Tornado Warning 12, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

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WWUS54 KEWX 201605
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1105 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

TXC019-201615-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060420T1615Z/
BANDERA TX-
1105 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR BANDERA
COUNTY...

AT 1102 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER BANDERA COUNTY...OR ABOUT NEAR VANDERPOOL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY...BATHROOM...OR CLOSET. COVER
YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS OR EVEN A MATTRESS FOR BETTER
PROTECTION.

LAT...LON 2981 9960 2972 9952 2982 9937 2989 9951

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1014 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

.UPDATE...
NOT MAKING ANY CHANGES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH RUNS TIL 4 PM IS COLOCATED WITH THE BETTER
DYNAMICS- FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER WESTERN HILL COUNTRY, GOOD LOW
LEVEL MOIST INFLOW AND JET FLOW ALOFT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 642 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006)

AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS WL CONT THRU THIS MRNG. CIGS WL LIFT TO VFR AFTER 17Z,
WITH SOME CLRG ALG THE RIO GRANDE AND DRT AREA. MVFR CIGS WL
RETURN AFTER O8Z. CLUSTER OF RW/TRW OVR NE HILL COUNTRY WILL MOVE
NE ACROSS CENTRAL TX THIS MRNG. RW/TRW WILL REDEVELOP AFT 21Z AND
PERSIST THRU 08Z. SOME TRW MAY BE SVR WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. A COOL FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TX THIS MRNG
AND THEN LIFT N AFTER 18Z WITH NELY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KTS ON N
SIDE OF FRONT AND SELY WINDS OF 5 TO 15 KTS ON S OF FRONT.

PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 327 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006)

ACTIVE WEATHER WITH CONTINUED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED BY SPC FOR OUR FAR WESTERN COUNTIES THIS MORNING
THROUGH 9 AM. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...WE REMAIN IN A SLIGHT
RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...WHICH COULD BE UPGRADED TO A MODERATE
RISK LATER TODAY. IF SEVERE STORMS OCCUR...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
LARGE HAIL...AS WELL AS DAMAGING WINDS.

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
ONCE AGAIN AND YET MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO MAINLY OUR SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES. ONCE AGAIN...WE
REMAIN IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND...INCREASING
THE TEMPERATURES INTO THE 90S. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
BRING SLIGHT CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE HILL
COUNTRY SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY. ANOTHER UPPER
TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL MAKE FOR QUITE AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN OVER
THE NEXT WEEK IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

06/08

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
500 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-211000-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
500 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
THE MAIN THREAT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS
REPEAT ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY ACROSS EASTERN
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS REPEAT ACROSS THE
SAME AREAS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
916 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

TXZ183-201530-
VAL VERDE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DEL RIO
916 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

...SHOWERS AND THUNDESTORMS OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 10 AM OVER
VAL VERDE COUNTY WILL MOVE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AND CAUSE
SOME HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...AS THEY AFFECT
PARTS OF VAL VERDE COUNTY NORTH OF DEL RIO.  FREQUENT
LIGHTNING IS ALSO EXPECTED.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1035 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

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

1020 AM     HAIL             2 W LEAKEY              29.72N 99.80W
04/20/2006  M1.00 INCH       REAL               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1018 AM     HAIL             5 E CAMP WOOD           29.67N 99.93W
04/20/2006  M0.88 INCH       REAL               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

MCDEWX