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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 14, 2008Frio County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2008, 7:33 PM CDT for Frio County, Texas. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2008, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Frio County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 14, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2008-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 924 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2008-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
924 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2159 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.9

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 14, 7:05 PM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 7:05 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
705 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

.AVIATION...ORGANIZED SHRA/TSRA WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO THE
RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD THE I-35 CORRIDOR. THIS
WILL AFFECT THE I-35 TAFS AFTER 04-05Z. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
STORMS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO A POSSIBILITY. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL EARLY IN THE EVENING WITH SCT-
BKN CU AT 3-5 THSD FEET...WITH CB BECOMING WIDESPREAD TONIGHT WITH
THESE STORMS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 342 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008/

DISCUSSION...
THE ATMOSPHERE HAS DESTABILIZED WITH HEATING TODAY...WITH LITTLE-
TO-NO CAP REMAINING AND SURFACE-BASED CAPES BETWEEN 3000-4000
J/KG. CONVECTION HAS ALREADY INITIATED ALONG THE DRYLINE AND OVER
THE BURRO MOUNTAINS AND WILL MOVE EAST IN THE STEERING FLOW THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. OUR
AREA IS ONCE AGAIN IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA OF THE SPC DAY1
CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT
(ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE). RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1-3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS TONIGHT...SIMILAR TO
LAST NIGHT.

THE UPPER LOW WILL LIFT OUT OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND INTO OKLAHOMA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE DOWN INTO OUR AREA THURSDAY AND WILL
INTERACT WITH REMAINING GULF MOISTURE TO PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ACROSS OUR EASTERN HALF. CHANCES FOR PRECIP
WILL BE CARRIED SOUTH WITH THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. MOISTURE IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL POOL ALONG THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY DURING THIS PERIOD AS A 2ND UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTH
INTO NW MEXICO AND CUTS-OFF. AT SOME TIME BETWEEN SATURDAY AND
MONDAY...THIS FEATURE WILL EJECT OUT OF MEXICO AND MOVE ACROSS OUR
AREA...ALTHOUGH IN A MUCH WEAKENED STATE. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODEL
SOLUTIONS SHOW THE BEST SHOT AT PRECIP OVER THE WEEKEND ACROSS
SOUTH TEXAS...WHERE MOISTURE AVAILABILITY WILL BE GREATEST.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE AT OR BELOW SEASONAL
AVERAGES THANKS TO THE POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS AND CLOUD COVER.
HOWEVER...A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN MONDAY AND WELL CONTINUE
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              68  81  61  81  59 /  50  50  10  -   -
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  67  82  61  80  54 /  40  50  10  -   -
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           69  90  64  79  62 /  20  10  40  30  10
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       72  86  62  80  58 /  50  40  20  10  -

&&

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

08/03

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 14, 5:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
521 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

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

0500 PM     HAIL             4 SE QUEMADO            28.90N 100.59W
05/14/2008  M1.00 INCH       MAVERICK           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            JUST SOUTH OF NORMANDY ON HWY 277

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00124

JPB
Local storm report, May 14, 5:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
524 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

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

0505 PM     HAIL             4 SE QUEMADO            28.91N 100.58W
05/14/2008  M0.70 INCH       MAVERICK           TX   COCORAHS

            14.9 NW EAGLE PASS. 5 MIN DURATION. NO DAMAGE

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00125

JPB
Local storm report, May 14, 7:15 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
715 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

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

0710 PM     HAIL             4 W LLANO               30.76N  98.74W
05/14/2008  M1.00 INCH       LLANO              TX   PUBLIC

            HAIL STARTED 703 PM

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00126

JPB
Local storm report, May 14, 7:30 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBurnet, Llano24 min
May 14, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit, Frio, Zavala62 min
May 14, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBlanco, Burnet, Llano, Travis, Williamson43 min
May 14, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson59 min
May 14, 8:29 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBurnet, Llano, Travis, Williamson46 min
May 14, 8:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXTravis, Williamson117 min
May 14, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXTravis, Williamson43 min
May 14, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit, Zavala53 min
May 14, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXWilliamson50 min
May 14, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano62 min
May 14, 9:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet, Llano2 hr
May 14, 9:42 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXBastrop, Lee, Travis, Williamson48 min
May 14, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBlanco, Burnet, Llano, Travis, Williamson40 min
May 14, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kerr, Real60 min
May 14, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Lee, Travis, Williamson44 min
May 14, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr53 min
May 14, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLee18 min
May 14, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis, Williamson47 min
May 15, 12:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXMaverick36 min
May 15, 12:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXTravis, Williamson114 min
May 15, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Lee, Travis, Williamson36 min
May 15, 1:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBastrop, Fayette, Lee, Travis34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.