Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 1997, 9:31 PM CDT for Val Verde County, Texas. It was in force for 119 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 1997, 9:31 PM CDT (02:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 1997, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Val Verde County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 10:00 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Del Rio, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 4724 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 10.2
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 14, 5:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-151130- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 600 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 HAZARDOUS WEATHER IN THE FORM OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS AREA INCLUDING VAL VERDE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DEL RIO. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED BUT COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS IF AND WHERE THEY DO OCCUR. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES. THE REMNANTS OF PACIFIC TROPICAL STORM BLANCA HAVE MOVED FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEXAS. AND THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. NEARBY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS INCLUDE: FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS...FROM MIDLAND...LBBSPSMAF FOR THE CONCHO VALLEY...FROM SAN ANGELO...LBBSPSSJT FOR NORTH TEXAS...FROM FORT WORTH...FTWSPSFTW FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...FROM HOUSTON/GALVESTON...SATSPSHOU FOR COASTAL BEND/RIO GRANDE PLAINS...FROM CORPUS CHRISTI...SATSPSCRP THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NORMALLY WILL BE UPDATED BY MEANS OF THE ZONE FORECASTS...SlHORT TERM FORECAST...WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ITSELF WILL BE UPDATED ONLY IF UNEXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER DEVELOPS OR IF EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER NO LONGER IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-151130- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 600 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 HAZARDOUS WEATHER IN THE FORM OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS AREA INCLUDING VAL VERDE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DEL RIO. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED BUT COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS IF AND WHERE THEY DO OCCUR. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES. THE REMNANTS OF PACIFIC TROPICAL STORM BLANCA HAVE MOVED FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEXAS. AND THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. NEARBY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS INCLUDE: FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS...FROM MIDLAND...LBBSPSMAF FOR THE CONCHO VALLEY...FROM SAN ANGELO...LBBSPSSJT FOR NORTH TEXAS...FROM FORT WORTH...FTWSPSFTW FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...FROM HOUSTON/GALVESTON...SATSPSHOU FOR COASTAL BEND/RIO GRANDE PLAINS...FROM CORPUS CHRISTI...SATSPSCRP THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NORMALLY WILL BE UPDATED BY MEANS OF THE ZONE FORECASTS...SHORT TERM FORECAST...WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ITSELF WILL BE UPDATED ONLY IF UNEXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER DEVELOPS OR IF EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER NO LONGER IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-151130- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 700 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR THE WESTERN COUNTIES... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM... MENARD... KIMBLE... REAL... EDWARDS... VAL VERDE... THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MENARD... JUNCTION... LEAKEY... ROCKSPRINGS... DEL RIO. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IN THE FORM OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOR THIS AREA WITH LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS... ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES. THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE FROM WEST TEXAS WERE REMNANTS OF PACIFIC TROPICAL STORM BLANCA HAVE BEEN PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS... HAIL... HIGH WINDS... AND TORNADOES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. NEARBY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS INCLUDE: FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS...FROM MIDLAND...LBBSPSMAF FOR THE CONCHO VALLEY...FROM SAN ANGELO...LBBSPSSJT FOR NORTH TEXAS...FROM FORT WORTH...FTWSPSFTW FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...FROM HOUSTON/GALVESTON...SATSPSHOU FOR COASTAL BEND/RIO GRANDE PLAINS...FROM CORPUS CHRISTI...SATSPSCRP THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NORMALLY WILL BE UPDATED BY MEANS OF THE ZONE FORECASTS...SHORT TERM FORECAST...WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ITSELF WILL BE UPDATED ONLY IF UNEXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER DEVELOPS OR IF EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER NO LONGER IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-151130- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 700 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR THE WESTERN COUNTIES... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM... MENARD... KIMBLE... REAL... EDWARDS... VAL VERDE... THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MENARD... JUNCTION... LEAKEY... ROCKSPRINGS... DEL RIO. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IN THE FORM OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOR THIS AREA WITH LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS... ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES. THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE FROM WEST TEXAS WERE REMNANTS OF PACIFIC TROPICAL STORM BLANCA HAVE BEEN PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS... HAIL... HIGH WINDS... AND TORNADOES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. NEARBY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS INCLUDE: FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS...FROM MIDLAND...LBBSPSMAF FOR THE CONCHO VALLEY...FROM SAN ANGELO...LBBSPSSJT FOR NORTH TEXAS...FROM FORT WORTH...FTWSPSFTW FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...FROM HOUSTON/GALVESTON...SATSPSHOU FOR COASTAL BEND/RIO GRANDE PLAINS...FROM CORPUS CHRISTI...SATSPSCRP THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NORMALLY WILL BE UPDATED BY MEANS OF THE ZONE FORECASTS...SHORT TERM FORECAST...WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ITSELF WILL BE UPDATED ONLY IF UNEXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER DEVELOPS OR IF EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER NO LONGER IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 9:30 PM CDT, 1 minute before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-151130- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 930 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM... MENARD... KIMBLE... REAL... EDWARDS... VAL VERDE... KINNEY... UVALDE... BANDERA... KERR... KENDALL... GILLESPIE... BLANCO... MASON,,, LLANO... BURNET... THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MENARD... JUNCTION... LEAKEY... ROCKSPRINGS... DEL RIO... BRACKETTVILLE... UVALDE... BANDERA... KERRVILLE... BOERNE... FREDERICKSBURG... JOHNSON CITY... MASON... LLANO... BURNET. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IN THE FORM OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOR THIS AREA WITH LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS... ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES. THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE FROM WEST TEXAS WERE REMNANTS OF PACIFIC TROPICAL STORM BLANCA HAVE BEEN PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS... HAIL... HIGH WINDS... AND TORNADOES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH AVERAGE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. NEARBY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS INCLUDE: FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS...FROM MIDLAND...LBBSPSMAF FOR THE CONCHO VALLEY...FROM SAN ANGELO...LBBSPSSJT FOR NORTH TEXAS...FROM FORT WORTH...FTWSPSFTW FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...FROM HOUSTON/GALVESTON...SATSPSHOU FOR COASTAL BEND/RIO GRANDE PLAINS...FROM CORPUS CHRISTI...SATSPSCRP THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NORMALLY WILL BE UPDATED BY MEANS OF THE ZONE FORECASTS...SHORT TERM FORECAST...WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ITSELF WILL BE UPDATED ONLY IF UNEXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER DEVELOPS OR IF EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER NO LONGER IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 9:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 119 min |
| Jun 14, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 61 min |
| Jun 14, 11:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney | 116 min |
| Jun 14, 11:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Maverick, Real, Uvalde | 116 min |
| Jun 14, 11:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kerr | 116 min |
| Jun 15, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Maverick | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 1:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 59 min |
| Jun 15, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar | 66 min |
| Jun 15, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 4:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.