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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2014, 8:31 PM CDT for Blanco County, Gillespie County, Texas. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2014, 8:31 PM CDT (01:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2014, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Counties Blanco County, TX, Gillespie County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 1322 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 3, 7:50 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 7:50 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 750 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 .UPDATE... TO ISSUE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 54. && .DISCUSSION... DRYLINE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE MOISTURE RICH REGION OF OUR CWA. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING SEVERE HAIL AND AS THESE STORMS MOVE INTO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THE CHANCE FOR LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE WATCH AREA IS FROM BANDERA TO LEE COUNTIES...NOT INCLUDING SAN ANTONIO. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 614 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014/ AVIATION... CURRENT VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TAF SITES MAY BE LOWERED TO MVFR BY CLOUDS AND WIDELY SCATTERED SHRA AND TSRA ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. KAUS MAY BE THE MOST AFFECTED BY STORMS IN THE 02Z-05Z TIME FRAME. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TAF FORECAST PERIOD. CURRENT S TO SE WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO NW TO N AFTER FROPA BETWEEN 03Z AND 06Z. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 323 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014/ SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)... DRY LINE MUCH DELAYED IN ITS EASTWARD PROGRESS THIS AFTERNOON... THEREFORE CHANCES FOR CONVECTION WILL BE FURTHER WEST AND LINGER LONGER INTO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS THAN PREVIOUS THINKING. HAVE ALREADY UPDATED FORECAST TO INCLUDE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR ISOLATED STORMS ACROSS THE WESTERN CWA WITH THE DRY LINE. SPC IS MONITORING TRENDS FOR POSSIBLE WATCH IF DEVELOPING CONVECTION NEAR OZONA BECOMES MORE ORGANIZED. WILL TAPER POPS OFF FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING WITH MORE ORGANIZED LINE OF CONVECTION ACROSS THE BACKBUILDING INTO THE NRN AND EASTERN COUNTIES ALONG AND EAST OF THE I35 CORRIDOR...WITH THE MENTION OF POSSIBLY SEVERE EAST OF I35. MODELS HAVE TRENDED TOWARD MORE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE SOUTHWEST COUNTIES LATER THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND HAVE THEREFORE ADDED POPS THERE AS WELL. OTHERWISE CLEARING THE WEST AND MUCH COOLER TONIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BEHIND THE DRY LINE THIS EVENING. NOT AS WARM AND DRIER FRIDAY WITH THE DRY SURFACE RIDGE OVER SOUTH TEXAS. RETURN FLOW QUICKLY RESUMES FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE RIDGE SLIDES EAST...BUT REMAINING COOL AND DRY. LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... RAIN CHANCES QUICKLY RETURN SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS SHORT WAVE ACTIVITY INTERACTS WITH A RETURNING WARM FRONT AND DEEPENING MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION. HAVE INCLUDED CHANCE TO GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS/STORMS ACROSS THE CWA FOR THE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...WITH BEST CHANCES PEAKING SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS PUSHES EASTWARD ACROSS TX. SOME RESIDUAL SHORT WAVE ENERGY IN THE NWLY FLOW COULD GENERATE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE NERN COUNTIES SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY AND HAVE INCLUDED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. MUCH DRIER-COOLER NWLY FLOW DOMINATES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...WITH A WARMING TREND WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...BUT CONTINUED DRY. FIRE WEATHER... ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 THIS EVENING AS THE DRYLINE MIXES EAST WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF I-35. HUMIDITIES AND WINDS WILL BE LOWER IN THE WEST WITH HUMIDITIES AND WINDS HIGHER IN THE EAST. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOONS ACROSS THE WESTERN AREAS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 55 74 52 67 54 / 30 - - 40 40 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 55 75 49 68 53 / 30 - - 40 40 NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 57 76 50 67 52 / 30 - - 30 40 BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 51 73 47 67 52 / 20 0 - 30 40 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 56 81 56 74 57 / 10 - 10 20 30 GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 52 72 48 66 52 / 30 - - 30 40 HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 57 80 53 71 56 / 20 - - 20 40 SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 56 75 50 67 52 / 30 - - 40 40 LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 58 74 51 67 55 / 40 - 10 50 50 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 58 77 54 69 56 / 30 - - 30 40 STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 60 78 53 69 57 / 30 - - 30 40 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && MESOSCALE/AVIATION...17 SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...05 PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...30
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 7:56 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 756 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-050100- 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- 756 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING FROM BANDERA TO LEE COUNTIES. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF I-35. HUMIDITIES AND WINDS WILL BE LOWER IN THE WEST...WITH HUMIDITIES AND WINDS HIGHER IN THE EAST. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS ACROSS THE WESTERN AREAS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 3, 7:57 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 3, 8:19 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
819 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM HAIL 10 NE KERRVILLE 30.16N 99.04W
04/03/2014 E0.25 INCH GILLESPIE TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1400238
SBSLocal storm report, Apr 3, 8:25 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
825 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM HAIL 8 SW FREDERICKSBURG 30.20N 98.97W
04/03/2014 E0.50 INCH GILLESPIE TX TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO HALF INCH SIZE HAIL
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1400239
SBSLocal storm report, Apr 3, 8:26 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
826 PM CDT THU APR 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0805 PM HAIL HARPER 30.30N 99.25W
04/03/2014 E0.50 INCH GILLESPIE TX CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1400240
SBSSpecial weather statement, Apr 3, 8:31 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 831 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 TXZ186-188>190-040215- BLANCO-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-KERR- 831 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BLANCO...EXTREME EASTERN KERR...NORTHERN KENDALL AND EASTERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT... AT 823 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FREDERICKSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM... ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... BLANCO... CAIN CITY... ROCKY HILL... LUCKENBACH... BLUMENTHAL... ECKERT... WILLOW CITY... STONEWALL... LBJ STATE PARK... ALBERT... BRIEF HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS LOW WATER CROSSINGS...UNDERPASSES AND LOCAL ROADWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3047 9838 3003 9835 3001 9896 3039 9896 TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 265DEG 32KT 3023 9883
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Real | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Uvalde | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Uvalde | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala | 58 min |
| Apr 4, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio, Medina | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Frio | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Dimmit | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Dimmit | 45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.