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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 18, 2006, 4:29 PM CDT for Blanco County, Gillespie County, Llano County, Texas. It was in force for 61 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2006, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2006, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Blanco County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Llano County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 5:00 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 14 Ne Harper, TX | BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN DOSS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 31 minutes after it went out.
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
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 1764 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -393 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KEWX 182129
SVREWX
TXC031-171-299-182230-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0039.060418T2129Z-060418T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
429 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BLANCO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
GILLESPIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
LLANO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF FREDERICKSBURG...OR ABOUT
21 MILES SOUTH OF MASON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHWESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY AT 440 PM CDT
RURAL NORTHERN GILLESPIE COUNTY AT 450 PM CDT
RURAL NORTHEASTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY AT 520 PM CDT
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 3084 9838 3079 9843 3073 9838 3066 9844
3050 9835 3051 9836 3051 9846 3045 9859
3014 9860 3015 9931 3015 9931 3050 9930
3051 9896 3092 9895 3091 9846
$$
GW2 follow-up statements
332
WWUS34 KSAT 182154
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
454 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2006
TXC031-171-299-182230-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-060418T2230Z/
BLANCO-GILLESPIE-LLANO-
454 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BLANCO...GILLESPIE AND LLANO COUNTIES...
AT 451 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL
OR LARGER. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FREDERICKSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY
MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN LLANO COUNTY AROUND 515 PM.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHERN GILLESPIE COUNTY AT 510 PM CDT
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3084 9840 3076 9843 3073 9838 3065 9844
3052 9836 3052 9846 3046 9859 3015 9860
3016 9930 3016 9930 3050 9928 3050 9897
3052 9894 3092 9894 3091 9846
$$
GW627
WWUS34 KSAT 182209
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
508 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2006
TXC031-171-299-182230-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-060418T2230Z/
BLANCO-GILLESPIE-LLANO-
508 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2006
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR BLANCO...GILLESPIE AND LLANO COUNTIES...
AT 503 PM CDT...DPS KERRVILLE REPORTED BASEBALL SIZED HAIL WITH THE
STORM IN NORTHERN GILLESPIE COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
SOUTH OF LLANO...OR ABOUT 23 MILES WEST OF MARBLE FALLS...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
LAT...LON 3084 9841 3076 9843 3074 9838 3064 9844
3052 9836 3051 9849 3043 9813 3004 9830
2995 9842 3016 9860 3017 9928 3050 9927
3052 9893 3092 9893 3091 9846
$$
GWWhat 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 Apr 18, 2:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 2:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 222 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2006 .DISCUSSION... RECORD HEAT AND THE DRY LINE MAY HAVE THE SIDE EFFECT OF SOME BRIEF BORDERLINE SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON. LIFTED INDICES OF -6 RUNNING FROM DRT TO BURNET AND CAPE FROM 1500-2000 IN THE HILL COUNTRY AHEAD OF THE SLOWLY ADVANCING DRYLINE. CONVECTIVE INHIBITION IS STILL FAIRLY STRONG...BUT TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ARE GETTING CLOSE TO BREAKING THE CAP. TCU NOTED ON LATEST VIS IMAGERY ALONG THE DRYLINE FROM JCT TO MASON. RIGHT NOW FEEL THAT CAP IS A BIT TOO STRONG FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF CELLS...BUT A FEW SHOULD BE ABLE TO POP THROUGH AND BRIEFLY GO SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. FRONT/DRYLINE PUSHES FURTHER INTO TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE RETREATING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS IT RETREATS...A VORT MAX SWEEPS THROUGH OVERHEAD. THIS WILL ADD LIFT AND SPARK SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IN VORTS DURING THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HAVE NOT YET GONE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH POPS AFTER THURSDAY ATTM UNTIL WE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY BREAK THIS DRY PATTERN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 65 89 66 86 / 10 10 40 30 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 65 89 66 87 / 10 10 40 30 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 69 93 70 87 / 10 10 40 30 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 65 90 68 83 / 10 10 40 30 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && STRAUB
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 12:06 PM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1206 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2006 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-191100- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DE WITT- 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- 1206 PM CDT TUE APR 18 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Llano | 61 min |
| Apr 18, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 48 min |
| Apr 18, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Llano | 56 min |
| Apr 18, 6:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 3 hr |
| Apr 18, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Kerr | 62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.