Tornado Warning 32, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

May 5, 2006, 8:29 PM CDT (01:29 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2006, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Atascosa County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KEWX 060129
TOREWX
TXC013-060200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0032.060506T0129Z-060506T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
829 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  ATASCOSA

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 824 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF LEMING...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.


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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2921 9878 2891 9879 2908 9841 2915 9859

$$

000 
WWUS54 KEWX 060143
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
841 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

TXC013-060200-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060506T0200Z/
ATASCOSA TX-
841 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR ATASCOSA
COUNTY...

AT 836 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEMING...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST 
OF POTEET...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

RESIDENTS OF LEMING AND MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 281 AND 
INTERSTATE 37 NEED TO TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...GET OUT AND GO TO A STURDY
SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 2921 9870 2898 9858 2904 9834 2911 9842

$$

000 
WWUS54 KEWX 060207
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
907 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

TXC013-060217-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-060506T0200Z/
ATASCOSA TX-
907 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ATASCOSA COUNTY EXPIRED AT 900 PM CDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT 
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2921 9870 2898 9858 2904 9834 2911 9842

$$

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