Tornado Warning 8, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Mar 18, 2008, 2:14 AM CDT (07:14 UTC)

Expired

Mar 18, 2008, 2:30 AM CDT

In force

16 min

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Edwards County, TX

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KEWX 180715
TOREWX
TXC137-180730-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0008.080318T0714Z-080318T0730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
214 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN EDWARDS COUNTY...

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT.

* AT 211 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER NORTHWESTERN
  EDWARDS COUNTY...OR ABOUT 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOMA ALTA...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EDWARDS
  COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 55 ABOUT 25 TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF 
  ROCKSPRINGS.

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 900 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3021 10064 3029 10057 3028 10029 3017 10047
      3016 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0714Z 229DEG 33KT 3020 10056

$$

000 
WWUS54 KEWX 180719
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
218 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

TXC137-180730-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080318T0730Z/
EDWARDS TX-
218 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY...

AT 216 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY...OR 24
MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCKSPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE 
INDICATED COUNTY CROSSING HIGHWAY 55. GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE 
HAIL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3023 10057 3029 10056 3028 10034 3024 10043
      3019 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 229DEG 38KT 3024 10051

$$

000 
WWUS54 KEWX 180727
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
226 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

TXC137-180736-
/O.EXP.KEWX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080318T0730Z/
EDWARDS TX-
226 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
230 AM CDT...

THIS STORM IS MOVING OUT OF EDWARDS COUNTY. AS A RESULT...THE 
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3023 10057 3029 10056 3028 10034 3024 10043
      3019 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0726Z 229DEG 38KT 3029 10044

$$

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