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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Sep 18, 2014, 5:39 PM CDT for Blanco County, Texas. It was in force for 66 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
- Sep 18, 2014, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2014, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
County Blanco County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 277 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
- 371 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1037 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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 Sep 18, 4:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 4:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 18, 5:00 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 500 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2014 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-191100- 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- 500 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BANDERA...BEXAR...BLANCO... CALDWELL...COMAL...EDWARDS...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...GUADALUPE... HAYS...KENDALL...KERR...LAVACA...MEDINA...REAL...AND UVALDE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. A MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH HIGH RAIN RATES ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES COULD LEAD TO URBAN FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY IN THE WATCH AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BRINGING GOOD CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL PERSIST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... RAINFALL REPORTS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WE ENCOURAGE ALL COCORAHS AND SKYWARN SPOTTERS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 18, 4:43 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
443 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0438 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 N JARRELL 30.85N 97.60W
09/18/2014 M1.45 INCH WILLIAMSON TX CO-OP OBSERVER
1.45 INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES MEASURED BY CO-OP
OBSERVER.
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1400664
LJHSpecial weather statement, Sep 18, 4:45 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
445 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2014
TXZ172-173-182245-
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-
445 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BURNET AND
WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 443 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GRANGER...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
TAYLOR...
GRANGER DAM...
HUTTO...
THRALL...
JONAH...
LANEPORT...
HOXIE...
WATERLOO...
HARE...
SANDOVAL...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
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 3103 9789 3091 9782 3088 9762 3075 9728
3070 9725 3046 9735 3068 9811 3104 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 340DEG 6KT 3068 9745
TOMASELLISpecial weather statement, Sep 18, 5:03 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
503 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2014
TXZ171-172-182300-
BURNET-LLANO-
503 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BURNET AND EASTERN LLANO COUNTIES
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 458 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BURNET...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
KINGSLAND...
MARBLE FALLS...
GRANITE SHOALS...
MEADOWLAKES...
SUNRISE BEACH VILLAGE...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
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 3054 9820 3062 9862 3093 9863 3093 9843
3095 9846 3102 9846 3103 9844 3104 9792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 344DEG 6KT 3072 9824
TOMASELLISpecial weather statement, Sep 18, 5:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 539 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2014 TXZ171>173-190>192-182345- BLANCO-BURNET-HAYS-LLANO-TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON- 539 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BLANCO...SOUTHERN BURNET...WESTERN WILLIAMSON...NORTHWESTERN TRAVIS...SOUTHEASTERN LLANO AND NORTHWESTERN HAYS COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 538 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HORSESHOE BAY...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARBLE FALLS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MARBLE FALLS... ROUND MOUNTAIN... OATMEAL... MEADOWLAKES... SANDY... SMITHWICK... LIBERTY HILL... HYE... CYPRESS MILL... SPICEWOOD... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. 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 3023 9784 3023 9859 3078 9859 3078 9785 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 323DEG 7KT 3053 9836 TOMASELLI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 94 min |
| Sep 17, 7:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Fayette | 105 min |
| Sep 17, 8:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Fayette, Gonzales | 119 min |
| Sep 17, 9:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee | 113 min |
| Sep 17, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 49 min |
| Sep 17, 10:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Williamson | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 40 min |
| Sep 17, 11:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Burnet, Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 74 min |
| Sep 18, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 69 min |
| Sep 18, 1:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Burnet | 113 min |
| Sep 18, 1:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 68 min |
| Sep 18, 2:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Hays | 56 min |
| Sep 18, 2:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco | 113 min |
| Sep 18, 2:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Caldwell, Hays | 64 min |
| Sep 18, 3:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays | 117 min |
| Sep 18, 4:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Travis | 18 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Gonzales, Guadalupe | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall | 114 min |
| Sep 18, 4:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Williamson | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Williamson | 60 min |
| Sep 18, 4:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Burnet, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Burnet | 57 min |
| Sep 18, 5:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Llano, Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Blanco, Hays, Travis | 57 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.