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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

February 25, 1998Bastrop County, Caldwell County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 25, 1998, 10:36 PM CST for Bastrop County, Caldwell County, Texas. It was in force for 69 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 25, 1998, 10:36 PM CST (04:36 UTC)
Expired: Feb 25, 1998, 11:45 PM CST
In force: 69 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area: Whole counties

Counties Bastrop County, TX, Caldwell County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 25, 8:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Feb 25, 9:30 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 249 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1002 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -324 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 828 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

326 
WUUS1 KSAT 260434 RRA
SVRSAT
TXC021-055-260545-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1036 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
 
   ...BASTROP COUNTY...CALDWELL COUNTY
 
RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN CALDWELL
AND WESTERN BASTROP COUNTIES AT 30 MPH. THESE STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS
CALDWELL AND BASTROP COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND ARE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES.
 
ALTHOUGH NO TORNADOES HAVE BEEN DETECTED WITH THIS STORM...A
TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND
OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING
SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.

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 25, 5:00 PM CST, 5 hours 36 minutes before

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-261200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
500 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF AN AUSTIN-
   SAN ANTONIO-BEEVILLE LINE...

THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS IN THE TEXAS HILL
COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
AND FLASH FLOODING, AND POSSIBLE TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT EXISTS WITH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

ANOTHER UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS TRACKING EASTWARD ACROSS FAR
WEST TEXAS AND WILL MOVE OVER THE MOISTURE-RICH ATMOSPHERE OF
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FOR
A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ALONG AND EAST OF AN AUSTIN-SAN
ANTONIO-BEEVILLE LINE AND FOR NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

AS THE STORMS DEVELOP TONIGHT, THEY WILL MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

THIS STORM SYSTEM AGAIN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER.
RESIDENTS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE VERY LATEST FORECAST AND ADVISORY ISSUED BY SOUTH TEXAS
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.  THESE BULLETINS WILL BE BROADCAST OVER TV
AND RADIO, PLUS CABLE TV, AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS.

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 FORECASTS, 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 CLOSEST NOAA
WEATHER RADIO STATION OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY BETWEEN 162.400 MHz
AND 162.550 MHz.

MARCH 1 THROUGH MARCH 7 HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
WEEK IN TEXAS.  BUT SEVERE WEATHER KNOWS NO CALENDAR BONDS, AND CAN
OCCUR ANYTIME OF THE YEAR, AND ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT.  THANKS
TO THE EFFECTS OF EL NINO IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY ACTIVE, AND ALL INDICATIONS MARCH, APRIL, MAY
AND EARLY JUNE WILL CONTINUE THIS TREND.

Special weather statement, Feb 25, 5:00 PM CST, 5 hours 36 minutes before

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-261200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
500 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF AN AUSTIN-
   SAN ANTONIO-BEEVILLE LINE...

THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS IN THE TEXAS HILL
COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
AND FLASH FLOODING, AND POSSIBLE TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT EXISTS WITH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

ANOTHER UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS TRACKING EASTWARD ACROSS FAR
WEST TEXAS AND WILL MOVE OVER THE MOISTURE-RICH ATMOSPHERE OF
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FOR
A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ALONG AND EAST OF AN AUSTIN-SAN
ANTONIO-BEEVILLE LINE AND FOR NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

AS THE STORMS DEVELOP TONIGHT, THEY WILL MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

THIS STORM SYSTEM AGAIN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER.
RESIDENTS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE VERY LATEST FORECAST AND ADVISORY ISSUED BY SOUTH TEXAS
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.  THESE BULLETINS WILL BE BROADCAST OVER TV
AND RADIO, PLUS CABLE TV, AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS.

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 FORECASTS, 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 CLOSEST NOAA
WEATHER RADIO STATION OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY BETWEEN 162.400 MHz
AND 162.550 MHz.

MARCH 1 THROUGH MARCH 7 HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
WEEK IN TEXAS.  BUT SEVERE WEATHER KNOWS NO CALENDAR BONDS, AND CAN
OCCUR ANYTIME OF THE YEAR, AND ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT.  THANKS
TO THE EFFECTS OF EL NINO IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY ACTIVE, AND ALL INDICATIONS MARCH, APRIL, MAY
AND EARLY JUNE WILL CONTINUE THIS TREND.

Local storm report, Feb 25, 8:21 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
820 PM CST WED FEB 26 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0555 PM    15 E COMSTOCK             TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98   VAL VERDE                      CAMPGROUND SHELTERS DESTROYED.
                                          ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH GUSTS

0750 PM    4 N FREDERICKSBURG        TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
02/26/98   GILLESPIE                      DPS REPORTED MARBLE TO
                                          GOLFBALL HAIL.

0805 PM    PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN          TX   .75 INCH HAIL
02/26/98   LLANO                          HAM REPORT

0820 PM    SABINAL                   TX   1 INCH HAIL
02/26/98   UVALDE                         REPORTED BY HWY DEPT

Local storm report, Feb 25, 10:10 PM CST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
1010 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0555 PM    15 E COMSTOCK             TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98   VAL VERDE                      CAMPGROUND SHELTERS
                                          DESTROYED. ESTIMATED
                                          50-60 MPH GUSTS.

0750 PM    4 N FREDERICKSBURG        TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98   GILLESPIE                      DPS REPORTED MARBLE TO
                                          GOLFBALL HAIL.

0805 PM    PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN          TX   .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98   LLANO                          HAM REPORT

0820 PM    SABINAL                   TX   1 INCH HAIL
02/25/98   UVALDE                         REPORTED BY HWY DEPT

0830 PM    FREDERICKSBURG            TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98   GILLESPIE                      ROOF DAMAGE TO APARTMENT
                                          BUILDING.

0900 PM   BURNET                     TX   TSTM WIND GUST
02/25/98  BURNET                          62 MPH GUST MEASURED BY
                                          SCHOOL NETWORK.

0900 PM   PIPE CREEK                 TX   .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98  BANDERA                         REPORTED BY A SPOTTER

0907 PM   DEVINE                     TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98  MEDINA                          REPORTED BY HAMS

0910 PM   INKS LAKE                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98  BURNET                          LCRA REPORTED TREES DOWN.

0912 PM   CASTROVILLE                TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98  MEDINA                          REPORTED BY HAMS

0924 PM   FRIO TOWN                  TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98  FRIO                            REPORTED BY SPOTTER

0935 PM   ROUND MOUNTAIN             TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98  BLANCO                          NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED
                                          TREES DOWN.

0950 PM   TAYLOR                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98  WILLIAMSON                      TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          HAMS. 60 MPH ESTIMATE.

Local storm report, Feb 25, 10:10 PM CST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
1010 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0555 PM    15 E COMSTOCK             TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98   VAL VERDE                      CAMPGROUND SHELTERS
                                          DESTROYED. ESTIMATED
                                          50-60 MPH GUSTS.

0750 PM    4 N FREDERICKSBURG        TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98   GILLESPIE                      DPS REPORTED MARBLE TO
                                          GOLFBALL HAIL.

0805 PM    PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN          TX   .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98   LLANO                          HAM REPORT

0820 PM    SABINAL                   TX   1 INCH HAIL
02/25/98   UVALDE                         REPORTED BY HWY DEPT

0830 PM    FREDERICKSBURG            TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98   GILLESPIE                      ROOF DAMAGE TO APARTMENT
                                          BUILDING.

0900 PM   BURNET                     TX   TSTM WIND GUST
02/25/98  BURNET                          62 MPH GUST MEASURED BY
                                          SCHOOL NETWORK.

0900 PM   PIPE CREEK                 TX   .75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98  BANDERA                         REPORTED BY A SPOTTER

0907 PM   DEVINE                     TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98  MEDINA                          REPORTED BY HAMS

0910 PM   INKS LAKE                  TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98  BURNET                          LCRA REPORTED TREES DOWN.

0912 PM   CASTROVILLE                TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98  MEDINA                          REPORTED BY HAMS

0924 PM   FRIO TOWN                  TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
02/25/98  FRIO                            REPORTED BY SPOTTER

0935 PM   ROUND MOUNTAIN             TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98  BLANCO                          NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED
                                          TREES DOWN.

0950 PM   TAYLOR                     TX   WIND DAMAGE
02/25/98  WILLIAMSON                      TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          HAMS. 60 MPH ESTIMATE.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 25, 6:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards	57 min
Feb 25, 6:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney	61 min
Feb 25, 7:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Real	62 min
Feb 25, 7:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Uvalde	68 min
Feb 25, 7:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Kerr	64 min
Feb 25, 7:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Gillespie, Llano	64 min
Feb 25, 8:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Medina	67 min
Feb 25, 8:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kendall	67 min
Feb 25, 8:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	EWX	Medina, Uvalde	64 min
Feb 25, 8:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar	66 min
Feb 25, 8:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Burnet	66 min
Feb 25, 8:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio, Zavala	66 min
Feb 25, 8:48 PM CST	Tornado Warning	EWX	Medina	57 min
Feb 25, 8:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Val Verde	38 min
Feb 25, 9:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Comal	59 min
Feb 25, 9:09 PM CST	Tornado Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar	51 min
Feb 25, 9:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Hays, Travis	64 min
Feb 25, 9:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Williamson	64 min
Feb 25, 9:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Guadalupe	57 min
Feb 25, 10:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar	57 min
Feb 25, 11:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio	52 min
Feb 25, 11:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Fayette	65 min
Feb 25, 11:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa	29 min
Feb 25, 11:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera	51 min
Feb 26, 12:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Comal	64 min
Feb 26, 12:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays	57 min
Feb 26, 12:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bastrop	64 min
Feb 26, 1:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Lavaca	45 min
Feb 26, 1:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Lee	45 min
Feb 26, 1:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar	34 min
Feb 26, 1:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Medina	33 min
Feb 26, 2:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson	69 min
Feb 26, 2:26 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Comal	64 min
Feb 26, 2:35 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Fayette, Lavaca	4 hr
Feb 26, 2:44 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Karnes	61 min
Feb 26, 2:49 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Caldwell, Gonzales	56 min
Feb 26, 3:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	DeWitt, Lavaca	59 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1998 Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.