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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

April 3, 2000Atascosa County, Karnes County, Wilson County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2000, 12:36 AM CDT for Atascosa County, Karnes County, Wilson County, Texas. It was in force for 69 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2000, 12:36 AM CDT (05:36 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2000, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
69 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Atascosa County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Wilson County, TX

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 3, 1:05 AM CDTHail 1.25Panna Maria, TXLarge hail, driven by strong winds, caused widespread damage to windows of homes and vehicles in and around Panna Maria. Damage was also reported to gardens and crops in the area.

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 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2000-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 480 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2000-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
480 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-208 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

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

461 
WUUS54 KEWX 030536
SVRSAT
TXC013-255-493-030645-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1236 AM CDT MON APR 3 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS...
  WILSON COUNTY
  ATASCOSA COUNTY
  KARNES COUNTY

* UNTIL 145 AM CDT

* AT 1236 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMPBELLTON...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FALLS CITY AROUND 100 AM CDT

IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER
AWAY FROM CREEK BEDS AND OTHER FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

.END/ LAT...LON 2903 9848 2869 9832 2890 9780 2933 9815

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet40 min
Apr 2, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFrio, Medina, Zavala44 min
Apr 2, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXHays, Travis45 min
Apr 2, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar66 min
Apr 2, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Frio, Medina45 min
Apr 2, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal, Hays59 min
Apr 2, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGuadalupe62 min
Apr 2, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar66 min
Apr 3, 12:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBexar4 hr
Apr 3, 1:10 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXDeWitt, Karnes50 min

Nearby

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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.