Tornado Warning 30, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

May 2, 2007, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)

Expired

May 2, 2007, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

18 min

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Frio County, TX, Medina County, TX

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KEWX 030142
TOREWX
TXC163-325-030200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0030.070503T0142Z-070503T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
842 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  FRIO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
  MEDINA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 836 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
  DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER
  MEDINA COUNTY...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF 
  SOUTHWEST MEDINA AND NORTHEAST FRIO COUNTY.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2920 9940 2904 9941 2901 9918 2923 9917

$$

000 
WWUS54 KEWX 030147
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
845 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007

TXC163-325-030200-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-070503T0200Z/
MEDINA TX-FRIO TX-
845 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR FRIO AND
MEDINA COUNTIES...

AT 840 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF FRIO TOWN...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
BATESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SEVERE STORM PRODUCING A POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN 
OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST MEDINA AND NORTHWEST FRIO 
COUNTY ALONG THE COUNTY LINE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING 
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2920 9940 2901 9941 2899 9917 2920 9917

$$

000 
WWUS54 KEWX 030157
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
855 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007

TXC163-325-030205-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-070503T0200Z/
MEDINA TX-FRIO TX-
855 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR FRIO AND MEDINA COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 900 PM
CDT...

THE TORNADO WARNING FOR FRIO AND MEDINA COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE AT 900 PM...HOWEVER THIS STORM IS STILL DANGEROUS AND A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM FOR 
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

$$

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