Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 1995, 2:25 AM CST for Goliad County, Texas. It was in force for 50 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 1995, 2:25 AM CST (08:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 1995, 3:15 AM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Goliad County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KVCT 130824 RRA SVRVCT TXC175-130915- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VICTORIA TX 225 AM CST MON MAR 13 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN VICTORIA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...GOLIAD COUNTY AT 215 AM CST VICTORIA RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VICTORIA NEAR BERCLAIR. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCTING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL GOLIAD COUNTY FROM BERCLAIR TO THE CITY OF GOLIAD. TAKE SHELTER FROM THIS DANGEROUS STORM IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED SHELTER. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGIN&G WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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, 11:49 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
TXZ239-130630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX 1147 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 5 AM CST... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR FRIO AND LASALLE COUNTIES... AT 1145PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING NORTH OF LAREDO IN NORTHERN WEBB COUNTY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 11:55 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-194-193-208-209-130700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1155 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 1150 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN COVERED A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL TEXAS WEST OF A THRALL TO BASTROP AND LULING LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NOTED IN EASTERN BURNET AND WESTERN WILLIAMSON... THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINS...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WIND OF 40 MPH. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MERGING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND IF THIS CONTINUES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL FOR HAYS... TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES COULD INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. LUNA
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 11:56 PM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-194-193-208-209-130700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1155 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 1150 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN COVERED A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL TEXAS WEST OF A THRALL TO BASTROP AND LULING LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NOTED IN EASTERN BURNET AND WESTERN WILLIAMSON... THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINS...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WIND OF 40 MPH. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MERGING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND IF THIS CONTINUES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL FOR HAYS... TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES COULD INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. LUNA
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 12:51 AM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-194-193-208-209-130800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1250 PM CST SUN MAR 12 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 1248 PM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE 50 MILES EAST AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FOUND IN WESTERN WILLIAMSON NEAR LIBERTY HILL...ROUND ROCK...LOCKHART AND BLANCO. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS OF 40 MPH. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MERGING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND IF THIS CONTINUES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL FOR HAYS... TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES COULD INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. LUNA
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 1:50 AM CST, 35 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-194-193-208-209-130900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 150 AM CST MON MAR 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 145 AM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 AREA JUST SOUTH OF AUSTIN AND NEAR ROUND ROCK. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS OF 35 MPH. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS FROM SAN MARCOS NORTH TO AUSTIN AND GEORGETOWN HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BY 3 AM. LUNA
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 1:51 AM CST, 34 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-194-193-208-209-130900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 150 AM CST MON MAR 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 145 AM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 AREA JUST SOUTH OF AUSTIN AND NEAR ROUND ROCK. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS OF 35 MPH. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS FROM SAN MARCOS NORTH TO AUSTIN AND GEORGETOWN HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1/ 4 TO 1/2 INCH. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BY 3 AM. LUNA
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, 9:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 46 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, 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.