Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2003, 4:26 AM CDT for Edwards County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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
- Jun 15, 2003, 4:26 AM CDT (09:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2003, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Edwards 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 3317 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 985 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KEWX 150926 SVRSAT TXC137-151030- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 423 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS... EDWARDS * UNTIL 530 AM CDT * AT 423 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF EDWARDS COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WILL CONTINUE OVER EDWARDS COUNTY THROUGH 530 AM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER ROCKSPRINGS. STRONG WINDS NEAR TO GREATER THAN 60 MPH...HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS EDWARDS COUNTY THROUGH 530 AM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO CAUSE FLOODING AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...TV...OR CABLE TV FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. LAT...LON 2984 10060 2970 10013 3020 10015 3020 10058 $$
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 Jun 15, 3:45 AM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 3:45 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
345 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003
MID-JUNE UPPER LOW IS CREATING THE FOCUS FOR MAINLY NOCTURNAL
CONVECTION. WILL KEEP POPS HIGH IN THE DAYTIME, BUT EXPECT MOST OF
THE HEAVY RAINFALL TO OCCUR OUTSIDE OF A 10AM TO 3PM WINDOW. POPS TO
BE HIGH FOR THIS MORNING AS THE RAINS GOT A LATE START AND WILL
LIKELY CARRY OVER INTO MUCH OF THE MORNING--ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST
WHERE MESO-ETA QPF IS HIGHEST.
WILL EXTEND FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL AREAS
AS THE UPPER LOW IS WELL TRACKED BY CONSECTUTIVE RUNS OF THE AVN TO
REMAIN A PEST FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH TX. WILL KEEP SEVERE IN THROUGH
DAY 1 WITH HEAVY RAIN MENTIONED FOR DAY 2 BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE
SHOULD AGAIN BE AT NIGHT, AND WITH SOME STABILITY FOLLOWING THIS
MORNINGS ROUND OF STORMS, SHOULD BECOME REDUCED OVER NORTHERN
SECTIONS FOR TODAY.
MOST MODEL DATA SUGGEST GRADUAL SHIFTING OF THE UPPER LOW TO THE
EAST IN THE TUES-THURS TIMEFRAME WITH UPPER RIDGING TAKING PLACE BY
NEXT WEEKEND. WILL HOLD CLOSE TO NEAR PERSISTENCE TEMPS EARLY, THEN
GIVING WAY TO GUIDANCES AND ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY TEMPS LATE THIS WEEK.
PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
AUS 088/067/088/067/090 65443
DRT 092/072/092/072/096 55443
SAT 091/068/091/068/092 65443
.EWX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS
18/2Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 6:00 AM CDT, 22 hours 26 minutes before
TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-151200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 600 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHWEST TEXAS THIS MORNING MOVING INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AS A RESULT AND A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...IF LOW LEVEL CONDITIONS DESTABILIZE AGAIN. MAIN THREATS ARE FROM LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... OTHER STORMS MAY MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS SUNDAY IN AN INCREASINGLY NORTH FLOW ALOFT WITH MORE POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINS. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 15, 1:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
155 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0123 AM ADAMS LAKE AT HWY 16N
FREDERICKSBURG TX .75 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 GILLESPIE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
DCLocal storm report, Jun 15, 1:59 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
159 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0151 AM TOW TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 LLANO REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
DCLocal storm report, Jun 15, 2:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
245 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0232 AM OLD HARPER ROAD
HARPER TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 GILLESPIE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
DCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Llano | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 12:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Llano | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco | 65 min |
| Jun 15, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Llano | 55 min |
| Jun 15, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 60 min |
| Jun 15, 2:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kerr | 75 min |
| Jun 15, 3:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 56 min |
| Jun 15, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Kendall | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 4:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 71 min |
| Jun 15, 5:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 64 min |
| Jun 15, 6:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 8:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 2 hr |
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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.