMEMEBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND CABLE TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 9:41 PM CST, 3 minutes before
TXZ183-130445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEL RIO TX 940 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM CST MONDAY MORNING... AT 935 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT SAN ANGELO INDICATED NO PRECIPITATION IN VAL VERDE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS REPORTED EARLIER HAD MOVED EAST OF VAL VERDE COUNTY. BOATERS AND FISHERMEN ON LAKE AMISTAD AND SURROUNDING RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. REMEMEBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND CABLE TV FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 66 min |
| Mar 12, 7:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 7:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Maverick | 66 min |
| Mar 12, 8:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 63 min |
| Mar 12, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Maverick | 57 min |
| Mar 12, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Real | 67 min |
| Mar 12, 9:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 68 min |
| Mar 12, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 10:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 64 min |
| Mar 12, 11:06 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 2 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, La Salle | 61 min |
| Mar 12, 11:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 11:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 69 min |
| Mar 13, 12:55 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Goliad | 50 min |
| Mar 13, 3:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Fayette | 50 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.