Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Mar 19, 2012, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC)

Expired

Mar 19, 2012, 11:15 PM CDT

In force

41 min

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Bandera County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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587 
WUUS54 KEWX 200334
SVREWX
TXC019-259-265-200415-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.W.0042.120320T0334Z-120320T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1034 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BANDERA COUNTY...
  SOUTHWESTERN KENDALL COUNTY...
  SOUTHEASTERN KERR COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT.

* AT 1030 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
  70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7   
  MILES NORTHWEST OF MEDINA TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEDINA...AND 
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BANDERA...CAMP VERDE...CENTER
  POINT...PIPE CREEK AND CYPRESS CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3009 9899 2973 9882 2963 9937 2987 9943
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 245DEG 34KT 2986 9932 2969 9928

$$

565 
WWUS54 KEWX 200355
SVSEWX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1055 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

TXC019-259-265-200415-
/O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120320T0415Z/
KENDALL TX-KERR TX-BANDERA TX-
1055 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN BANDERA...SOUTHEASTERN KERR AND SOUTHWESTERN KENDALL
COUNTIES...

AT 1054 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CENTER POINT TO BANDERA...
OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KERRVILLE TO BANDERA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE PIPE CREEK AND CYPRESS
CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT
QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS
A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3009 9899 2973 9882 2963 9937 2987 9943
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 245DEG 34KT 2999 9911 2977 9907

$$

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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.