Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 175, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 1998, 6:52 PM CDT for Fayette County, Texas. It was in force for 63 min. 2 reports 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 5, 1998, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 1998, 7:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Fayette County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:00 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Cistern, TX | |
| Jun 5, 7:15 PM CDT | Hail 2 | Muldoon, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 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
- 2494 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -323 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
329 WUUS1 KSAT 052353 RRA SVRSAT TXC149-060055- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 652 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL 755 PM CDT * AT 650 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CISTERN EAST OF FM 304... BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR... MOVING NORTHEAST 25 MPH. * SOME CITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE... CISTERN MULDOUN LA GRANGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL... DEADLY LIGHTNING... AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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 5, 5:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-071100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 535 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY NEAR A LAREDO TO CORPUS CHRISTI LINE ON SATURDAY. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS HOME PAGE OF THE INTERNET WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX OR TUNE TO THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY BETWEEN 162.400 MHZ AND 162.550 MHZ.
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-071100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 535 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY NEAR A LAREDO TO CORPUS CHRISTI LINE ON SATURDAY. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. 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. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS HOME PAGE OF THE INTERNET WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX OR TUNE TO THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY BETWEEN 162.400 MHZ AND 162.550 MHZ.
Local storm report, Jun 5, 6:25 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
525 PM CST FRI JUN 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0315 PM SISTERDALE TX 2 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 KENDALL SHATTERED WINDOWS REPORTED
BY SPOTTER.
0330 PM KENDALIA TX 1 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 KENDALL REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0346 PM FISCHER TX 1 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 COMAL REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0350 PM CANYON LAKE TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 COMAL REPORTED BY MEDIA.
0410 PM GEORGETOWN TX .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 WILLIAMSON REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
0420 PM SAN MARCOS TX .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 HAYS REP05/98 CALDWELL SPOTTED BY OFF DUTY
OFFICER EAST OF HWY 80
ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF
LOCKHART.
0448 PM LOCKHART TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 CALDWELL NUMEROUS WINDOWS
SHATTERED.
0500 PM MC MAHAN TX TORNADO
06/05/98 CALDWELL REPORTED BY SHERIFF ALONG
HWY 86 NUMEROUS TREES
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.
0520 PM SMITHVILLE TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 BASTROP REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
0521 PM FLATONIA TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 FAYETTE REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0521 PM FLATONIA TX FUNNEL CLOUD
06/05/98 FAYETTE REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0521 PM FLATONIA TX WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 FAYETTE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0535 PM GEORGETOWN TX .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 WILLIAMSON REPORTED BY SHERIFF.Local storm report, Jun 5, 6:25 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
525 PM CST FRI JUN 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0315 PM SISTERDALE TX 2 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 KENDALL SHATTERED WINDOWS REPORTED
BY SPOTTER.
0330 PM KENDALIA TX 1 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 KENDALL REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0346 PM FISCHER TX 1 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 COMAL REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0350 PM CANYON LAKE TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 COMAL REPORTED BY MEDIA.
0410 PM GEORGETOWN TX .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 WILLIAMSON REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
0420 PM SAN MARCOS TX .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 HAYS REP05/98 CALDWELL SPOTTED BY OFF DUTY
OFFICER EAST OF HWY 80
ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF
LOCKHART.
0448 PM LOCKHART TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 CALDWELL NUMEROUS WINDOWS
SHATTERED.
0500 PM MC MAHAN TX TORNADO
06/05/98 CALDWELL REPORTED BY SHERIFF ALONG
HWY 86 NUMEROUS TREES
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.
0520 PM SMITHVILLE TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 BASTROP REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
0521 PM FLATONIA TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 FAYETTE REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0521 PM FLATONIA TX FUNNEL CLOUD
06/05/98 FAYETTE REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0521 PM FLATONIA TX WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 FAYETTE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0535 PM GEORGETOWN TX .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 WILLIAMSON REPORTED BY SHERIFF.The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 63 min |
| Jun 5, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Hays | 65 min |
| Jun 5, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Williamson | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco | 61 min |
| Jun 5, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Guadalupe | 61 min |
| Jun 5, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Caldwell | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Fayette, Gonzales | 58 min |
| Jun 5, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Williamson | 67 min |
| Jun 5, 5:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.