Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2002, 9:00 PM CST for Dimmit County, Texas. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2002, 9:00 PM CST (03:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2002, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Dimmit County, TX
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 932 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -500 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KEWX 200300 SVRSAT TXC127-200400- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 859 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS... DIMMIT * UNTIL 1000 PM CST * AT 859 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER DIMMIT COUNTY...ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARRIZO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 2841 9976 2824 9969 2825 9942 2862 9962
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 Mar 19, 8:21 PM CST, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 8:21 PM CST, 39 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
821 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002
SEVERE WEATHER ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF THE CWA AT THIS TIME. HAVE
SENT AN UPDATE TO REFLECT THE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL
MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE...LITTLE OR NO CHANGE TO ONGOING FORECAST.
CP/MF/NR/MB/DC/JB.
.EWX...TORNADO WATCH CENTRAL AND WEST UNTIL 03Z
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EAST UNTIL 06ZIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 19, 3:00 PM CST, 6 hours before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-192300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 300 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS REGION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BANDERA...EDWARDS...GILLESPIE...KERR...KINNEY...LLANO... MAVERICK...REAL...UVALDE...VAL VERDE. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BANDERA...BRACKETTVILLE...DEL RIO... EAGLE PASS...FREDERICKSBURG...KERRVILLE...LEAKEY...LLANO... ROCKSPRINGS...UVALDE AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...COUPLED WITH ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN FOCUS FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE TO THE NORTH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO AND THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING... WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR SPREADING OVER THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY. FOR INFORMATION ON WEATHER THREATS IN SURROUNDING AREAS...PLEASE REFER TO OUTLOOKS FROM OFFICES IN MIDLAND/ODESSA...SAN ANGELO... FORT WORTH...HOUSTON/GALVESTON AND CORPUS CHRISTI.
Special weather statement, Mar 19, 4:00 PM CST, 5 hours before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-200000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 400 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WITH TORNADOS...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL... COMAL...DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FRIO...GILLESPIE...GUADALUPE...HAYS... KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL... TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON...WILSON...ZAVALA. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...BANDERA...BASTROP... BOERNE...BRACKETTVILLE...BURNET...CARRIZO SPRINGS...CRYSTAL CITY... DEL RIO...EAGLE PASS...FLORESVILLE...FREDERICKSBURG...GEORGETOWN... HONDO...JOHNSON CITY...JOURDANTON...KERRVILLE...LEAKEY...LLANO... LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...PEARSALL...ROCKSPRINGS...SAN ANTONIO...SAN MARCOS...SEGUIN...UVALDE AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...COUPLED WITH ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING. SPOTTER NETWORKS MAY NEED TO BE ACTIVATED. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO AND THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING... WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR SPREADING OVER THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY. FOR INFORMATION ON WEATHER THREATS IN SURROUNDING AREAS...PLEASE REFER TO OUTLOOKS FROM OFFICES IN MIDLAND/ODESSA...SAN ANGELO... FORT WORTH...HOUSTON/GALVESTON AND CORPUS CHRISTI.
Local storm report, Mar 19, 7:27 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
727 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0659 PM HONDO TX 80 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
03/19/02 MEDINA
0707 PM HONDO TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/19/02 MEDINA REPORTED BY CO-OP OBSERVER
DCLocal storm report, Mar 19, 8:24 PM CST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
824 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0730 PM PEARSALL TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
03/19/02 FRIO REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0733 PM MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAN ANTONIO TX 63 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
03/19/02 BEXAR REPORTED BY SCHOOL
NETWORK
0748 PM BROOKS AFB TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
03/19/02 BEXAR REPORTED BY MEDIA
0750 PM LEON VALLEY
E ROAD AND LOOP 410 LEON VALLEY TX 2.00 INCH HAIL
03/19/02 BEXAR REPORTED BY HAMS
0740 PM KELLY AFB TX .75 INCH HAIL
03/19/02 BEXAR REPORTED BY METAR
METAR
0755 PM STINSON FIELD TX 67 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
03/19/02 BEXAR REPORTED BY METAR
0805 PM MARION TX
TRAINER HALLE ROAD BLDG ROOF BLOWN OFF
AND I 10 CAUSING I10 TO BE
CLOSED
REPORTED BY HAMS
DCLocal storm report, Mar 19, 8:40 PM CST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
840 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0426 PM LAUGHLIN AFB TX 1.25 INCH HAIL 03/19/02
VAL VERDE REPORTED BY METAR
0744 PM STINSON FIELD TX 77 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
03/19/02 BEXAR REPORTED BY METAR
0810 PM FLORESVILLE TX 75 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
03/19/02 WILSON REPORTED BY HAMS
DCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 6:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 6:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 42 min |
| Mar 19, 6:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 6:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Frio, Zavala | 35 min |
| Mar 19, 6:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 51 min |
| Mar 19, 7:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar | 57 min |
| Mar 19, 7:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 60 min |
| Mar 19, 7:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson | 54 min |
| Mar 19, 7:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Maverick | 62 min |
| Mar 19, 8:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Comal | 25 min |
| Mar 19, 8:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Hays | 61 min |
| Mar 19, 8:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 55 min |
| Mar 19, 8:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Travis | 57 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.