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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 160, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 1, 2005Karnes County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2005, 5:11 AM CDT for Karnes 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 1, 2005, 5:11 AM CDT (10:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2005, 6:15 AM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Karnes County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:11 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 296 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KEWX 011011
SVREWX
TXC255-011115-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0160.050601T1011Z-050601T1115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
511 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  KARNES

* UNTIL 615 AM CDT

* AT 512 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  KENEDY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE RUNGE.

LAT...LON 2875 9794 2876 9803 2883 9800 2894 9799
      2893 9796 2890 9766 2881 9758 2871 9773
      2871 9779

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KEWX 011030
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
531 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005

TXC255-011115-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-050601T1115Z/
KARNES TX-
531 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR
KARNES COUNTY...

AT 530 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KENEDY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE RUNGE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2876 9795 2877 9804 2884 9801 2895 9800
      2894 9796 2891 9767 2882 9759 2873 9772
      2872 9779

$$

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, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 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, 11:59 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 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, 2 hours 34 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

&&

JBP

Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 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.

&&

JBP

Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:15 AM CDT, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
415 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 AM     HAIL             2 S KERRVILLE           30.01N 99.14W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        KERR               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL FELL FOR 10 MIN.

0315 AM     HAIL             MEDINA                  29.80N 99.25W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0325 AM     HAIL             TARPLEY                 29.63N 99.28W
06/01/2005  1.50 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0413 AM     HAIL             HONDO                   29.36N 99.16W
06/01/2005  0.88 INCH        MEDINA             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JBP

Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:43 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
443 AM CDT WED JUN 01 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 AM     TSTM WND GST     FREDERICKSBURG          30.27N 98.87W
06/01/2005  70 MPH           GILLESPIE          TX   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HARPER                  30.30N 99.25W
06/01/2005                   GILLESPIE          TX   PUBLIC

            ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES, BARNS BLOWN DOWN

&&

JBP

Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:45 AM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
445 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.

0225 AM     HAIL             2 S KERRVILLE           30.01N 99.14W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        KERR               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL FELL FOR 10 MIN.

0230 AM     HAIL             KERRVILLE               30.04N 99.14W
06/01/2005  0.88 INCH        KERR               TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0315 AM     HAIL             MEDINA                  29.80N 99.25W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0325 AM     HAIL             TARPLEY                 29.63N 99.28W
06/01/2005  1.50 INCH        BANDERA            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0330 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HARPER                  30.30N 99.25W
06/01/2005                   GILLESPIE          TX   PUBLIC

            ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES, BARNS BLOWN DOWN

0335 AM     TSTM WND GST     FREDERICKSBURG          30.27N 98.87W
06/01/2005  70 MPH           GILLESPIE          TX   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0413 AM     HAIL             HONDO                   29.36N 99.16W
06/01/2005  0.88 INCH        MEDINA             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JBP

The 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, 3:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards, Real	65 min
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, 5:22 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

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.