Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this wind advisory at May 1, 2013, 3:45 PM CDT for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 2, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2013, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2013, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2013, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 17 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 20:43 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, 8.8 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
- 2317 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -219 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
4 follow-up statements
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
210 WWUS74 KEWX 021639 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1139 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT... .GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AROUND MIDNIGHT. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-030300- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130503T0500Z/ 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 1139 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 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. 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. && $$
919 WWUS74 KEWX 022117 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 417 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT... .GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AROUND MIDNIGHT. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-030500- /O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130503T0500Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO... ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG... BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS... BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS... SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY... PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES... CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS 417 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE AND LAWN DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
783 WWUS74 KEWX 030446 NPWEWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1146 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT... .WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-030600- /O.EXP.KEWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130503T0500Z/ 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 1146 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. $$
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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.