Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2012, 3:02 PM CST for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2012, 3:02 PM CST (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 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 20:59 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, 9.0 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
- 1876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
548 WWUS74 KEWX 242102 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 302 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 CST TUESDAY EVENING... .AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES EAST AND THEN NORTHEAST TUESDAY AND SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES AWAY FROM OUR AREA LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SPREADING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE WINDY AND GUSTY WINDS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-251015- /O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0008.121225T1500Z-121226T0100Z/ 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 302 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE AND LAWN DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
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
119 WWUS74 KEWX 251747 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1147 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH 7 PM TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM TODAY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...AS A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE INCREASES OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH. EVEN THOUGH THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT... BREEZY...DRY AND COLD NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-260100- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121226T0100Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 1147 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE AND LAWN DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
649 WWUS74 KEWX 252152 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 352 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH 7 PM TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM TODAY ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...AS A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE INCREASES OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH. EVEN THOUGH THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT... BREEZY...DRY AND COLD NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-260100- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121226T0100Z/ 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 352 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM 9 AM TODAY THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE AND LAWN DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 6:37 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Caldwell and 18 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:23 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
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.