Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2007, 9:55 AM CDT for Blanco County, Comal County, Hays County, Texas. It was in force for 35 min. 4 reports 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
- Mar 30, 2007, 9:55 AM CDT (14:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2007, 10:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Blanco County, TX, Comal County, TX, Hays County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 10:03 AM CDT | TORNADO | 14 W Wimberley, TX | CONFIRMED TOUCH DOWN ON MOUNT SHARP ROAD. |
| Mar 30, 10:10 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 12 Wnw Wimberley, TX | JUST OFF FM 2325. |
| Mar 30, 10:28 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dripping Springs, TX | |
| Mar 30, 10:30 AM CDT | TORNADO | Sw Dripping Springs, TX | UNCONFIRMED TOUCH DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 9:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 261 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
- 1603 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KEWX 301455 TOREWX TXC031-091-209-301530- /O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0008.070330T1455Z-070330T1530Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 955 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BLANCO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... COMAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS... * UNTIL 1030 AM CDT * AT 945 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FISCHER...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANYON LAKE DAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HENLY BY 1010 AM CDT... 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF DRIPPING SPRINGS BY 1015 AM CDT... 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 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3003 9843 2994 9825 3024 9803 3033 9822 $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KEWX 301501 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1001 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 TXC031-091-209-301530- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070330T1530Z/ BLANCO TX-HAYS TX-COMAL TX- 1001 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR COMAL... HAYS AND BLANCO COUNTIES... AT 955 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FISCHER...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLANCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HENLY BY 1025 AM CDT... 6 MILES WEST OF DRIPPING SPRINGS BY 1030 AM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3003 9843 2994 9825 3024 9803 3033 9822 $$
000 WWUS54 KEWX 301509 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1009 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 TXC031-091-209-301530- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070330T1530Z/ BLANCO TX-HAYS TX-COMAL TX- 1009 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR COMAL... HAYS AND BLANCO COUNTIES... AT 1008 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF FISCHER...OR ABOUT 9 MILES EAST OF BLANCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HENLY AND 9 MILES WEST OF DRIPPING SPRINGS BY 1025 AM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3003 9843 2994 9825 3024 9803 3033 9822 $$
000 WWUS54 KEWX 301515 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1015 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 TXC031-091-209-301530- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070330T1530Z/ BLANCO TX-HAYS TX-COMAL TX- 1015 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR COMAL... HAYS AND BLANCO COUNTIES... AT 1012 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF HENLY...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DRIPPING SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HENLY BY 1020 AM CDT... DRIPPING SPRINGS BY 1030 AM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3003 9843 2994 9825 3024 9803 3033 9822 $$
000 WWUS54 KEWX 301518 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1018 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 TXC031-091-301528- /O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070330T1530Z/ BLANCO TX-COMAL TX- 1018 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR COMAL AND BLANCO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3004 9829 2999 9819 3024 9803 3034 9816 $$ TXC209-301530- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070330T1530Z/ HAYS TX- 1018 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR HAYS COUNTY... AT 1016 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HENLY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DRIPPING SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DRIPPING SPRINGS BY 1030 AM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 3004 9829 2999 9819 3024 9803 3034 9816 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 30, 7:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Medina | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays | 36 min |
| Mar 30, 10:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Hays | 19 min |
| Mar 30, 10:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Hays, Travis, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Hays, Travis | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis | 11 min |
| Mar 30, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera | 37 min |
| Mar 30, 11:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera | 4 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kerr | 33 min |
| Mar 30, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall, Kerr | 25 min |
| Mar 30, 12:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kendall | 21 min |
| Mar 30, 12:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 2 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 112 min |
| Mar 30, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards | 36 min |
| Mar 30, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco | 25 min |
| Mar 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Llano | 31 min |
| Mar 30, 1:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Llano | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 68 min |
| Mar 30, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 78 min |
| Mar 30, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 51 min |
| Mar 30, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 41 min |
| Mar 30, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards | 63 min |
| Mar 30, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Real, Uvalde | 56 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.