Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2005, 3:25 AM CDT for Edwards County, Real County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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 1, 2005, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2005, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Edwards County, TX, Real County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 1, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 3659 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1496 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KEWX 010825
SVREWX
TXC137-385-010930-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0157.050601T0825Z-050601T0930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
325 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
EDWARDS
REAL
* UNTIL 430 AM CDT
* AT 320 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 29 MILES NORTH OF LEAKEY TO 20
MILES NORTH OF LEAKEY TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROCKSPRINGS...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BARKSDALE...CAMP WOOD AND
RIO FRIO.
LAT...LON 3029 10069 3028 9976 3009 9978 3008 9970
2992 9970 2991 9962 2964 9962 2962 10069
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KEWX 010837
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
336 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
TXC137-385-010930-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-050601T0930Z/
EDWARDS TX-REAL TX-
336 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR REAL
AND EDWARDS COUNTIES...
AT 336 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MEDINA TO LEAKEY TO ROCKSPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY
RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3029 10069 3028 9976 3009 9978 3008 9970
2992 9970 2991 9962 2964 9962 2962 10069
$$000
WWUS54 KEWX 010930
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
428 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
TXC137-385-010938-
/O.EXP.KEWX.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-050601T0930Z/
EDWARDS TX-REAL TX-
428 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR REAL AND EDWARDS COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 430 AM CDT...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER REAL AND EDWARDS COUNTIES HAVE
WEAKENED TO BELOW SEVERE LEVELS FOR NOW. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ONCE AGAIN BECOME
SEVERE AT ANY TIME.
STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3029 10069 3028 9976 3009 9978 3008 9970
2992 9970 2991 9962 2964 9962 2962 10069
$$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 1, 3:00 AM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:00 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 3 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 .DISCUSSION... MASSIVE MCS MOVING THROUGH THE STATE IS DROPPING COPIOUS RAIN. THIS WILL SUPPRESS DAYTIME HEATING AND KEEP TODAYS HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 85 TO 90 RANGE. GOOD SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL SLIDE ON THROUGH TODAY. THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS REBUILDING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WITH A SUBSIDENT FLOW OVER US TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SLACK GRAIDENT AND WET GROUNDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FOG THURSDAY MORNING. THE NEXT VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS DUE FRIDAY. TIMING UNSURE AS ALL MODELS HAVE DIFFERING LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS. COULD BE AS EARLY AS FRIDAY MORNING OR LATE AS FRIDAY NIGHT. EITHER WAY, GOOD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS THE DRY LINE WILL BE CLOSE BY FOR STORM INITIATION. UPPER HEIGHTS GRADUALLY INCREASE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH MINOR DISTURBANCES CONTINUING TO FLOW EAST ACROSS TEXAS. A DIFLUENT UPPER FLOW DEVELOPS OVER WEST TEXAS NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LIMIT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO EVENING HOURS MAINLY WESTERN MOST COUNTIES. TODAYS POPS HIGHER THIS MORNING THEN DROP TO 10%-20% THIS AFTERNOON. POPS INCREASE FRIDAY WITH THE NEXT STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH. WILL GO LOWER THAN MOS ON FRI MIN TEMPS, EXPECTING ANOTHER MCS WILL DEVELOP. OTHERWISE TEMPS REMAIN IN THE SEASONAL RANGE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 90 74 91 74 / 60 10 10 20 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 89 72 90 74 / 60 10 10 20 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 95 75 97 76 / 40 0 0 20 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 90 74 91 75 / 50 10 10 20 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. && 06/02/JB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 31, 9:46 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 946 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-010501- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- DIMMIT-EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MAVERICK-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS- UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-ZAVALA- 946 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005 ...INCREASING CLOUDINESS AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT... ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM OVER WEST TEXAS...THAT IS PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT TO PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS WILL CAUSE AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT TO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH STRONG STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
Special weather statement, May 31, 11:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-010701- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DEWITT- DIMMIT-EDWARDS-FAYETTE-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KARNES- KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LAVACA-LEE-LLANO-MAVERICK-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS- UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-ZAVALA- 1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005 ...INCREASING CHANCEs FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT... ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM OVER WEST AND NORTH TEXAS...THAT IS PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AT 30 TO 35 MPH TO PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS WILL CAUSE AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR MAINLY THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT TO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH STRONG STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:37 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
237 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 AM HAIL KERRVILLE 30.04N 99.14W
06/01/2005 0.88 INCH KERR TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
JBPLocal storm report, Jun 1, 2:54 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
254 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 AM HAIL 24 W MOUNTAIN HOME 30.17N 99.77W
06/01/2005 1.75 INCH EDWARDS TX AIRPLANE PILOT
OBSERVER LIVES ON THE KERR/EDWARDS CO LINE ON HWY83 20
MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION.
&&
JBPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 1:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Llano | 61 min |
| Jun 1, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kerr | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 1:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Real | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 2:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 2:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr, Real | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 2:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 3:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Kendall | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 3:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Williamson | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Medina | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 3:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kendall, Kerr, Real | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 3:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 3:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe, Medina | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal | 115 min |
| Jun 1, 4:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Medina | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Karnes | 64 min |
| Jun 1, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Uvalde, Zavala | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 6:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Zavala | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 6:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Zavala | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio | 43 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.