Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 23, 2013, 9:36 PM CDT for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 24, 2013, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2013, 9:36 PM CDT (02:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2013, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 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 02:42 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 00:00Z, 2.6 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
- 5229 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
424 WWUS74 KEWX 240236 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 936 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-241300- /O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.130324T0500Z-130324T1700Z/ 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 936 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE AND LAWN DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
468 WWUS74 KEWX 240907 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 407 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-241700- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130324T1700Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 407 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE AND LAWN DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
693 WWUS74 KEWX 240924 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 424 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS BROUGHT GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-241700- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130324T1700Z/ 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 424 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... * TIMING...UNTIL NOON TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE AND LAWN DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. 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. && $$
734 WWUS74 KEWX 241709 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1209 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... .WINDS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-241815- /O.EXP.KEWX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130324T1700Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 1209 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 OR 35 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 9:54 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:49 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Edwards and 10 more | 17 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.