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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 105, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 9, 2010Fayette County, Gonzales County, Lavaca County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2010, 9:21 AM CDT for Fayette County, Gonzales County, Lavaca County, Texas. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2010, 9:21 AM CDT (14:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2010, 10:15 AM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Fayette County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Lavaca County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:24 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
Jun 9, 8:46 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 206 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2010-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3517 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2010-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3517 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
535 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
9.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 9, 8:58 AM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 8:58 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 6:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
642 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010

TXZ172-173-189>194-205>209-220>225-101145-
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-BEXAR-
COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-
DE WITT-LAVACA-
642 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL GENERATE CONTINUED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY
WITH FLASH FLOODING THE GREATEST THREAT. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
AREA IS GENERALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CHARLOTTE IN
SOUTHWEST ATASCOSA COUNTY TO BOERNE TO BURNET. RAINFALL TOTALS
WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 5 TO 8 INCH
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

TXZ171-183>188-202>204-217>219-228-101145-
LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-DIMMIT-
642 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 6:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
648 AM CDT WED JUN 09 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0644 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GEORGETOWN              30.65N  97.69W
06/09/2010  M3.00 INCH       WILLIAMSON         TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2.8 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVERNIGHT ENDING AT 630 AM THIS
            MORNING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1000388

JME
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 7:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
710 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010

TXZ173-189>194-205>209-220>225-091415-
WILLIAMSON-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-BEXAR-COMAL-
GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-
DE WITT-LAVACA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...BOERNE...BLANCO...
SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...SAN ANTONIO...
NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...PLEASANTON...
FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE
710 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010

...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS COMAL COUNTY...

LISTED ARE 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS COURTESY OF THE GBRA
ENDING AT 7 AM.

GBRA TOWER...3.05
STARTZVILLE...6.68
HOFFMAN ROAD...3.25
THIRD CROSSING...6.83
WAGGNER RANCH...6.15
STENEN ROAD...2.31
BEAR CREEK...10.28
SHADOW HILLS...8.29
NBU TOWER ON GERONIMO CREEK...1.34
FM 3009 ON DRY COMAL CREEK...2.78
KRUGER CANYON ROAD ON DRY COMAL CREEK...5.15
BRESKY ROAD ON ISSAC CREEK...4.47
Local storm report, Jun 9, 7:13 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
713 AM CDT WED JUN 09 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0658 AM     HEAVY RAIN       10 NNW AUSTIN           30.40N  97.80W
06/09/2010  M2.54 INCH       TRAVIS             TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            2.54 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR 6 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN
            MIDNIGHT AND 6AM FROM AUSTIN GREAT HILLS NWS CO-OP
            OBSERVER

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1000389

ATT
Local storm report, Jun 9, 7:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
737 AM CDT WED JUN 09 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0734 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 W NEW BRAUNFELS       29.70N  98.20W
06/09/2010                   COMAL              TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            4 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 6 HOURS. LOW WATER
            CROSSINGS ON FM 1863 ARE FLOODED. STAFF GAUGE ON THE DRY
            COMAL CREEK IS AT 5 FT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1000390

JME
Local storm report, Jun 9, 8:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 8:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXAtascosa, Wilson2 hr
Jun 8, 9:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Wilson3 hr
Jun 8, 10:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Comal, Guadalupe110 min
Jun 8, 10:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBexar, Comal, Guadalupe4 hr
Jun 9, 12:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson3 hr
Jun 9, 1:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXCaldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis2 hr
Jun 9, 2:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis4 hr
Jun 9, 3:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar3 hr
Jun 9, 3:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXWilliamson3 hr
Jun 9, 3:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXTravis, Williamson4 hr
Jun 9, 4:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBexar, Comal, Guadalupe4 hr
Jun 9, 4:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell, Lee, Travis, Williamson117 min
Jun 9, 5:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBastrop, Lee3 hr
Jun 9, 6:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXCaldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis2 hr
Jun 9, 6:59 AM CDTHydrologic WarningEWXComal, Gonzales, Guadalupe8 hr
Jun 9, 7:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXLee119 min
Jun 9, 7:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXComal, Guadalupe, Hays4 hr
Jun 9, 8:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXComal, Guadalupe13 hr
Jun 9, 8:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXComal, Guadalupe13 hr
Jun 9, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXCaldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe61 min
Jun 9, 9:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXGuadalupe13 hr
Jun 9, 9:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Lee2 hr
Jun 9, 9:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFayette, Gonzales, Lavaca110 min
Jun 9, 10:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Gonzales34 hr
Jun 9, 10:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXGonzales58 hr
Jun 9, 10:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXFayette61 min
Jun 9, 10:22 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXFayette2 hr
Jun 9, 1:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Fayette107 min
Jun 9, 2:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXLlano2 hr
Jun 9, 3:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXGillespie, Llano108 min
Jun 9, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGillespie, Llano53 min
Jun 9, 4:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXDeWitt3 days
Jun 9, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXGillespie47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

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.