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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 14, 20084 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at May 14, 2008, 6:20 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2008, 6:20 PM CDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Frio County, TX, Medina County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Zavala County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 12:00Z on 2008-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2148 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2008-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 203 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2148 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
700 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KEWX 142321
TOREWX
TXC163-325-463-507-150000-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0013.080514T2320Z-080515T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
620 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FRIO COUNTY...
  SOUTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY...
  SOUTHEASTERN UVALDE COUNTY...
  NORTHEASTERN ZAVALA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT.

* AT 616 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LA PRYOR...MOVING
  EAST AT 28 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BATESVILLE BY 640 PM 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 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2922 9940 2887 9924 2876 9981 2902 9991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 252DEG 24KT 2890 9976

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS54 KEWX 142344
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
644 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

TXC325-463-142354-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080515T0000Z/
MEDINA TX-UVALDE TX-
644 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN UVALDE AND SOUTHWESTERN
MEDINA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 2909 9933 2906 9932 2905 9932 2904 9931
      2887 9924 2876 9981 2902 9991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 252DEG 24KT 2895 9959

$$

TXC163-507-150000-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080515T0000Z/
FRIO TX-ZAVALA TX-
644 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ZAVALA AND NORTHWESTERN FRIO COUNTIES...

AT 642 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH.

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 WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2909 9933 2906 9932 2905 9932 2904 9931
      2887 9924 2876 9981 2902 9991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 252DEG 24KT 2895 9959

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards70 min
May 13, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney, Val Verde31 min
May 13, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde28 min
May 13, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXKinney24 min
May 13, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Real61 min
May 13, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Gillespie, Kerr, Real53 min
May 13, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kerr51 min
May 14, 1:27 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXKinney, Maverick63 min
May 14, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kinney, Real, Uvalde62 min
May 14, 2:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXEdwards, Real, Uvalde2 hr
May 14, 2:28 AM CDTTornado WarningEWXKinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala47 min
May 14, 2:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kinney, Medina, Real, Uvalde61 min
May 14, 3:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Real118 min
May 14, 3:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards56 min
May 14, 3:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXLlano66 min
May 14, 3:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Kendall, Kerr25 min
May 14, 3:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Kendall, Kerr and 1 more68 min
May 14, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Williamson63 min
May 14, 4:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Edwards, Kerr, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde2 hr
May 14, 4:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays69 min
May 14, 5:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXBurnet, Travis, Williamson56 min
May 14, 5:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBurnet116 min
May 14, 6:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Gillespie, Kerr, Llano79 min
May 14, 8:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXComal, Hays, Travis37 min
May 14, 8:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXHays, Travis2 hr
May 14, 9:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXFayette3 hr
May 14, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXMaverick75 min
May 14, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit, Maverick, Zavala55 min
May 14, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXUvalde, Zavala62 min
May 14, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXDimmit, Maverick, Zavala64 min
May 14, 6:37 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXLlano38 min
May 14, 6:48 PM CDTTornado WarningEWXAtascosa, Frio, Zavala42 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.