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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2013, 9:09 PM CDT for Gillespie County, Texas. It was in force for 51 min. 7 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
- May 9, 2013, 9:09 PM CDT (02:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Gillespie County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 9:10 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 4 W Fredericksburg, TX | |
| May 9, 9:23 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Fredericksburg, TX | |
| May 9, 9:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 Ne Fredericksburg, TX | |
| May 9, 9:29 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 1 Nw Fredericksburg, TX | |
| May 9, 9:31 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Fredericksburg, TX | |
| May 9, 9:39 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Wsw Lbj State Park, TX | HAIL BROKE WINDSHIELDS AND DAMAGED PAINT ON HOUSES |
| May 9, 9:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Fredericksburg, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 1373 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2244 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648
WFUS54 KEWX 100209
TOREWX
TXC171-100300-
/O.NEW.KEWX.TO.W.0005.130510T0209Z-130510T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
909 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL AND EASTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.
* AT 906 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FREDERICKSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ROCKY HILL...CAIN CITY...
BLUMENTHAL...LUCKENBACH AND STONEWALL.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3031 9860 3020 9868 3014 9889 3035 9902
3044 9887
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 320DEG 21KT 3030 9891
$$4 follow-up statements
780
WWUS54 KEWX 100214
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
914 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
TXC171-100300-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130510T0300Z/
GILLESPIE TX-
914 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
GILLESPIE COUNTY...
AT 910 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FREDERICKSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBLE TORNADO...THIS STORM HAS A RECENT
HISTORY OF PRODUCING BASEBALL HAIL...AND THE STRONGEST PART OF THIS
STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL OVER THE CITY OF
FREDERICKSBURG BETWEEN 930 AND 1000 PM CDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE ROCKY HILL...CAIN CITY...
BLUMENTHAL...LUCKENBACH AND STONEWALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3031 9860 3020 9868 3014 9889 3035 9902
3044 9887
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 320DEG 21KT 3030 9889
$$534
WWUS54 KEWX 100229
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
929 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
TXC171-100300-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130510T0300Z/
GILLESPIE TX-
929 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
GILLESPIE COUNTY...
AT 922 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKY HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM ALSO REMAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL
SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS FROM FREDERICKSBURG TO STONEWALL THROUGH
1000 PM.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE ROCKY HILL...CAIN CITY...
BLUMENTHAL...LUCKENBACH AND STONEWALL.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3034 9892 3041 9880 3031 9860 3020 9868
3015 9886
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 309DEG 28KT 3026 9879
$$570
WWUS54 KEWX 100244
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
944 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
TXC171-100300-
/O.CON.KEWX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130510T0300Z/
GILLESPIE TX-
944 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GILLESPIE COUNTY...
AT 941 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A ROTATING
THUNDERSTORM OVER GILLESPIE COUNTY. THE TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR A SMALL PART OF GILLESPIE COUNTY...BUT THE STORM SHOWS A
STRONGER POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY LARGE HAIL IN EXCESS OF GOLFBALL
SIZE AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR BLUMENTHAL...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FREDERICKSBURG...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3026 9880 3033 9871 3031 9860 3020 9868
3016 9881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 309DEG 28KT 3019 9869
$$363
WWUS54 KEWX 100247
SVSEWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
947 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
TXC171-100257-
/O.CAN.KEWX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130510T0300Z/
GILLESPIE TX-
947 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THIS THUNDERSTORM REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BLANCO COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN GILLESPIE
COUNTY...AND NORTHEASTERN KENDALL COUNTY...UNTIL 1030 PM CDT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3026 9880 3033 9871 3031 9860 3020 9868
3016 9881
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 309DEG 28KT 3016 9865
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 66 min |
| May 9, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Mason | 73 min |
| May 9, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Maverick | 55 min |
| May 9, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 80 min |
| May 9, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real | 72 min |
| May 9, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Llano | 68 min |
| May 9, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kerr, Real | 44 min |
| May 9, 8:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Gillespie | 56 min |
| May 9, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Maverick | 47 min |
| May 9, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Real | 56 min |
| May 9, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall | 54 min |
| May 9, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 47 min |
| May 9, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 61 min |
| May 9, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Kerr | 48 min |
| May 9, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 65 min |
| May 9, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays | 51 min |
| May 9, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Guadalupe | 46 min |
| May 9, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 54 min |
| May 10, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 44 min |
| May 10, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 29 min |
| May 10, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 25 min |
| May 10, 3:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 23 min |
| May 10, 4:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 52 min |
| May 10, 4:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Edwards | 51 min |
| May 10, 4:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Edwards, Kerr, Real | 41 min |
| May 10, 5:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr | 33 min |
| May 10, 5:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr | 46 min |
| May 10, 6:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 50 min |
| May 10, 6:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal, Hays | 43 min |
| May 10, 7:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Medina | 43 min |
| May 10, 7:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 49 min |
| May 10, 7:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bexar, Guadalupe, Wilson | 52 min |
| May 10, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 45 min |
| May 10, 8:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 37 min |
| May 10, 8:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales | 48 min |
| May 10, 9:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 51 min |
| May 10, 9:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 46 min |
| May 10, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | DeWitt | 38 min |
| May 10, 9:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 43 min |
| May 10, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Gonzales | 42 min |
| May 10, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Terrell | 34 min |
| May 10, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Lavaca | 46 min |
| May 10, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 38 min |
| May 10, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 42 min |
| May 10, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 58 min |
| May 10, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 51 min |
| May 10, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Real | 53 min |
| May 10, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 45 min |
| May 10, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Medina | 44 min |
| May 10, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 49 min |
| May 10, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 39 min |
| May 10, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bandera, Kinney, Uvalde | 45 min |
| May 10, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 40 min |
| May 10, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 62 min |
| May 10, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 52 min |
| May 10, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 50 min |
| May 10, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 48 min |
| May 10, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 66 min |
| May 10, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Llano | 46 min |
| May 10, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet | 40 min |
| May 10, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kendall | 53 min |
| May 10, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Medina, Uvalde | 48 min |
| May 10, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Llano | 44 min |
| May 10, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Medina | 67 min |
| May 10, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala | 57 min |
| May 10, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 51 min |
| May 10, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Burnet, Llano | 50 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.