Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 17, 2011, 3:27 PM CDT for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 18, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2011, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 33 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX, Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
694 WWUS74 KEWX 172027 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 327 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT BLOWING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL BRING COOLER DRIER WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SUNRISE TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH ARE CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-181000- /O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0011.111018T1100Z-111018T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 327 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. * EVENT...NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY * IMPACT...CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRASH CANS AND OTHER LIGHT OBJECTS LEFT UN- ANCHORED COULD BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
776 WWUS74 KEWX 180245 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 945 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THEY WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL THEN INCREASE BACK UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY EVENING. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-181045- /O.EXT.KEWX.WI.Y.0011.111018T0500Z-111018T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 945 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 40 MPH. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY * IMPACT...CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRASH CANS AND OTHER LIGHT OBJECTS LEFT UN- ANCHORED COULD BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
295 WWUS74 KEWX 180900 AAA NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 400 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CDT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS OVERNIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-182300- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111018T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 400 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRASH CANS AND OTHER LIGHT OBJECTS LEFT UN- ANCHORED COULD BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
033 WWUS74 KEWX 181912 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 212 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CDT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY... .NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-182300- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111018T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 212 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRASH CANS AND OTHER LIGHT OBJECTS LEFT UN- ANCHORED COULD BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 3:29 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 28 hr |
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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.