Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 27, 1995, 10:13 PM CST for Fayette County, Texas. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 1995, 10:13 PM CST (04:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 1995, 11:00 PM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Fayette County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 548 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1179 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAUS 280414 RRA SVRAUS TXC149-280500- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 1013 PM CST MON FEB 27 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ...EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY AT 1010 PM A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR LA GRANGE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS LIKELY PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. LEACH WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...GET INSIDE. DON'T USE TELE- PHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS OF FLOODDED ROADWAYS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
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, Feb 27, 8:36 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
TXZ155-171-172-188-190-173-192-191-193-208-194-209-280400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 835 PM CST MON FEB 27 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ON A LINE FROM SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN TO COLLEGE STATION... AT 815 PM RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAINS FROM SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN TO COLLEGE STATION. THE MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE WEATHER PATTERNS OVER CENTRAL TEXAS ARE PRIME FOR THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO REMAIN OVER CENTRAL TEXAS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOME AREAS COULD PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS CAUSING LOW LYING AREAS TO FLOOD. CAMPERS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN ON HIGHER GROUND...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT CROSS LOW WATER CROSSINGS. MASTISON
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 8:57 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
TXZ192-208-194-209-280600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 857 PM CST MON FEB 27 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 850 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE TO LULING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE WEAKENED DURING THE PAST HOUR BUT ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND EASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE READY FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS OR FLOWS OVER THE ROAD. LEACH
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 9:09 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
TXZ192-193-208-194-209-280300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 909 PM CST MON FEB 27 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 9 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BASTROP TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF LOCKHART. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAI BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS ON ROADS IS POSSIBLE AS THES STORMS PASS. PEOPLE IN LEE...FAYETTE...BASTROP AND CALDWELL COUNTIES SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER AS THESE STORMS APPROACH. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE READY FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROADS...AND SHOULD AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS OR FLOWS OVER THE ROAD. LEACH
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 9:56 PM CST, 17 minutes before
TXZ192-208-194-209-280000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 354 PM CST MON FEB 27 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 850 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE TO LULING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE WEAKENED DURING THE PAST HOUR BUT ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND EASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE READY FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS OR FLOWS OVER THE ROAD. LEACH
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 9:57 PM CST, 16 minutes before
TXZ192-208-194-209-280600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 957 PM CST MON FEB 27 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 950 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE TO LULING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE WEAKENED DURING THE PAST HOUR BUT ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND EASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE READY FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS OR FLOWS OVER THE ROAD. LEACH
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 10:00 PM CST, 13 minutes before
TXZ192-208-194-209-280600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN TX 957 PM CST MON FEB 27 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... AT 950 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LA GRANGE TO LULING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE WEAKENED DURING THE PAST HOUR BUT ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND EASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE READY FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS OR FLOWS OVER THE ROAD. LEACH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 10:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 51 min |
| Feb 28, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 55 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.