Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 193, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 1998, 5:51 PM CDT for Caldwell County, Texas. It was in force for 64 min. 3 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
- Jul 14, 1998, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 1998, 6:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Caldwell County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 6:15 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Luling, TX | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in the Luling area. One building collapsed as a result of the downburst. The storms also produced large hail across the county. |
| Jul 14, 6:15 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Luling, TX | |
| Jul 14, 6:35 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Lockhart, 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
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 236 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
- 1545 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 977 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
624 WUUS1 KSAT 142253 RRA SVRSAT TXC055-142355- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 551 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CALDWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL 655 PM CDT * AT AT 550 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED NEAR LOCKHART... BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR... MOVING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. * SOME CITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE... LOCKHART MARTINDALE FENTRESS LULING 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, Jul 14, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
326 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 PM BERTRAM TX 1 INCH HAIL
07/14/98 BURNET REPORTED BY AUSTIN MEDIA.Local storm report, Jul 14, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
326 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 PM BERTRAM TX 1 INCH HAIL
07/14/98 BURNET REPORTED BY AUSTIN MEDIA.Special weather statement, Jul 14, 5:30 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-151100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 530 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WITH DAMAGING WINDS..HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DOT THE AREA AGAIN WEDNESDAY AS LOW LEVEL BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS STORMS SERVE AS FOCUS IN A SUPER HEATED..UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD AVERAGE NEARLY AN INCH IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH NEAR 2 INCHES IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ENCOMPASSING THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND SOUTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AREAS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DEL RIO..BRACKETTVILLE.. CARRIZO SPRINGS..CRYSTAL CITY..EAGLE PASS AND UVALDE. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR THE 80 DEGREE MARK WHILE HEAT INDEX VALUES WEDNESDAY CONTINUE IN THE 110 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE. 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, Jul 14, 5:30 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-151100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 530 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WITH DAMAGING WINDS..HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DOT THE AREA AGAIN WEDNESDAY AS LOW LEVEL BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS STORMS SERVE AS FOCUS IN A SUPER HEATED..UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD AVERAGE NEARLY AN INCH IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH NEAR 2 INCHES IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ENCOMPASSING THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND SOUTHWEST HILL COUNTRY AREAS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DEL RIO..BRACKETTVILLE.. CARRIZO SPRINGS..CRYSTAL CITY..EAGLE PASS AND UVALDE. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR THE 80 DEGREE MARK WHILE HEAT INDEX VALUES WEDNESDAY CONTINUE IN THE 110 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE. 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, Jul 14, 5:36 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
536 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 PM BERTRAM TX 1 INCH HAIL
07/14/98 BURNET REPORTED BY MEDIA.
0435 PM PAIGE TX WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 BASTROP TELEPHONE POLES BLOWN OVER
REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
0525 PM FAYETTEVILLE TX WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 FAYETTE TREES DOWN BLOWN DOWN
BLOCKING FM 955
REPORTED BY SHERIFF.Local storm report, Jul 14, 5:36 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
536 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0245 PM BERTRAM TX 1 INCH HAIL
07/14/98 BURNET REPORTED BY MEDIA.
0435 PM PAIGE TX WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 BASTROP TELEPHONE POLES BLOWN OVER
REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
0525 PM FAYETTEVILLE TX WIND DAMAGE
07/14/98 FAYETTE TREES DOWN BLOWN DOWN
BLOCKING FM 955
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet, Travis | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette | 61 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.