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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

May 9, 2014Bexar County, Wilson County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at May 9, 2014, 2:49 PM CDT for Bexar County, Wilson County, Texas. It was in force for 41 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: May 9, 2014, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2014, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Counties Bexar County, TX, Wilson County, TX

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 9, 12:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 12:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1251 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014

.AVIATION...
/18Z TAFS/
A LINE OF STORMS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 WILL MOVE ACROSS THE I-35
TERMINALS BETWEEN 18Z TO 21Z THIS AFTERNOON WITH MVFR VBSYS AND
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 KNOTS. STORMS WILL LINGER
AROUND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE AREA WITH LITTLE
IMPACT ACROSS THE I-35 SITES AFTER 8 OR 9 PM. SOME OF THE HIRES
SOLUTIONS PUSH CONVECTION BACK TO THE WEST LATER THIS EVENING AND
AFFECTING KDRT AROUND 03Z SATURDAY. AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT/OVERNIGHT...
CIGS WILL LOWER TO MVFR/IFR ALL SITES EXCEPT KDRT. KDRT COULD SEE MVFR
AROUND DAWN AND VFR AROUND 15Z SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS OR SO THROUGH TONIGHT AND
DECREASING TO ABOUT 5 KNOTS OVERNIGHT AND COMING BACK UP SATURDAY
AFTERNOON TO ABOUT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              71  90  73  91  73 /  20  -   -   -   20
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  70  90  72  90  72 /  30  -   -   -   20
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     70  91  72  91  72 /  30  -   -   -   20
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            69  88  71  89  71 /  20  -   -   -   20
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           72  97  74  97  74 /  10  -   -   -   20
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        69  87  72  89  72 /  20  -   -   -   20
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             70  94  73  95  73 /  30  -   -   -   20
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        70  90  72  90  72 /  30  -   -   -   20
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   72  88  73  89  73 /  30  10  10  10  10
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       71  93  73  93  73 /  30  -   -   -   20
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           71  93  73  94  73 /  30  -   -   -   20

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

MESOSCALE/AVIATION...05
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...24
PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...30

Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 5:37 AM CDT, 9 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
537 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-101100-
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-
537 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE HILL COUNTRY, AND LATER THIS EVENING FOR POINTS
FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 1:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 2:02 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
202 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014

TXZ187-204-205-219-220-091945-
ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BEXAR-FRIO-MEDINA-
202 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN ATASCOSA...FRIO...
SOUTHEASTERN BANDERA...WESTERN BEXAR AND MEDINA COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM
CDT...

AT 159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
TARPLEY TO YANCEY TO DILLEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  DILLEY...
  PEARSALL...
  DEVINE...
  CASTROVILLE...
  CHARLOTTE...
  DERBY...
  NEW FOUNTAIN...
  MOORE...
  BIRY...
  QUIHI...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2864 9930 2865 9931 2910 9917 2962 9929
      2969 9872 2914 9860 2863 9876
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 266DEG 23KT 2957 9916 2911 9906
          2869 9919

Local storm report, May 9, 2:10 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 2:17 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
217 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014

TXZ193-207>209-221>223-092000-
BASTROP-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-GONZALES-GUADALUPE-KARNES-WILSON-
217 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN KARNES...SOUTHERN
BASTROP...CALDWELL...WILSON...EASTERN GUADALUPE...WESTERN GONZALES
AND WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

AT 208 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF
CALAVERAS LAKE TO KOSCIUSKO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  STOCKDALE...
  GONZALES...
  LULING...
  BASTROP...
  SMITHVILLE...
  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS...
  LA VERNIA...
  GILLETT...
  PANDORA...
  NIXON...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES...LOW WATER
CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3016 9736 2997 9703 2894 9795 2923 9827
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 226DEG 19KT 2928 9816 2910 9794

Local storm report, May 9, 2:34 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
234 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     HAIL             7 NNE LULING            29.78N  97.61W
05/09/2014  E0.75 INCH       CALDWELL           TX   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER EWX1400405

SBS

Special weather statement, May 9, 2:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
249 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014

TXZ187-189-204>207-220>222-092030-
ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-KARNES-KENDALL-MEDINA-WILSON-
249 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ATASCOSA...CENTRAL
KARNES...SOUTHWESTERN COMAL...SOUTHEASTERN BANDERA...BEXAR...
WILSON...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MEDINA...SOUTHERN KENDALL AND
SOUTHWESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 244 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF PIPE
CREEK TO LACKLAND AFB TO POTEET...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  SAN ANTONIO...
  UNIVERSAL CITY...
  FLORESVILLE...
  POTH...
  LEMING...
  LEON VALLEY...
  CROSS MOUNTAIN...
  LEON SPRINGS...
  THE DOMINION...
  OLMOS PARK...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2985 9829 2948 9805 2899 9792 2891 9857
      2940 9871 2977 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 262DEG 29KT 2971 9879 2941 9860
          2901 9849

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Burnet	23 min
May 8, 7:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Burnet	118 min
May 8, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Travis	46 min
May 8, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Williamson	27 min
May 8, 8:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Williamson	35 min
May 9, 2:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	42 min
May 9, 3:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Sutton	41 min
May 9, 7:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	51 min
May 9, 7:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	23 min
May 9, 8:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	43 min
May 9, 8:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Edwards	26 min
May 9, 9:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Real	40 min
May 9, 9:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Edwards, Real	52 min
May 9, 9:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Val Verde	45 min
May 9, 10:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Medina, Real, Uvalde	41 min
May 9, 10:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bandera, Medina, Uvalde	34 min
May 9, 11:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bandera, Kendall	44 min
May 9, 11:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Maverick	39 min
May 9, 11:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Maverick	46 min
May 9, 12:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Kendall	49 min
May 9, 12:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bexar	46 min
May 9, 12:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala	48 min
May 9, 12:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe	45 min
May 9, 12:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Zavala	39 min
May 9, 12:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Karnes	48 min
May 9, 12:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall	47 min
May 9, 1:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays	45 min
May 9, 1:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala	51 min
May 9, 1:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Karnes	116 min
May 9, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, Wilson	49 min
May 9, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Caldwell, Comal, Hays, Travis	45 min
May 9, 1:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Caldwell	44 min
May 9, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Frio, Medina	43 min
May 9, 2:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Wilson	43 min
May 9, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Frio	47 min
May 9, 2:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca and 1 more	52 min
May 9, 3:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EWX	Karnes	4 hr
May 9, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson	42 min
May 9, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Atascosa, Karnes	47 min
May 9, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca	60 min
May 9, 3:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EWX	Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca	2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.