Tornado Warning 19, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Apr 24, 2007, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)

Expired

Apr 24, 2007, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

57 min

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Dimmit County, TX

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KEWX 250034
TOREWX
TXC127-250130-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0019.070425T0033Z-070425T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
733 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  DIMMIT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
  DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 20
  MILES WEST OF CARRIZO SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF EL
  INDIO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 377 AND FM ROAD 191 BY 800 PM CDT...
  4 MILES NORTH OF CARRIZO SPRINGS BY 805 PM CDT...

A VEHICLE IS EASILY ROLLED AND CRUSHED BY A TORNADO. DO NOT TRY TO
OUTRUN ONE. IF NO STRONG BUILDING IS CLOSE...LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AND
TAKE SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. COVER YOUR HEAD.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2863 9976 2856 9979 2851 9980 2851 9981
      2853 9986 2853 9990 2855 10000 2856 10009
      2857 10011 2863 10011

$$

000 
WWUS54 KEWX 250056
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
751 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

TXC127-250130-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070425T0130Z/
DIMMIT TX-
751 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR DIMMIT
COUNTY...

AT 746 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER TWO MILES 
EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 377 AND FM ROAD 191...OR 
ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARRIZO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS ROTATION APPEARS TO BE WEAKENING...AND THE STORM MAY REDEVELOP 
A NEW ROTATION FARTHER NORTH NEAR THE ZAVALA COUNTY LINE NEAR 
HIGHWAY 83 BY 800 PM CDT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2863 9976 2856 9979 2851 9980 2851 9981
      2853 9986 2853 9990 2855 10000 2856 10009
      2857 10011 2863 10011

$$

000 
WWUS54 KEWX 250117
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
814 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

TXC127-250130-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-070425T0130Z/
DIMMIT TX-
814 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR DIMMIT
COUNTY...

AT 811 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF BIG
WELLS...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRYSTAL CITY...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL PASS JUST NORTH OF BRUNDAGE BY 820 PM AND THREATEN 
BIG WELLS BY 835 PM. HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 
MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2863 9947 2856 9950 2852 9951 2852 9952
      2854 9957 2854 9961 2856 9971 2857 9980
      2858 9982 2864 9982

$$

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