Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Jul 24, 2008, 5:38 PM CDT for Bexar County, Guadalupe County, Wilson County, Texas. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 24, 2008, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2008, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bexar County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Wilson County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 5:45 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 N Sutherland Springs, TX | FUNNEL CLOUD LASTED 20 TO 30 SECONDS AND BECAME RAIN WRAPPED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 7:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 373 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KEWX 242238 TOREWX TXC029-187-493-242315- /O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0030.080724T2238Z-080724T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 538 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL BEXAR COUNTY... SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY... NORTH CENTRAL WILSON COUNTY... * UNTIL 615 PM CDT. * AT 537 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SUTHERLAND SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF STOCKDALE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 31 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LA VERNIA BY 550 PM CDT... NEW BERLIN AND ST. HEDWIG BY 605 PM CDT... MARION BY 615 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 600 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 2954 9829 2961 9800 2927 9796 2920 9811 TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 154DEG 27KT 2927 9806 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KEWX 242253 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 552 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 TXC029-187-493-242315- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080724T2315Z/ GUADALUPE TX-BEXAR TX-WILSON TX- 552 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL WILSON...EAST CENTRAL BEXAR AND SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES... AT 550 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LA VERNIA...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOCKDALE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 31 MPH. WILSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED AT FUNNEL CLOUD 2 MILES NORTH OF SUTHERLAND SPRINGS AT 545 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ST. HEDWIG BY 600 PM CDT... FRIENDLY CORNER BY 605 PM CDT... RANDOLPH AFB BY 610 PM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 2954 9829 2961 9800 2939 9798 2934 9816 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 154DEG 27KT 2942 9812 $$
000
WWUS54 KEWX 242300
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
559 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
TXC493-242309-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080724T2315Z/
WILSON TX-
559 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WILSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF WILSON COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2945 9821 2954 9829 2956 9822 2956 9820
2958 9814 2958 9811 2959 9806 2959 9805
2944 9805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 154DEG 27KT 2947 9815
$$
TXC029-187-242315-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080724T2315Z/
GUADALUPE TX-BEXAR TX-
559 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
EAST CENTRAL BEXAR AND WEST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTIES...
AT 555 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW BERLIN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
UNIVERSAL CITY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 31 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FRIENDLY CORNER BY 605 PM CDT...
MARION AND RANDOLPH AFB BY 610 PM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2945 9821 2954 9829 2956 9822 2956 9820
2958 9814 2958 9811 2959 9806 2959 9805
2944 9805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 154DEG 27KT 2947 9815
$$000
WWUS54 KEWX 242309
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
608 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
TXC029-242318-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080724T2315Z/
BEXAR TX-
608 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL BEXAR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN EAST OF BEXAR COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2949 9816 2955 9820 2956 9822 2956 9820
2958 9814 2958 9811 2959 9806 2959 9805
2951 9805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 156DEG 26KT 2953 9812
$$
TXC187-242315-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080724T2315Z/
GUADALUPE TX-
608 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTY...
AT 604 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MARION...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SEGUIN...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2949 9816 2955 9820 2956 9822 2956 9820
2958 9814 2958 9811 2959 9806 2959 9805
2951 9805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 156DEG 26KT 2953 9812
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Dimmit, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde, Zavala | 27 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 9:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson | 20 min |
| Jul 24, 10:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson | 46 min |
| Jul 24, 11:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 11:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Gonzales, Guadalupe | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 12:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:41 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | EWX | Dimmit, Frio, Maverick, Zavala | 5 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar, Medina | 29 min |
| Jul 24, 1:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Medina | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bexar | 21 min |
| Jul 24, 2:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Burnet, Fayette, Lee, Llano, Travis and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Comal | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca and 1 more | 117 min |
| Jul 24, 6:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 119 min |
| Jul 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Comal | 116 min |
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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.