Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2009, 9:42 PM CDT for Edwards County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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
- Apr 26, 2009, 9:42 PM CDT (02:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2009, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Edwards County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 1875 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1845 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KEWX 270242 TOREWX TXC137-270315- /O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0005.090427T0242Z-090427T0315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 942 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY... * UNTIL 1015 PM CDT. * AT 938 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SUTTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 22 MILES NORTH OF ROCKSPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 377 IN NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY ARE ADVISED TO BE ALERT. THE STORM WILL OTHERWISE IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ANY 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 300 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3029 9977 3008 9987 3027 10039 3030 10036 TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 285DEG 29KT 3033 10013 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KEWX 270256 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 956 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 TXC137-270315- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090427T0315Z/ EDWARDS TX- 956 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY... AT 953 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN SUTTON COUNTY...OR 22 MILES NORTH OF ROCKSPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 377 AND THE SOUTH LLANO RIVER IN NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY ARE ADVISED TO BE ALERT. THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A VEHICLE IS EASILY ROLLED AND CRUSHED BY A TORNADO. DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN ONE. IF NO STRONG BUILDING IS CLOSE...LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AND TAKE SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. COVER YOUR HEAD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3029 9977 3008 9987 3027 10039 3030 10036 TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 283DEG 20KT 3033 10019 $$
000 WWUS54 KEWX 270305 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1005 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 TXC137-270315- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090427T0315Z/ EDWARDS TX- 1005 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY... AT 1002 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN KIMBLE COUNTY...OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROCKSPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 377 AND THE SOUTH LLANO RIVER THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3029 9977 3008 9987 3027 10039 3030 10036 TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 282DEG 24KT 3032 10008 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 3:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 115 min |
| Apr 27, 4:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Williamson | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 4:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Williamson | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 7:11 AM CDT | Flood Watch | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr and 3 more | 8 min |
| Apr 27, 7:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, DeWitt, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales and 8 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Gillespie, Llano | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Val Verde | 112 min |
| Apr 27, 11:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 11:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr and 2 more | 113 min |
| Apr 27, 11:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde, Val Verde | 119 min |
| Apr 27, 11:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Hays, Travis, Williamson | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 116 min |
| Apr 27, 1:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal | 95 min |
| Apr 27, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 2:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 84 min |
| Apr 27, 2:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 2:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes, Lavaca | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Karnes, Lavaca | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Gonzales, Lavaca | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt, Lavaca | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.