Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 15, 2001, 11:15 PM CST for Bastrop County, Lee County, Texas. It was in force for 75 min. No storm report in the archive falls 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.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2001, 11:15 PM CST (05:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2001, 12:30 AM CST
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Bastrop County, TX, Lee County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 284 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
874 WUUS54 KEWX 160515 SVRSAT TXC021-287-160630- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1115 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS... LEE BASTROP * UNTIL 1230 AM CST * AT 1115 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF GIDDINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE... 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON AT 1150 PM VERY HEAVY RAIN...INTENSE LIGHTNING...AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKLEY WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM HIGH AREAS...METAL OBJECTS...AND TALL ISOLATED TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. LAT...LON 3031 9742 3000 9715 3027 9673 3051 9696
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.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 15, 9:55 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 9:55 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 955 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001 TRAINING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS AT LEAST FALLEN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS, BUT IS LEAVING VERY DANGEROUS FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. MAIN THREAT FOR FLOODING FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT SHOULD BE OVER THE EASTERN HALF AS A NASTY COMPLEX OVER THE CRP/HGX AREA IS SHOWING SIGNS OF BACKBUILDING. WESTERN SECTIONS INCLUDING THE HILL COUNTRY LOOK TO BE ABLE TO RECOVER FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE RAINS BEGIN TO REFORM OVER THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY. WILL CONTINUE FFA AND HIGH POPS EAST WITH A SLIGHT LOWERING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE RECOVERY PERIOD OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN SECTIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT DROP MUCH LOWER DUE TO THE MOISTURE LEVELS EXPECT SOME FOG BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MENTION FOR NOW SINCE OTHER THREATS ARE MAKING THE FORECAST TOO WORDY AS IT IS. IF FOG GETS TO BE TOO DENSE, IT COULD MAKE OVERNIGHT TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN COMBINED WITH FLOODED ROADS. WILL TWEAK WINDS SLIGHTLY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE TEMPORARY MESOSCALE CHANGES IN THE WAKE OF THE COMPLEX EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR. .EWX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND HILL COUNTRY. 18/1
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 15, 7:34 PM CST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
734 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0944 AM CANYON LAKE TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 COMAL ROADS UNDERWATER WEST OF
HWY 181 AND NORTH OF CANYON
LAKE
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
1120 AM FREDERICKSBURG TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 GILLESPIE HWY 290 WEST BETWEEN
FREDERICKSBURG AND HARPER
CLOSED. WATER ONE FOOT DEEP
AT PLANT CREEK CROSSING
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
1255 PM KENEDY TX TORNADO
11/15/01 KARNES TORNADO AT TDJC
PRISONREPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0107 PM 2 S KENEDY TX FUNNEL CLOUD
11/15/01 KARNES FUNNEL CLOUD
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0325 PM BLANCO TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 BLANCO ALL COUNTY ROADS
CLOSED
REPORTED BY MEDIA
0348 PM AUSTIN TX TORNADO
11/15/01 TRAVIS TORNADO AT BEN WHITE AND I
35 IN AUSTIN. 3 LARGE
EVERGREEN TREES BROKEN OFF
AT THE ROOTS. NUMEROUS
MAILBOXES BLOWN OVER.
CARPORTS TORN UP INSIDE APT
COMPLEX
REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0420 PM BOERNE TX TORNADO
11/15/01 KENDALL HOUSE WITH ROOF OFF AT
BOERNE. RANCHER SAW TORNADO
AT FM 300 AND HWY 46.
REPORTED BY HAM
0940 AM WIMBERLY TX TORNADO
11/15/01 HAYS TORNADO REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0420 PM SAN ANTONIO TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 BEXAR DEZAVALA AND I 10
FLOODED
REPORTED BY HAM
0445 PM AUSTIN TX TORNADO
11/15/01 TRAVIS TORNADO NEAR YAGER
LANE
REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0501 PM AUSTIN TX TORNADO
11/15/01 TRAVIS TORNADO WITH DEBRIS AT 685
AND DESSAU
REPORTED BY PUBLIC PUBLIC
0515 PM ROCKSPRINGS TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 EDWARDS *** 1 DEAD ***
PREGNANT LADY DROWNED
REPORTED BY MEDIA
1000 AM BLANCO TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 BLANCO *** 1 DEAD ***
MAN IN PICKUP DROWNED
SOUTH OCBH
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ALocal storm report, Nov 15, 7:45 PM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
745 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0944 AM CANYON LAKE TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 COMAL ROADS UNDERWATER WEST OF
HWY 181 AND NORTH OF CANYON
LAKE
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
1120 AM FREDERICKSBURG TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 GILLESPIE HWY 290 WEST BETWEEN
FREDERICKSBURG AND HARPER
CLOSED. WATER ONE FOOT DEEP
AT PLANT CREEK CROSSING
REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
1255 PM KENEDY TX TORNADO
11/15/01 KARNES TORNADO AT TDJC
PRISONREPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0107 PM 2 S KENEDY TX FUNNEL CLOUD
11/15/01 KARNES FUNNEL CLOUD
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0325 PM BLANCO TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 BLANCO ALL COUNTY ROADS
CLOSED
REPORTED BY MEDIA
0348 PM AUSTIN TX TORNADO
11/15/01 TRAVIS TORNADO AT BEN WHITE AND I
35 IN AUSTIN. 3 LARGE
EVERGREEN TREES BROKEN OFF
AT THE ROOTS. NUMEROUS
MAILBOXES BLOWN OVER.
CARPORTS TORN UP INSIDE APT
COMPLEX
REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0420 PM BOERNE TX TORNADO
11/15/01 KENDALL HOUSE WITH ROOF OFF AT
BOERNE. RANCHER SAW TORNADO
AT FM 300 AND HWY 46.
REPORTED BY HAM
0940 AM WIMBERLY TX TORNADO
11/15/01 HAYS TORNADO REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0420 PM SAN ANTONIO TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 BEXAR DEZAVALA AND I 10
FLOODED
REPORTED BY HAM
0445 PM AUSTIN TX TORNADO
11/15/01 TRAVIS TORNADO NEAR YAGER
LANE
REPORTED BY PUBLIC
0501 PM AUSTIN TX TORNADO
11/15/01 TRAVIS TORNADO WITH DEBRIS AT 685
AND DESSAU
REPORTED BY PUBLIC PUBLIC
0515 PM ROCKSPRINGS TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 EDWARDS *** 1 DEAD ***
PREGNANT LADY DROWNED.
REPORT RECEIVED AT 0515 PM.
DEATH OCCURRED EARLY THIS
MORNING, TIME UNKNOWN
REPORTED BY MEDIA
1000 AM BLANCO TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 BLANCO *** 1 DEAD ***
MAN IN PICKUP DROWNED
SOUTH OF SH 102
REPORTED BY MEDIA
0540 PM GARDEN RIDGE TX FUNNEL CLOUD
11/15/01 COMAL FUNNEL CLOUD
REPORTED BY PUBLIC PUBLIC
DCLocal storm report, Nov 15, 9:52 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
952 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0920 PM 6 SE COUPLAND TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 LEE CR 302 IMPASSABLE
REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
0920 PM 6 SE COUPLAND TX FLASH FLOODS
11/15/01 WILLIAMSON CR 466 AND CR 477
IMPASSABLE
REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
DCSpecial weather statement, Nov 15, 11:13 PM CST, 2 minutes before
TXZ224-225-160600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1113 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS BEING REPORTED OVER PARTS OF LAVACA AND DEWITT COUNTIES.... AT 1050 PM...THE LAVACA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OUTFLOW WINDS OVER HALLETTSVILLE OF 30 TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH AROUND 1140 PM. RESIDENTS OF DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER LAVACA AND DEWITT COUNTIES LATER TONIGHT AND COULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE WINDS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 6:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Guadalupe | 73 min |
| Nov 15, 6:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar | 65 min |
| Nov 15, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Guadalupe, Wilson | 53 min |
| Nov 15, 9:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Lee and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 15, 11:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 2 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Lee | 2 hr |
| Nov 16, 12:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kendall, Kerr | 3 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001
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.