Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Nov 14, 2001, 4:08 PM CST (22:08 UTC)

Expired

Nov 14, 2001, 5:15 PM CST

In force

67 min

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Bexar County, TX, Medina County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS54 KEWX 142210
SVRSAT
TXC029-325-142315-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
408 PM CST WED NOV 14 2001

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

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS...
  BEXAR
  MEDINA

* UNTIL 515 PM CST

* AT 408 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A   
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HONDO...MOVING TOWARD THE 
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
  OVER HONDO AT 420 PM
  OVER MEDINA LAKE AT 445 PM
  NEAR HELOTES AND LEON SPRINGS AT 5 PM 
  
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.

VERY LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...PUT YOUR CAR IN A GARAGE AND MOVE TO A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 14, 3:16 PM CST, 52 minutes earlier.

SOUTH CENTRAL FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
316 PM CST WED NOV 14 2001

UPPER LOW WILL PERSIST AROUND THE EL PASO AREA THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH ETA SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFTING NORTHEAST THE
EARLIEST.  FAVOR THE AVN AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER TOP OF LOW AND
SPLIT FLOW DOES NOT DEVELOP OFF THE WEST COAST UNTIL THE WEEKEND TO
LIFT OUT.  UNTIL THEN...SHORT-WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW...THE
LOW LEVEL JET...AND A DIFFLUENT UPPER FLOW WILL INTERACT WITH PWS OF
1.2 TO 1.5 INCHES TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.  FOR TONIGHT...WILL MENTION SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE DUE
ONGOING THREAT OF VERTICAL SHEAR AND LOW WBZ HEIGHTS.  INTO FRIDAY...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO MENTIONED...ALTHOUGH WILL LEAVE OUT FLASH
FLOOD WATCH AS FOR NOW SOILS FAIRLY DRY AND NO LOW LEVEL FOCUS.  OVER
THE WEEKEND...THE SPLIT FLOW WILL CAUSE THE LOW TO OPEN AND LIFT
OUT...HOWEVER...WEAK SHORT-WAVES KEEP POPS GOING INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND DRIES THINGS OUT.  FOR CCF
TEMPERATURES...WILL GO WITH A BLEND...ALTHOUGH CATEGORY WARMER ON
HIGHS SOUTH CENTRAL DUE SOME BREAKS IN CLOUDS.

PRELIMS...
AUS  061/075 060/075 058  68664
SAT  063/075 062/075 060  68664
DRT  061/071 060/071 060  77764

.EWX...NONE.

04/03

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