Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 188, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 1998, 6:44 PM CDT for Lavaca County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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 15, 1998, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 1998, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lavaca County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 7:00 PM CDT | Hail 0.88 | Halletsville, 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 15, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 701 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -484 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1314 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
209 WUUS1 KSAT 152345 RRA SVRSAT TXC285-160045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 644 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LAVACA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL 745 PM CDT * AT 642 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF HALLETTSVILLE... BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR... MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * SOME CITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE... HALLETTSVILLE AT 655 PM CDT SUBLIME AT 700 PM CDT 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
Local storm report, Jun 15, 1:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
135 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1215 PM GONZALES 10S TX 1.50 INCH HAIL
06/15/98 GONZALES REPORTED BY RADIO STATIONLocal storm report, Jun 15, 1:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
135 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1215 PM GONZALES 10S TX 1.50 INCH HAIL
06/15/98 GONZALES REPORTED BY RADIO STATIONSpecial weather statement, Jun 15, 5:51 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-161100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 551 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM WACO TO AUSTIN TO LAREDO. THE STRONGER STORMS HAVE ALREADY HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. ALSO...TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE NEAR HALF AN INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND TAKE COVER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. 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 15, 5:51 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-161100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 551 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM WACO TO AUSTIN TO LAREDO. THE STRONGER STORMS HAVE ALREADY HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. ALSO...TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE NEAR HALF AN INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND TAKE COVER IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. 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 15, 5:55 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
555 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1215 PM GONZALES 10S TX 1.50 INCH HAIL
06/15/98 GONZALES REPORTED BY RADIO STATION
552 PM THOMASTON TX GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
06/15/98 DE WITT 1.50 INCH REPORTED BY TROOPERLocal storm report, Jun 15, 5:55 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
555 PM CDT MON JUN 15 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1215 PM GONZALES 10S TX 1.50 INCH HAIL
06/15/98 GONZALES REPORTED BY RADIO STATION
552 PM THOMASTON TX GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
06/15/98 DE WITT 1.50 INCH REPORTED BY TROOPERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 10:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Wilson | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Karnes | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 34 min |
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.