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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2015, 1:28 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 47 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
- Jun 14, 2015, 1:28 AM CDT (06:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2015, 2:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Counties Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Real County, TX, Uvalde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:29 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 971 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Jun 14, 1:02 AM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 1:02 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 207 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-141915- 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- 207 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE...OR ALONG AND WEST OF A ROCKSPRINGS TO BRACKETVILLE LINE. SOME STORMS COULD CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. IN ADDITION...SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG CONTAINING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO MOVES NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE MID OR UPPER TEXAS COAST. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE PRIOR TO MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE MID OR UPPER TEXAS COAST LATE MONDAY OR TUESDAY MORNING. REGARDLESS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 183 OR A LINE FROM NORTHWEST OF AUSTIN TO CUERO. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE FORECASTS AS THIS THREAT AREA MAY SHIFT AS DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM BECOME MORE CLEAR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 10:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1002 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
TXZ183-140400-
VAL VERDE TX-
1002 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM
CDT...
AT 1002 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SHEFFIELD TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LANGTRY...AND MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COMSTOCK...LANGTRY...JUNO...OSMAN...SEMINOLE CANYON STATE PARK...
PANDALE...SHUMLA...PAFFORD CROSSING...HACKBERRY CROSSING...DEVILS
RIVER STATE NATURAL AREA...ROUGH CANYON REC AREA...DEVILS SHORES AND
BAKERS CROSSING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3029 10173 3029 10081 2950 10081 2956 10124
2963 10126 2962 10128 2958 10128 2958 10131
2965 10130 2966 10135 2965 10136 2970 10137
2977 10140 2975 10144 2979 10146 2976 10154
2981 10155 2977 10158 2976 10171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 268DEG 30KT 3061 10175 2971 10173
MSLSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 11:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 14, 1:16 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
116 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1250 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SW DEL RIO 29.37N 100.91W
06/14/2015 VAL VERDE TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROAD CLOSED AT INDUSTRIAL BLVD AND CIENEGAS RD
&&
EVENT NUMBER EWX1500634
MSLSpecial weather statement, Jun 14, 1:28 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
128 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2015
TXZ184>187-202-203-217-218-140715-
ZAVALA TX-MAVERICK TX-EDWARDS TX-BANDERA TX-KINNEY TX-UVALDE TX-
REAL TX-KERR TX-
128 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR REAL...NORTHERN MAVERICK...
CENTRAL EDWARDS...NORTHERN ZAVALA...KINNEY...WESTERN BANDERA...UVALDE
AND NORTHWESTERN KERR COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...
AT 128 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES WEST OF TELEGRAPH
TO 7 MILES WEST OF DARLING...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
UVALDE...BRACKETTVILLE...ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...SPOFFORD...
VANDERPOOL...LA PRYOR...BATESVILLE...HUNT...SABINAL...CAMP WOOD...
LAGUNA...KERR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...DARLING...MONTELL...LOST
MAPLES STATE PARK...MOUNTAIN HOME...BLEWETT...ALAMO VILLAGE AND
CONCAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 2896 10060 3029 10020 3029 9930 3019 9930
2894 9956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 269DEG 26KT 3027 10015 2903 10051The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 10:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 116 min |
| Jun 13, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Val Verde | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 56 min |
| Jun 13, 11:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 40 min |
| Jun 14, 12:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Real | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bandera, Dimmit, Frio, Maverick, Medina, Uvalde and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Blanco, Comal, Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Hays, Travis | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 23 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 23 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell and 13 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Caldwell, Gonzales | 23 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 54 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bastrop, Caldwell | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bandera, Bexar, Medina | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Bexar | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 2:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 19 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bexar | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Wilson | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Comal, Guadalupe | 24 min |
| Jun 14, 3:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Hays, Travis | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar | 26 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Bexar, Wilson | 41 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Travis | 23 min |
| Jun 14, 4:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Travis, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Bexar, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Zavala | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Zavala | 65 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.