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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

October 2, 2014Bastrop County, Lee County, Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 2, 2014, 10:38 PM CDT for Bastrop County, Lee County, Texas. It was in force for 67 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: Oct 2, 2014, 10:38 PM CDT (03:38 UTC)
Expired: Oct 2, 2014, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Counties Bastrop County, TX, Lee County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 283 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -176 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Oct 2, 10:04 PM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 10:04 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 2, 2:16 PM CDT, 8 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
216 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-031930-
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-
216 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK STORMS COULD
BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER IS FOCUSED MAINLY ON DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...AND
MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM KERRVILLE TO WIMBERLEY TO
GIDDINGS.

THE STORMS MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS UP TO 2 INCHES AND MINOR RUN-OFF
PROBLEMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED MAINLY EAST
OF A LINE FROM KERRVILLE TO PEARSALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 8:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
813 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

TXZ171-188-190-030145-
BLANCO-GILLESPIE-LLANO-
813 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BLANCO...
SOUTHEASTERN LLANO AND NORTHEASTERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM
CDT...

AT 809 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OXFORD...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF LLANO...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BLOWOUT...
  SUNRISE BEACH VILLAGE...

THIS STORM 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.

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 3061 9841 3041 9843 3051 9882 3064 9871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 277DEG 11KT 3056 9866

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 8:38 PM CDT, 2 hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
838 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

TXZ188-190-030215-
BLANCO-GILLESPIE-
838 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BLANCO AND EASTERN
GILLESPIE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 836 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST
OF JOHNSON CITY TO FREDERICKSBURG...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  FREDERICKSBURG...
  ROUND MOUNTAIN...
  CAIN CITY...
  ROCKY HILL...
  SANDY...
  GRAPETOWN...
  BLUMENTHAL...
  LUCKENBACH...
  STONEWALL...
  CYPRESS MILL...

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.

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 3050 9845 3041 9815 3014 9837 3015 9896
      3049 9891
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 298DEG 25KT 3045 9849 3033 9888

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 8:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
847 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

TXZ172-173-192-030215-
BURNET-TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON-
847 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN BURNET...WESTERN
WILLIAMSON AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN TRAVIS COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM
CDT...

AT 845 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF
FLORENCE TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURNET...AND MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  SERENADA...
  GEORGETOWN...
  ROUND ROCK...
  ANDICE...
  FLORENCE...
  LIBERTY HILL...
  LEANDER...
  JARRELL...
  SUN CITY...
  GEORGETOWN DAM...

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.

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 3095 9784 3091 9782 3088 9762 3080 9743
      3048 9769 3061 9811 3096 9787
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 272DEG 33KT 3092 9780 3078 9790
          3065 9802

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 9:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
911 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

TXZ173-192-030300-
TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON-
911 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WILLIAMSON AND NORTHEASTERN
TRAVIS COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 908 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF
JARRELL TO GEORGETOWN DAM TO LEANDER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

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...
  GEORGETOWN...
  CEDAR PARK...
  ROUND ROCK...
  GRANGER...
  WINDEMERE...
  PFLUGERVILLE...
  TAYLOR...
  JARRELL...
  WEIR...
  BARTLETT...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

IN ADDITION...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.

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 3077 9735 3078 9734 3075 9728 3073 9726
      3063 9721 3032 9744 3058 9798 3090 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 271DEG 30KT 3081 9766 3065 9770
          3052 9788

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 9:56 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 2, 10:38 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 2, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Burnet	29 min
Oct 2, 7:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Burnet, Llano	32 min
Oct 2, 7:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Burnet	24 min
Oct 2, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Llano	32 min
Oct 2, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Blanco	37 min
Oct 2, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Williamson	28 min
Oct 2, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Williamson	49 min
Oct 2, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EWX	Travis, Williamson	23 min
Oct 2, 9:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bastrop, Lee, Travis	49 min
Oct 2, 11:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee	63 min
Oct 3, 12:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Wilson	24 min
Oct 3, 1:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa	50 min
Oct 3, 1:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EWX	Atascosa	51 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.