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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2009, 3:40 PM CDT for DeWitt County, Gonzales County, Karnes County, Texas. It was in force for 50 min. 2 reports 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
- Apr 27, 2009, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2009, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeWitt County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Karnes County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Westhoff, TX | PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER TO DIME SIZE HAIL IN WESTHOFF RELAYED BY FAMILY MEMBER IN CUERO. |
| Apr 27, 4:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 3 N Cuero, TX | TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE OFFICAL REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL NORTH OF CUERO ALONG US 183. NWS BROWNSVILLE RELAYED REPORT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 1236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -230 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KEWX 272040 TOREWX TXC123-177-255-272130- /O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0009.090427T2040Z-090427T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 340 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN DEWITT COUNTY... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL GONZALES COUNTY... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN KARNES COUNTY... * UNTIL 430 PM CDT. * AT 339 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WESTHOFF...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF YORKTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CUERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 2933 9725 2905 9716 2904 9767 2916 9762 TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 258DEG 38KT 2914 9753 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KEWX 272045 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 345 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009 TXC123-177-255-272130- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090427T2130Z/ GONZALES TX-DEWITT TX-KARNES TX- 345 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN KARNES...NORTHERN DEWITT AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL GONZALES COUNTIES... AT 339 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO HAS TOUCHED DOWN NEAR YORKTOWN. AT 345 PM...THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTHOFF...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF YORKTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE CUERO...CONCRETE AND EDGAR. LAT...LON 2933 9725 2905 9716 2904 9767 2916 9762 TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 258DEG 38KT 2915 9748 $$
000 WWUS54 KEWX 272050 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 350 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009 TXC255-272100- /O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090427T2130Z/ KARNES TX- 350 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN KARNES COUNTY IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 2907 9757 2916 9761 2933 9725 2905 9716 TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 261DEG 27KT 2914 9748 $$ TXC123-177-272130- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090427T2130Z/ GONZALES TX-DEWITT TX- 350 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL DEWITT AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL GONZALES COUNTIES... AT 349 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTHOFF...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF YORKTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED FROM THIS TORNADO WHEN IT MOVED THROUGH THE YORKTOWN AREA AT 339 PM. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE CUERO...CONCRETE AND EDGAR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY && LAT...LON 2907 9757 2916 9761 2933 9725 2905 9716 TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 261DEG 27KT 2914 9748 $$
000 WWUS54 KEWX 272058 SVSEWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 358 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009 TXC177-272108- /O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090427T2130Z/ GONZALES TX- 358 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL GONZALES COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LAT...LON 2907 9743 2919 9746 2933 9725 2905 9716 TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 263DEG 27KT 2914 9735 $$ TXC123-272130- /O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090427T2130Z/ DEWITT TX- 358 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL DEWITT COUNTY... AT 355 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO HAS A HISTORY OF TOUCHING THE GROUND AND PRODUCING DAMAGE. AT 355 PM...THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CUERO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE CONCRETE AND EDGAR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. && LAT...LON 2907 9743 2919 9746 2933 9725 2905 9716 TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 263DEG 27KT 2914 9735 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 33 min |
| 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.