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Special Weather Statement, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

June 14, 20154 counties in Texas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 971 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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 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, Jun 13, 2:07 PM CDT, 11 hours 21 minutes before
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

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 12:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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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

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Special 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 10051

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde58 min
Jun 13, 10:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXVal Verde116 min
Jun 13, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXVal Verde41 min
Jun 13, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXVal Verde45 min
Jun 13, 11:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde56 min
Jun 13, 11:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde3 hr
Jun 14, 12:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXKinney40 min
Jun 14, 12:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXKinney, Maverick, Val Verde3 hr
Jun 14, 2:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXKinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala3 hr
Jun 14, 3:22 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Real3 hr
Jun 14, 4:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBandera, Dimmit, Frio, Maverick, Medina, Uvalde and 1 more3 hr
Jun 14, 4:22 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXComal, Guadalupe3 hr
Jun 14, 4:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBlanco, Comal, Hays, Travis3 hr
Jun 14, 5:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXComal, Hays, Travis4 hr
Jun 14, 5:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales and 4 more4 hr
Jun 14, 6:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBexar, DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca and 1 more4 hr
Jun 14, 6:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXTravis, Williamson3 hr
Jun 14, 6:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXComal, Guadalupe23 hr
Jun 14, 6:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXComal, Guadalupe23 hr
Jun 14, 6:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchEWXAtascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell and 13 more15 hr
Jun 14, 6:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBastrop, Caldwell3 hr
Jun 14, 9:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXCaldwell, Gonzales23 hr
Jun 14, 9:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXGonzales54 hr
Jun 14, 9:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXHays, Travis3 hr
Jun 14, 10:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBastrop, Caldwell3 hr
Jun 14, 10:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXGuadalupe3 hr
Jun 14, 10:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBandera, Bexar, Medina3 hr
Jun 14, 11:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXBexar3 hr
Jun 14, 1:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Comal, Guadalupe3 hr
Jun 14, 2:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes and 1 more3 hr
Jun 14, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXBexar36 min
Jun 14, 2:27 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar19 hr
Jun 14, 2:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEWXAtascosa, Bexar2 hr
Jun 14, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXWilson32 min
Jun 14, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXComal, Guadalupe24 min
Jun 14, 3:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXHays, Travis3 hr
Jun 14, 3:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar26 hr
Jun 14, 3:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEWXBexar, Wilson41 hr
Jun 14, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXTravis23 min
Jun 14, 4:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXTravis, Williamson3 hr
Jun 14, 5:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXBexar, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Wilson3 hr
Jun 14, 5:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEWXZavala2 hr
Jun 14, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXZavala30 min
Jun 14, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEWXZavala65 min

Nearby

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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.